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A somewhat hidden treasure
I just received my copy of the Spring 2025 Wissahickon magazine supplement and was delighted to see a great photograph of the home I lived in. more
African journey yields magical tale
The article you did on me is beautiful and helps get the word out about what The Lemong'o Project does. more
A sense of pride
Grateful for the article that you wrote (“Chestnut Hill artist captures Ireland’s shifting skies"). more
Thank you to volunteers
When we say, “It takes a village,” you are the ones we are talking about.  more
Adrian Stanley and his wife Mary FitzGerald, of Chestnut Hill, are dedicated to giving back to their community through several charitable endeavors.
Chestnut Hill resident awarded Canadian medal for charitable work
When Adrian Stanley, of Chestnut Hill, received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in Canada, his wife and 14-year-old son cracked some jokes. more
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Cellist Ronald Lipscomb (left), who lived in both Mt. Airy and Germantown, had a remarkable career, playing with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, the American Symphony under Leopold Stokowski and with an orchestra conducted by Duke Ellington.
Mt. Airy cellist played with Bernstein, Ellington, Casals
Not too many local musicians have memories of playing with two legendary American innovators and composers, but Ron Lipscomb performed with the best. more
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Photo of Krisheim estate from “Private Gardens of Philadelphia – Lost and Found.”
The comfort of gardens: Landscapes that make a house a home
The gardens of Chestnut Hill grow not just from soil, but from stone. more
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Jake Bevan’s love of gardening and landscaping inspired him to purchase Laurel Hill Gardens.
Laurel Hill Gardens owner plants himself in Chestnut Hill
Jake Bevan acquired the business on Feb. 28. more
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Four experts will lead participants in a three-part workshop series on preserving old houses.
A guide to caring for an old house in three sessions
West Mt. Airy Neighbors is launching the "Old House Care 2025 Workshop Series," a trio of educational sessions aimed at assisting homeowners. more
Crime Report
The following is for crimes reported from April 7 to April 13.  more
Mt. Airy author Lynn Gregory, with her cat Skeeter, will appear at booked, 8511 Germantown Ave. on Saturday, April 19, at 11 a.m., to discuss her just-released third historical novel, “You've Found Her.”
Three post-career novels for Mt. Airy author at booked
Mt. Airy author Lynn Gregory will appear at booked, 8511 Germantown Ave. on Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m., to discuss her third historical novel, “You've Found Her.” more
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Some of the 117 letters and postcards from the 1950s.
Time capsule in cursive: SCH student discovers a jazz pioneer in vintage letters
It was in a hidden corner of a Lansdale antique store that 14-year-old Ali Norcini stumbled upon a cardboard box covered in what appeared to be decades of dust. more
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The team celebrates its championship.
Henry middle schoolers play with purpose – and win it all
The Charles W. Henry basketball team took home the Philadelphia Youth Basketball program’s Middle School Gold Division championship for the first time in memory. more
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I first met James “Jimmy” DePriest, seen here in 1965 with his legendary aunt, Marian Anderson, in our high school cafeteria.
The lifetime impact of my high school meeting with a musical genius
I still clearly recall my first day in the lunchroom at Central High School in February of 1954. It was there I first saw Jimmy DePriest. more
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Youth scholarships available
There is still time to apply for scholarships for children and youth to attend summer art programs at Allens Lane Art Center.  more
Author Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts will lead a workshop on finding Black joy at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books. She often finds hers on the swings.
Award-winning author brings ‘Black Joy Playbook’ to life
In a world often filled with challenges, pursuing joy sometimes can feel like an elusive dream. Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts is working on it, for herself and others. more
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Olivia Gendron and Brian Scott Campbell portray grieving parents in playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘Rabbit Hole,’ running through April 27 at The Stagecrafters Theater.
Stagecrafters Theater delivers haunting portrait of grief
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire is best known for audacious, quirky humor. He did an about-face with "Rabbit Hole," winner of the Pulitzer Prize. more
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Conductor Joseph Colaneri, music director of the Glimmerglass Festival and a conductor with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, will make his debut with the Academy of Vocal Arts April 26 for a series of performances of Pietro Mascagni’s “L’amico Fritz."
AVA to close 90th season with Mascagni’s ‘L’amico Fritz’
The Academy of Vocal Arts will close out its 90th anniversary season of fully staged operatic productions with Pietro Mascagni’s rarely performed romantic masterpiece. more
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Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée star as a couple navigating love and grief in Claude Lelouch's visually daring classic "A Man and a Woman." In the 1966 film, part of the French New Wave movement, director Claude Lelouche uses an array of shooting styles and film - color, black and white, 35 mm and Super 8 - to tell the story of a widow and widower who meet and fall in love.
Life, love and cinema collide in ‘A Man and a Woman’
In its broadest strokes, the film, which screens at Woodmere on April 22, is fairly straightforward. But it's one of the most visually compelling movies of the 1960s. more
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