Dr. Rebecca Maury, 53, an internal medicine specialist, was the first medical doctor in the Northwest to approve patients for the use of cannabis from her Germantown Ave. office.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Susannah Thomer and Joe Borrelli, both in their 70s, have admired one another for more than 50 years. Now her work is being shown at his gallery.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Germantown resident Sherrie Elle, an author and founder of a book publishing company, is a woman who comes with an unusual story of her own.
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by Len Lear
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5/18/23
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Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills.
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by Len Lear
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5/11/23
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Faculty and students at Allens Lane Art Center are currently sponsoring a “Spring Fling” fine art and craft sale.
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by Len Lear
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5/11/23
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Howard Myrick knows what it is like to overcome odds and to battle racist attitudes and practices.
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by Len Lear
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5/4/23
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Matines Café, the charming authentic French café that opened last November at 89 Bethlehem Pike, is featuring glass art created by Flannery Cronin.
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by Len Lear
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4/28/23
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Allens Lane Art Center will present the first retrospective exhibition of a true Chestnut Hill artistic legend, the late Carole Sivin (1936-2020).
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by Len Lear
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4/20/23
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Marsha Stender, longtime librarian and branch manager of the Lovett Library in Mt. Airy, has just stepped down from that job after 17 years of service.
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by Len Lear
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4/20/23
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Dan Rose's offbeat, often whimsical work is on display in an exhibit at City Arts Salon, 5838 Germantown Ave. , continuing through April 22.
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by Len Lear
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4/13/23
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Nestled within the historic Ambler Train Station, patrons of the upscale French restaurant La Provence enjoy not just the food but also the warm smile of 20-year-old busser Yaroslava "Yasia" Chala.
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by Len Lear
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3/30/23
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Dara Haskins, a Germantown artist whose solo exhibit opens this week at Allens Lane Art Center, is as bold, candid and uncompromising as her colorful work.
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by Len Lear
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3/16/23
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Courtney Jewell has been selling weekly deliveries of fresh local flowers in Northwest Philadelphia since 2019, after moving to East Mt. Airy.
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by Len Lear
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3/16/23
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This is a story I could not wait to sink my teeth into.
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by Len Lear
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3/2/23
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His neighbors probably do not know it, but Stephen C. Kelly, 79, who has lived in Mt. Airy for 50 years, was once a recording and performing star.
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by Len Lear
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2/19/23
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Dawn Kramlich is a “text-based artist” whose compelling fusion of words with images can currently be viewed in the spring art show at the Barbara Crawford Art Gallery.
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by Len Lear
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2/19/23
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After a lifetime of working in technology, with travel that took him all over Asia, James Whipple Miller started an improbable new career after settling in Chestnut Hill eight years ago. He founded a publishing company.
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by Len Lear
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2/9/23
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The palliative care unit at Chestnut Hill Hospital will soon have a new name: the Susan Bray Palliative Care unit.
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by Len Lear
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2/9/23
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Chestnut Hill resident Susan Jacobson, recently selected by Gov. Josh Shapiro to be a member of his transition team, may well have done more than most to help Philadelphia recover from the pandemic.
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by Len Lear
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2/9/23
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At 94 years old, the Rev. Robert L. Polk – who recently published his third book – has always been a pioneer.
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by Len Lear
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2/2/23
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