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This lovely, quiet patio is bound to get much more busy as we enter into the warm weather months.

Sophisticated, authentic Mexican cuisine in Flourtown

Tamarindo’s, whose comfort food is as comfortable as a pair of flat shoes, is named for the tamarind, a fruit common in the Yucatán. more

by Len Lear | 5/18/22

Elizabeth Anne Martins is a prolific composer and author of children's books in addition to “Reasons to Smile,” whose second edition will be released later this year.

Local author inspired by sister with Down syndrome

It took quite a few years, but Andrea completed the book with help from another daughter, Elizabeth Anne, who grew up and graduated in 2006. more

by Len Lear | 5/13/22

Mt. Airy resident Claire Hand is the new adult/teen librarian at the Chestnut Hill Library. Photo by Brian Rudnick

Finally, Chestnut Hill gets a new librarian

“Why do we still need libraries now that almost every kid has a virtual Google library in their pocket?” more

by Len Lear | 5/12/22

Sophisticated, authentic Mexican cuisine in Flourtown

It opened late in 2015 at 726 Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown and is as focused as a guided missile. more

by Len Lear | 5/11/22

Local author/journalist Dan Rottenberg, collaborator on the memoir of Chestnut Hill’s W. Thacher Longstreth, and writer of numerous magazine articles about Chestnut Hill, has a compelling new memoir, “The Education of a Journalist: My 70 Years on the Frontiers of Free Speech.”

New journalism memoir: an epiphany for any writer

Every single one of the 360 pages was a treasure and epiphany for me. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

Vegan and vegetarian chef Max Hosey opened Hosers Central Kitchen in the Market at the Fareway behind the Chestnut Hill Hotel last November.

Hill’s new vegan chef rebelled against killing animals

Now, after 20 years of honing his craft in many fine restaurants, Hosey is using his skills to encourage others to make vegan or vegetarian choices. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

Writer James Smart, who died April 15 at age 92, was a Mt. Airy resident for 36 years. He wrote articles, columns (starting with the Philadelphia Bulletin) and books about Philadelphia history.

Prolific Mt. Airy journalist and author dies at 91

The 36-year Mt. Airy resident, who wrote countless fascinating and entertaining articles for many area publications, including the Chestnut Hill Local, died April 15 at the age of 91. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

Monika Schermer, owner of Bohemian Pink at 8440 Germantown Ave. and a breast cancer survivor, was a huge hit playing the violin for “The Little Mermaid,” performed by students at Springfield Township High School.

'Pink' owner: a cancer survivor who makes beautiful music

Schermer said she was incredibly nervous about performing after so many years of not having picked up her instrument. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

Chestnut Hill resident Maureen O'Connell, who teaches courses in Christian ethics at La Salle University, is the author of three books. The latest, just released, is “Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness.”

Hill author on church history of “Anti-Blackness'

“Our Catholic identity was part of our family life,” she said during a recent Zoom interview. “My faith was always part of my identity.” more

by Len Lear | 4/29/22

Bettina Hoerlin looks through some of the 500 letters she discovered in an old suitcase. Hoerlin’s parents wrote the letters to each in the 1930s when they lived in Nazi Germany before escaping to the U.S.

A cache of love letters uncovers an amazing family story

Hoerlin, who served as Health Commissioner of Philadelphia and now lives in Center City, taught public health at the University of Pennsylvania and has been a visiting lecturer at Haverford College and Oxford University. more

by Len Lear | 4/28/22

Long-time Mt. Airy resident Kathy Robinson, whose works are in the exhibit, has always been drawn to beeswax and the effects achieved by painting with it. Photo by Elliot Polinsky

The works of 23 local artists on exhibit in Mt. Airy

Chestnut Hill area resident and former public school teacher Frank Burd, who has written theater reviews for area newspapers and whose photos have appeared in the Local, is one of the participating artists. more

by Len Lear | 4/21/22

Principal Tammy Thomas is seen in February during her students’ “March for Peace.” Every student at Emlen was asked to make a poster or banner about what peace means to them.

Beloved Mt. Airy educator wins top principal award

Tammy D. Thomas, principal of Emlen Elementary School in East Mt. Airy, was just given the 2022 Lindback Distinguished Principal Award. more

by Len Lear | 4/21/22

Sarah Shoff, a junior at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, had a once-in-a-lifetime experience Friday, March 18, when she sang with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a cast of world-class opera singers in the world premiere of “The Hours”at the Kimmel Center.

Hill teen sings at Kimmel Center with Philadelphia Orchestra

Sarah Shoff, 16, a junior at SCH, appeared in the Kimmel Center world premiere of “The Hours,” a production commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra. more

by Len Lear | 4/21/22

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Area crew: boys on the water, girls on the riverbank

The regattas that come later in the annual Manny Flick crew series split the schedule between boys' and girls' events. Two weeks ago, all the girls' races were held first, and the boys followed.

Autism discussion on April 20

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