August 24, 2006 Issue                                       

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Local men break up late night assault of jogger
Attack is third in which a group of teensattacked or robbed someone in the area. Police say incidents aren’t necessarily related.
by KRISTIN PAZULSKI

In Philadelphia, where news of rising crime rates is often the stuff of headlines this year, Chestnut Hill has long been considered a haven. It has its fair share of property theft, but violent crimes, such as assault and robbery, are few and far between. In recent weeks, however, a few incidents of robbery and an assault in the vicinity of the larger apartment complexes on the east side of Germantown Avenue — Wyndmoor Garden Apartments, Chestnut Hill Village and Chestnut Hill Tower Apartments — have residents less eager to walk down the street alone at night.

The Corner Deli Dilemma: A Case Against Blight
Second of two parts
by JENNIFER KATZ

Inside Corner Deli the wares are secured behind a Plexiglas pane to the left, and a ceiling-to-floor bulletproof glass partition has been installed dead center to guard the register and employees. There is a small seating area to the right that has a handful of rectangular tables.

James Shepherd Morris, renown architect dies

James Shepherd Morris, RSA, RIBA, FRIAS, ALI, of Edinburgh, Scotland, an architect and senior partner of Morris and Steedman Architects, died August 16 after a year-long illness at Good Shepherd Hospital in Bethlehem. He was 75.