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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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3/19/26
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Woodmere is presenting a rarely seen film March 24, “Torch Singer,” starring Claudette Colbert.
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by Andrew Gilmore
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3/19/26
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To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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3/19/26
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I have a question about speed cameras in school zones.
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3/19/26
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Until a few weeks ago, the last time Mount St. Joseph Academy won the Catholic Academies basketball championship was in 2015.
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by Tom Utescher
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3/19/26
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Don’t we all love to travel back in time? The year was 1986, and my interior architecture and design firm was in its infancy.
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by Patricia Cove
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3/19/26
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The ongoing pharmacy closure crisis in Pennsylvania has become an alarming issue for communities throughout the Commonwealth.
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by Victoria Elliott, Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
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3/19/26
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After several false starts — the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a devastating fire in 2023 — OMC is now moving forward with plans to build a playground for students.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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3/18/26
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Amid the planned school closures announced by the Philadelphia School District in January, parents and teachers at Fitler Academics Plus School in Germantown are advocating strongly for their school to remain open.
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by Tommy Tucker
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3/18/26
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If you were looking for a place to celebrate the beginning of St. Patrick’s week in Philadelphia, the Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center in Mt. Airy was the place to be Sunday afternoon.
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by Jeff Meade
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3/18/26
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3/18/26
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Picture yourself in a comfy little pub in Ireland’s rural County Leitrim in the 1990s.
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by Jeff Meade
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3/12/26
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Parents have lots of options at their disposal when choosing summer camps for their children.
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3/12/26
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Late winter may seem like an odd time for families to begin thinking about summer camp, but parents with a history of arranging summer camp experiences for their children know spots typically fill up long before the first day of spring.
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3/12/26
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Philadelphia City Council has passed legislation that would establish a temporary moratorium on the unlicensed breeding, sale and transfer of puppies within city limits.
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3/12/26
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Plymouth Meeting Friends School has announced that Matthew Bradley has transitioned from interim head of the school to the permanent head.
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3/12/26
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A majority of Philadelphia seniors are homeowners — about 69% — while a smaller percentage rent, research shows.
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by Nicole Leonard, WHYY News
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3/12/26
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A day that began as a way to commemorate St. Patrick, the cleric who helped spread Christianity throughout Ireland, has evolved into a celebration of everything Irish.
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3/12/26
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A newer Medicare program designed to help seniors pay for their medications has shown some early success, research shows, but health care advocates and clinicians say not enough people know about it.
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by Nicole Leonard, WHYY News
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3/12/26
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Millions of people have great memories of summer camp.
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3/12/26
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