by Barbara Sherf The Friends of the Wissahickon are seeking citizen scientists and data geeks to help botanists and ecologists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University develop a Habitat Management Plan for Wissahickon Valley Park, looking at the entire watershed. That was the pitch to the 200 FOW members and attendees who […]
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By Margaret Fahringer On Thursday, June 21, Historic Germantown will celebrate three notable individuals from the German Township as it revives the Germantown Historical Society’s Hall of Fame. From 1994 to 2007, GHS honored locals whose impact on the quality of life in our communities of the northwest has been significant. From Maggie Kuhn, founder […]
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The Chestnut Hill Community Association begins a new term in July with a slate of 9 new and returning members to its board of directors. Although it typically holds elections for board seats, the number of nominees was equal to the number of open seats, thus negating the need for an election. New to the […]
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by R. John Burnes Every year, on precisely this week, I make it a point to play the St. Martins course of the Philadelphia Cricket club. My goal remains the same: to beat the winning US Open score of the 1907 tournament, during the current US Open week. I have yet to accomplish this feat. […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak Warner Brothers’ recent cease-and-desist letter to the Chestnut Hill Business Association has put an end to Chestnut Hill’s Annual Harry Potter Festival. And while some neighborhood residents are relieved that the festival is gone, its departure has left the Friends of J.S. Jenks (FOJSJ), an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak David Young, executive director of Cliveden of the National Trust, is leaving after 12 years as the administrator of a 1767 mansion built for the Benjamin Chew family that became the site of the Battle of Germantown in 1777. A statement emailed by Ted Reed, Cliveden board chair, and Young, said […]
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by Brendan Sample At its latest monthly meeting, the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee took the next step in a potential full approval of a proposed garage and pool house on 601 West Gravers Lane. The application for the structures was initially given a refusal by the Philadelphia Department of […]
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by Karen Bojar On June 4, wards throughout the city met for what are known as ward reorganization meetings in which newly elected committeepeople are seated and ward leaders are elected. In many wards the incumbent ward leader or his chosen successor are elected by unanimous vote. This may be the only time a committeeperson […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak If you’re an adult who experienced sexual abuse as a child, know that you are not alone. Every eight minutes, a child is sexually assaulted in the U.S., according to the United States Department of Human Health Services. It’s the reason a Philadelphia Police Officer assigned to Northwest Philadelphia decided to […]
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by Brendan Sample State Rep. Chris Rabb, of the 200th Legislative District, visited J.S. Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences on May 29 to congratulate a group of fourth grade students who won his Earth Day video contest. In addition, Rabb also spoke to four eighth grade students who volunteered at a paper shredding […]
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