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The Chestnut Hill Local was selected along with 15 other news organizations from across the United States and Canada.
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by Staff
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5/24/23
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Northwest Philadelphia residents Cherelle Parker and Nina Ahmad won their primary races for mayor and city council at large.
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by Tom Beck
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5/24/23
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Bass won the race despite being beaten overwhelmingly in Chestnut Hill’s 9th ward, which had the highest turnout in the city.
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by Tom Beck
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5/22/23
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As midnight approached, Bass' lead would be cut to just two percentage points, re-energizing the now-thinned-out crowd at Seth Anderson-Oberman's campaign event.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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5/18/23
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“First, I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me get here,” Ahmad told the Local.
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by Tom Beck
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5/17/23
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Normally, even the most popular mayors have opponents. But no one ever uttered a hint of criticism about Wally.
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by Len Lear
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5/17/23
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Walking along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill you can easily miss it, somehow.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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5/17/23
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Voting day arrived on Tuesday, ending a hard-fought Democratic primary campaign for Philadelphia’s 8th district council seat. For more coverage, visit chestnuthilllocal.com.
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5/16/23
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“If I was going to be in a band,” Noah Weinstein told the Local from a studio in Huntsville, Alabama, “I wanted it to be a band that was going to go somewhere.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/12/23
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Like the first debate, the second, which was held jointly by Germantown Community Radio and Center in the Park, had its fair share of highlights that portrayed the differences between Bass and Anderson-Oberman, who, if elected, would serve in office for the first time. The Local was present and rounded up a few of the highlights.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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Campaign season in the 8th Councilmanic District will end Tuesday when voters decide whether to retain incumbent Councilmember Cindy Bass or elect her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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This year’s annual Home and Garden Festival was a blooming success, drawing 12,000 to 15,000 visitors to Chestnut Hill’s Germantown Avenue on Sunday.
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by Carla Robinson
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5/10/23
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About 100 Germantown neighbors turned out in force to express unanimous opposition to a proposed five-story, 148-unit project at 42-68 Church Lane.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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Last Wednesday evening’s debate for May 16th’s 8th District Councilmanic primary election featured three-term incumbent Cindy Bass and her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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Mt. Airy residents are on track to soon see the construction of eight newly improved crosswalks along Germantown Avenue beginning in the fall of next year.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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4/28/23
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The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board is scheduled Monday to hear a homeowner’s appeal of a January zoning violation for operating a business inside a residential district.
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by Tom Beck
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4/20/23
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It was one the most endearing sounds one can hear: children’s laughter. And it was hard to believe that three years earlier, it wasn’t there at all.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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4/20/23
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The upcoming Democratic primary on May 16 is an event of considerable importance for the residents of Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Carla Robinson, Editor
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4/20/23
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It was in 1972 that several West Mt. Airy residents dissatisfied with the quality and prices of food in area supermarkets, started a food-buying group in a church basement.
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by Len Lear
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4/12/23
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Even before last week, it was clear that Seth Anderson-Oberman, challenger to incumbent 8th District Councilmember Cindy Bass, was generating buzz.
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by Tom Beck
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4/12/23
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