October 4, 2007 Issue
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Classified Chestnut Hill Local Don't Miss an Issue, Tell us what you see or Winner of Two |
Local NewsVisions tackles questions of Avenue health Can a neighborhood divided into two distinct segments, the residential and business communities, bridge the political divide and create a healthy sustainable plan for the future?
Neighbors oppose Creshiem Trail At a meeting last week, cyclists, runners and dog walkers in Montgomery County were enthusiastic about the proposed 4.5-mile trail that would connect the county’s suburban towns to Philadelphia trails, while those who opposed it voiced their concern that the trail might increase crime, invade their privacy and take portions of their property.
Three-story condo plans vex Stenton neighbors Neighbors of 9425 Stenton Ave. are hoping that Springfield Township’s zoning committee rejects a proposal to build a 35-unit condominium on the less than two-acre property.
It’s History: Historical Society sets a landmark
It’s so easy in the Chestnut Hill community to take for granted, not only the historical richness that infiltrates our everyday activities (such as, did you know that the building housing the Chestnut Hill Cat Clinic is the oldest building on Germantown Avenue?), but also the effort that goes into keeping these historical landmarks intact and true to their past. The Chestnut Hill Historical Society, now a full-fledged non-profit corporation complete with a board and full-time staff, educates the community and advocates for the preservation of the Hill’s history through archives, an easement program, preservation workshops and more, but the society had much humbler beginnings. In 1967, the threat of demolishing the third floor of the VFW building at 8217-19 Germantown Ave. brought a group of women to the forefront of preservation. Shirley Hanson, still an active board member with the Historical Society, was one of them.
Rock star Bono sounds the bell
Quoting Bob Dylan and jokingly chiding former President George Bush, Irish rocker-turned-advocate for the poor Bono accepted the 2007 Liberty Medal for his work on behalf of DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), a Washington, D.C. based advocacy group he co-founded, Thursday. “We cannot fix all of the world’s problems,” said Bono, who is best known as rock band U2’s front man. “But the ones we can, we must.” Bono, Jamie Drummond, DATA’s executive director, who was also honored at the National Constitution Center, and Bobby Shriver founded the organization in 2002 to help Africans fight AIDS and poverty through improved debt, aid and trade policies.
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