Two new developments add more density in Mt. Airy

There are 100 new units of housing in two separate developments coming soon to Mt. Airy, both of which are just off the commercial corridor of Germantown Avenue.

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Black Arts Festival this week hopes to bridge racial gap

The Rev. Robert Polk, a 94-year-old resident of the Cathedral Village Retirement Community in upper Roxborough, said there were almost no other Black residents when he moved there 20 years ago.

Local painter with an amazing first solo show

Linda Chicchi has already sold a dozen of the 32 paintings at her solo show at Center on the Hill, the activity center for seniors located in the Presbyterian Church on Germantown Avenue.

‘Lumpy’ script for Pulitzer Prize winner ‘Proof’

Among other awards, "Proof" by David Auburn won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for Best Play, and the work is now a staple with community theaters.

New exhibit by Hill artist who survived head-on collision

Alphonso “Al” Lassiter, 72, has a perpetually smiling face that has brightened up the Chestnut Hill Weavers Way market at the cash register and around the store for the past 12 years.

A full range of home goods, all here on the Hill

Chestnut Hill furniture showrooms are as diverse as homeowners’ lifestyles.

Mt. Airy soap maker follows family tradition

In their heyday, the “soaps,” those once ubiquitous daytime series, offered a steady paycheck for people in the film and television industry.

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Three generations and the best shrimp po’boy in town

It is no secret that the pandemic has been particularly hard on restaurants and other food-related businesses.

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2022-2023: 50th Anniversary "Best of" Season!

Rick loses his idealism when he loses Ilsa amidst the chaos of World War II, opening a bar in neutral Casablanca to lick his wounds.

Cricket Club dinner dance a new CHCA tradition

The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s first annual Fall Frolic was a big hit on Thursday evening, drawing a crowd of at least 174 people to the Philadelphia Cricket Club.

Elderly Mt. Airy woman assaulted at her home

Philadelphia Police are on a hunt for a man who sexually assaulted a 71-year-old Mt. Airy woman in her home on the 7400 block of Devon Street Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m.

Crime Report

The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Sept. 5-19.

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Clover Market returns

Clover Market returns to Chestnut Hill this Sunday, September 11th.

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Crime Report: May 16 to June 6

The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from May 16 to June 6.

His Royal Highness has something to say to Chestnut Hill

With the death of Queen Elizabeth, I listened to TV commentators talk about the ascension of Prince Charles to the throne, becoming King Charles III.

When you know you’re really at home

What gives us that sense of being truly at home? It's different for each of us.

Details that matter when renovating a historic building

Because Philadelphia is a city of historical importance, and so many smaller communities within the city have received National Historic District status, most homeowners take great pride in their work.

A pop-up shop cultivates a commitment to plant

The second annual Jabali Jungle event in Germantown celebrated plant and flower shops, and urban farms owned by people of color.

Gray is over and pattern is the new black

A few weeks ago, I read an article that reviewed the New York Drawing Center exhibition entitled “The Clamor of Ornament.” It got me thinking about the appearance of interiors and their associated hallmarks.

Second Ehret era in PC field hockey begins with a win

For some time, the Penn Charter field hockey team has changed head coaches every one or two years, but now its looks like the Quakers may have found a mentor who will become a steady leader.

SCH field hockey faces down challenge from visiting Bears

As their early non-league field hockey games grew progressively more challenging, the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils found themselves in a real battle last Thursday.

For SCH volleyball, staffing shortages affect ANC match

After overcoming Shipley School and George School in preseason scrimmages, the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy volleyball team had a different outcome against a third Friends Schools League squad.

GA field hockey returns many varsity veterans

Germantown Academy graduated six players off of its 2021 field hockey team, including Sydney Cameron, who is now on the team at Wesleyan University.

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Mount tennis aiming for eighth straight AACA title

The Mount St. Joseph Academy tennis team looks to extend its reign in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies this fall, having won its seventh straight league championship last fall.

SCH field hockey returns and adds talented players

In terms of the personnel on the roster, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's field hockey squad looks to be the strongest it's been during the tenure of head coach Emilee Ehret.

Mount soccer staffed by junior and senior veterans

After losing nine seniors off the 2020 soccer roster, Mount St. Joseph Academy has fewer gaps to fill this fall, missing five players who graduated from the 2021 team.

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Letters to the editor

- Letter: On the recent shooting deaths of two Germantown residents
  
  The outrageous gun-violence epidemic we are experiencing in Philadelphia is painful, overwhelming and traumatic. We cannot continue to exist in …
- Letter: Above the law, or not?
  
  A few thoughts from an old man who once believed that justice should be equally applied and that no one is above the law.
- Letter: A near accident prompts advice to cyclists
  
  Driving on Willow Grove Avenue on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, I braked at the stop sign at Crefeld Street.
- Letter: Fall Celebration at the Venetian Club will benefit the Water Tower Recreation Center
  
  Dust off your dancing shoes, join old friends, and meet new ones at a fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the historic Venetian Club.
- Mayor Kenney should act on city’s public bank
  
  I read with great interest the article on using our public dollars for public good – in Haiti and Philadelphia.
- The mayor’s unfortunate stance on public banks
  
  Thank you for your article dated September 1 regarding local efforts to encourage the creation of a public bank for the City of Philadelphia.
- Schuylkill Center still hoping to preserve Boy Scout site
  
  The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education announced two months ago that we were exploring the potential sale of 24 acres of land.
- Selling land is the wrong move
  
  I was distressed to learn in late July that the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is seeking proposals for the development of 24 …

Needle exchange advocate to speak to Hill Rotary Club

According to city statistics, Philadelphia hit 1,250 opioid overdose deaths last year – a situation that Jose Benitez, CEO of Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP), knows all too well.

Hiller left world of finance for service in Guatemala

When Brendan Dwyer was four years old, his mom, Marianne, became the director of Teenagers, Inc., a nonprofit that aims to connect teens to the world through community service.

Two CHC campus construction workers hit by drunk driver

One of the victims had to be transported by helicopter to Einstein Hospital.

Bass calls for 'urgency' regarding Chestnut Hill's new streetlights.

Questions still remain about the new streetlights that went on residential streets early this summer