Andre Saunders, a prominent Mt. Airy hip-hop recording artist and parishioner at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, is scheduled to perform July 21 at World Cafe Live.
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by Len Lear
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7/13/23
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Chestnut Hill's Ethan Monberg is just 12, but the rising eighth grader at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is already a musical luminary.
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by Len Lear
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7/6/23
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Charles L. Blockson, a scholar, historian and football star, died June 14 at his home in Gwynedd.
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by Len Lear
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7/6/23
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Community spirit is alive and well - and few know that better than the members of Mt. Airy’s Cresheim Village Neighbors.
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by Len Lear
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6/29/23
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Jessica Moorhead, of Chestnut Hill, died June 10.
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by Len Lear
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6/29/23
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At first glance, “Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin” looks like any other children's book.
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by Len Lear
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6/28/23
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Peter M. Saylor, 81, an award-winning architect who designed and renovated numerous buildings for more than 40 years, died June 1.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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Germantown's Lois Volta developed her housecleaning gig into a successful business, a product line, and now a book.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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Diane Billas will discuss her new novel, “Does Love Always Win?,” at booked on June 24.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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At 17, Hirmand Azimi fled violence in Afghanistan, an ordeal that has informed his life in Philadelphia, and also fueled his activism.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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Philadelphia is among the poorest of the 10 largest U.S. cities. Life Turning Point is working to help.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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Sarah Gutwirth, an acclaimed Chestnut Hill artist, has an interesting story about how she wound up in her job.
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by Len Lear
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6/21/23
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Two Ukrainian soldiers who each lost a left arm in combat with Russian invaders told a recent crowd of about 40 Chestnut Hill area residents how grateful they were for U.S. support.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy resident Anya Rose, a Lower School science teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), and Julie Be, a music therapist, teamed up for Ants on a Log.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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In honor of his nephew with autism, the recreation center's supervisor is hosting an event for kids with special needs.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy artist's whimsical illustrations depict how children coped with the COVID epidemic.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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How can anyone condense the 400-year history of African American music into two hours or less? Germantown resident Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Ph.D, plans to do just that.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy lawyer and author Margaret Klaw will discuss her new novel on June 15 at booked, 8511 Germantown Ave.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Dr. Susan Jane Higley Bray's name is on the palliative care unit at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital.
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by Len Lear
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6/14/23
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“I want our readers to know that John Currie might not have had his name on the masthead, but for three decades he was the main reason people had a copy of the Local in their hands."
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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