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Tara Maguire had never seriously created art until 2017, when she went to an art class at Woodmere with her mother, philanthropist and artist Frances (Frannie) Maguire.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/24/26
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Theodore “Ted” Saul Fink, of Chestnut Hill, an artist, writer and businessman who joyfully led tours of Philadelphia, a city he loved, died at home Sept. 11 of kidney disease. He was 87.
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by Len Lear
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9/24/26
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Penn Charter’s tennis team enjoyed pleasant late-summer weather last week, when the Quakers hosted a nonleague match against the Lancers of Central High School.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/24/26
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The reality is this: Artificial intelligence is already well out of the box. While there should be clear guardrails — our elected officials are perilously perched behind the eightball on this — AI is here to stay.
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by Jeff Meade
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9/24/26
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I first met Peter Yeomans in 2003 when he led us to Bududa, Uganda, for a work camp to start a vocation school for children orphaned by AIDS.
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9/24/26
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When we embarked on our readers’ poll for favorite sandwiches, we didn’t expect to be drawn into the age-old foodie debate of the definition of a sandwich.
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by the Local Foodie Team
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9/24/26
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Augustine (Gus) Santantonio, 80, formerly from Chestnut Hill, PA passed away on September 12, 2026, from an ongoing illness.
He was born on December 28, 1945, in Philadelphia, PA, to the late …
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9/23/26
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9/23/26
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Illegal dumping costs the city $9 million annually to clean up, according to a Sept. 15 report from City Controller Christy Brady.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/23/26
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The Germantown Life Enrichment Center (GLEC) has received a $750,000 state grant for critical building renovations, which state Sen. Art Haywood (D-4th District) presented to the organization on Sept. 17.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/23/26
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Like many Philadelphians, Wissahickon resident Michelle Ritondo first visited the Academy of Natural Sciences on a school field trip.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/23/26
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The Familiar Hearts Animal Society Pet Pantry will hold its next event on Sept. 26 at the Germantown Boys & Girls Club.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/17/26
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9/17/26
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After the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, many theaters weren’t able to recover. The Stagecrafters Theater, located in Chestnut Hill, has stayed afloat, but it is fighting to regain all of its audience.
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by Julianna Musser
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9/17/26
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I hate yard sales. I get irked just thinking about strangers buying entire tabletops of my memories for a measly few bucks. My partner, however, loves yard sales. They represent all that’s good …
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by H.R. Drumond
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9/17/26
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Before Labor Day, Mount St. Joseph Academy got off to a 3-0 start in volleyball, including a 3-2 win over a well-regarded Downingtown East team.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/17/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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9/17/26
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Editor’s note: September is National Suicide Awareness Month and National Recovery Month.
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9/17/26
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The city and several partners are scheduling what’s being billed as Philadelphia’s largest housing fair on Sept. 26, with resources for homeowners, renters and landlords.
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9/17/26
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Lois Cox, of Oreland, received a letter from Springfield Township officials informing her that she has been chosen to receive their “Beautiful Springfield Award.”
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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