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The 12th and 59th Democratic wards, both in Germantown, hosted a community forum on Jan. 13, with five candidates running for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/21/26
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Donald Hyman fears that peace — and his health — will be jeopardized by plans to build an AI data center the size of more than 20 football fields across the street.
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by Abby Weiss
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1/21/26
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1/21/26
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“Everybody can be great,” said the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “because greatness is determined by service.”
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by Elie Bekelman
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1/15/26
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New Era Indian Cuisine at 219 E. Willow Grove Ave. in Chestnut Hill gives new meaning to the word unpretentious.
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by Len Lear
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1/15/26
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The Fair Housing Commission (FHC) held a hearing on Jan. 7 to consider a tenant retaliation case filed by Kadi Ashby, president of the Alden Park Tenants Association, against L3C Alden Park Apartments.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/15/26
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The Chestnut Hill Film Group is showing “A Man Escaped” on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at Woodmere, part of its Tuesday Nights at the Movies series.
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1/15/26
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There was a time, not long ago, when I was smarter than my appliances. But now I’m not so sure.
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by D. W. Palmer
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1/15/26
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The Muslim League of Voters of the Delaware Valley is officially endorsing state Sen. Sharif Street in his campaign for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District.
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1/15/26
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Now running at Old Academy Players, “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” by Bert V. Royal is an “unauthorized continuance” of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts.”
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by Hugh Hunter
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1/15/26
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Arleen Olshan, a Mt. Airy–based artist and activist, lived around the corner from her friend Gil Forman when she was younger.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/15/26
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Agatha Heritage Hughes, a former Chestnut Hill resident and onetime marketing director for Morris Arboretum, died unexpectedly from a fall outside her home in Maine on Dec. 22.
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1/15/26
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Corinne Endico Brady, of Chestnut Hill, a community activist involved with many organizations who worked tirelessly to combat injustice and promote public and school libraries, died Jan. 3.
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1/15/26
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When the holidays are over, and all the decorations are stored, rooms can often feel strangely bare, and in need of a spark that can replace that holiday magic.
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by Patricia Cove
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1/15/26
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The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 elected new leadership and township officers during its first meeting of 2026.
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by Maya Keats
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1/15/26
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill will host one of the most unusual events in the region’s musical season.
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by Michael Caruso
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1/15/26
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About a year and a half ago, with America’s semiquincentennial quickly approaching, Megan Monaghan began thinking about Philadelphia’s history.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/15/26
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As we mark the fifth anniversary of the insurrection that took place on Jan. 6, 2021, let us pause and reflect.
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by John S. Brenner, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Municipal League
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1/15/26
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“Winter day at Upsal Gardens”
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1/15/26
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As my former colleague Dwight Evans retires at the end of this year, it is critically important that we elect someone who brings the skills and determination to fight for Philadelphia in Washington.
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1/15/26
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