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Welcome back, Drama Group! For 40 years, Robert Bauer helmed the Germantown Community Theater. Following a few years’ hiatus, the troupe is back to producing two shows a year under its new, four-member board.
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by Hugh Hunter
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11/13/25
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In her Chestnut Hill Local op-ed (11/6/2025), Councilwoman Bass claims to be a “champion” of responsible development, guided by what the community supports. Her self-serving statement attempts to cover her mistakes.
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11/13/25
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Dashiell Hammett, author of “The Glass Key,” might be considered the father of modern crime fiction. However, few of his novels (with the exception of “The Thin Man” series) have made it into film.
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by Baird Standish
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11/13/25
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East Germantown’s Donald Nally and The Crossing, the four-time Grammy Award winning professional choir, will present the world premiere of Christopher Cerone’s “Of being numerous,” Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave.
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by Michael Caruso
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11/13/25
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To celebrate the Power Forward Foundation’s success, the organization is hosting its annual fundraising dinner at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Sixth Man Center in East Falls.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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With deep sadness, I read both Councilperson Bass and Anthony Fullard’s opinion articles in last week’s issue of the Local (Nov. 6).
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11/13/25
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When famed Philadelphia architect Louis I. Kahn died in Penn Station in 1974, one of the things he was found to be carrying was a notebook filled with sketches, musings and poetry.
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11/13/25
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When my husband and I moved here from New York, I thought I’d miss the specialty markets. In Manhattan, you could find chile crisp or harissa at nearly any hour.
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by Amy Cheng
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11/13/25
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East Falls resident and Instagram star Simonetta Lein, known as “The Celebrity Whisperer,” lit up the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 14 as she joined television’s brightest stars for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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by Len Lear
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11/13/25
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In the Oct. 23 issue, I shared the urgency felt by the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) and the Chestnut Hill Local staff about being able to publish our weekly community newspaper week after week.
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by Laura Lucas, President, Chestnut Hill Community Association
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11/13/25
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“It’s Only a Play,” a comedy by Terrence McNally, opened at Old Academy Players this weekend. But it is up to the actors to keep you laughing, because the play does not expand beyond its initial, dramatic premise.
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by Hugh Hunter
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11/13/25
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Jen Torpie, the new executive director of Bird in Hand, has ambitious goals for the nonprofit Chestnut Hill consignment shop.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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Linda Bell thinks of volunteering as an investment. That’s why Bell, secretary of East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN), wants to spread the word about Northwest Volunteer Connect.
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by Jane M. Von Bergen
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11/13/25
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With funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) still in limbo because of the federal shutdown, the city has announced new measures to help get food to those who need it.
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11/13/25
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At 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 5, a large crowd gathered inside Center on the Hill, a community hub located in The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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Tommy the Cat might just have been the most popular feline in Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Len Lear
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11/13/25
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By the time I was 40, my wife and I had never been within screaming distance of an upscale restaurant.
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by Len Lear
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11/13/25
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Councilmember Cindy Bass’s column, “Community is more important than profits,” (Chestnut Hill Local, Nov. 6) claims that raising redevelopment and accountability after the death of Kada Scott is opportunism. It is not.
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by Patrick W. Jones, Ward Leader, 59th Democratic Ward
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11/13/25
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Veterans Day is this week, on Nov. 11, but it is always a good time to honor those who fought and died for our country.
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by Len Lear
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11/13/25
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Life has come full circle for longtime friends Robert Calandra and Howard Burke, who created the new musical “The Lost Tango.” That this work will make it onto a live stage is a tribute to their …
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by Hugh Hunter
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11/13/25
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