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Basketball teams from outside the area won the boys’ and girl’s championships at the 2025 Norwood Fontbonne Academy Snowball tournament, but at the 2026 event last week, the trophies stayed closer to home.
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by Tom Utescher
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3/4/26
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Ten years ago, Dennis Scott fulfilled his longtime wish for a bigger apartment.
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by Abby Weiss
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3/4/26
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Philadelphia-based developer Anthony Fullard, president of West Powelton Development, presented redevelopment plans for the Germantown Town Hall building on Feb. 26.
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by Tommy Tucker
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3/4/26
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Floral designers and gardening experts based in the Northwest Philadelphia area won honors at this year’s PHS Philadelphia Flower Show.
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3/4/26
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3/4/26
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The following is for crimes reported from Feb. 15 to Feb. 22.
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2/26/26
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Almost 30 years after Jenks Playground was built, FOCP is hoping to draw community support for the playground as it ages.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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2/26/26
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The East Vincent Township Planning Commission last week recommended against approving a data center proposal at the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital grounds.
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by Abby Weiss
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2/26/26
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The Jasper String Quartet will be joined by cellist Raman Ramakrishnan in recital Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, at 20 E. Mermaid Lane in Chestnut Hill.
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by Michael Caruso
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2/26/26
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The 2026 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments start in mid-March and continue through early April.
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2/26/26
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Several groups, including West Mt. Airy Neighbors and Reclaim Philadelphia, hosted an “immigrant bystander” training event at the Unitarian Society of Germantown on Saturday.
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by Tommy Tucker
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2/26/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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2/26/26
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While our state’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, has packed his bags for warmer digs this month, hope springs eternal we will be back to work in our beloved greenspaces soon after the big thaw.
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by Laura Lucas, CHCA President and Greenspace Chair
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2/26/26
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Historic Germantown — a partnership of 20 historic houses, destinations, and museums in Northwest Philadelphia — is celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with a series of 26 guided walking tours.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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2/26/26
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Scores of events celebrating Women’s History Month are scheduled throughout the region during the year that marks the nation’s 250th birthday.
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2/26/26
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On Feb. 27 and 28, Anita Lewis and Gwendolyn Ebron will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest history lesson.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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2/26/26
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For decades, Rev. Jesse Jackson was one of the most powerful African American leaders in the United States.
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by State Sen. Art Haywood
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2/26/26
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With the 2026 tax filing season officially underway, the Philadelphia Department of Revenue has announced that it is expanding its customer service options to make filing easier and faster.
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2/26/26
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When sports teams from traditional rivals Germantown Academy and Penn Charter engage, unexpected things can happen.
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by Tom Utescher
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2/26/26
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“Rare Accidents,” now running at Quintessence Theatre, is an enthusiastic presentation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2.
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by Hugh Hunter
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2/26/26
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