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During Tarmily Wen and Pinyada Wattanadamrongcharte’s wedding, the couple made baked goods to share with guests. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive and an idea began to form — what if this could be a business?
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/26/25
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Ben Harvey was busy when Marvel reached out to him to create covers for the “One World Under Doom” comic books a little over a year ago.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/20/25
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To celebrate the Power Forward Foundation’s success, the organization is hosting its annual fundraising dinner at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Sixth Man Center in East Falls.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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Jen Torpie, the new executive director of Bird in Hand, has ambitious goals for the nonprofit Chestnut Hill consignment shop.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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At 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 5, a large crowd gathered inside Center on the Hill, a community hub located in The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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When Jay Nachman was a college student at Temple University, he would often sit with other students in his dorm and listen to music. There was always a debate on which album to choose.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/6/25
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If there’s one thing Susan Smith has learned over the course of her career, it’s to not be afraid of change.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/6/25
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The progression from an art appreciator to an art collector might seem unattainable to some. However, William Skeet Jiggetts is here to report that’s not the case.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/6/25
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Balance Life is expanding — both in size and in services offered.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/30/25
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Many of Woodmere's works have gone unseen by the public, stored in vaults at Woodmere’s Charles Knox Smith Hall. Space constraints hindered the museum’s ability to display more of its collection — until now.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/29/25
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If you’re searching for spooktacular activities this Halloween season, look no further than Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/23/25
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In the latest updates on Germantown Avenue, a local business has moved down the Hill and another has opened its storefront.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/23/25
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Recognizing the Northwest’s surplus of creativity, the Roxborough Development Corporation (RDC) is offering an outlet for these artists to showcase their work through a new gallery called Art on the Ridge.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/23/25
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) recently announced six seniors — Alec Gupte, Aaron Jia, Eloise Levin, Judah Meyer, Lewa White, and Lauren Wilson — were recognized for their high scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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Felicite Moorman, co-owner of The Fallser Club, has a specific pop culture analogy to describe how it feels when you walk into her nonprofit event space and music venue in East Falls.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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The modern term “girlboss” is often used to describe women who are hard-working and ambitious. For Alana Mason, a 15-year-old student in the 10th grade at Wissahickon High School, the title is more than fitting.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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For the staff and volunteers at CHMOW, recognizing and caring for neighbors’ needs is their bread and butter.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/25
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Matthew Lee, Ben Swain, and Max Tonkon — juniors at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) — have each experienced a glimpse of fame just while walking the hallways of school.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/9/25
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According to a recent study in the research journal iScience, the number of Americans who read for pleasure has significantly dropped over the past two decades. This study alarmed plenty of people, including Stephanie Marudas, a Mt. Airy resident and journalist-turned-podcaster.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/9/25
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When Bridget Bonner, the newly installed president of Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (NFA), first visited the school’s campus in Chestnut Hill, she kept receiving signs — or, as Bonner calls them, “God winks.”
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/2/25
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