by Kate Dolan The Development Review Committee voted unanimously to approve the proposed one-story rear addition at 211 E Meade Street in a meeting conducted via Zoom on May 19. The project planned for the single-family semi-detached house built in 1916 required a variance after the proposed addition received a refusal from the city in […]
Read More >by Len Lear Dr. Jack Kelly, 62, a Chestnut Hill resident for 31 years and Mt. Airy native, had decided to cut way back on his hours earlier this year after decades of service as an emergency room specialist and 30 years as a professor of emergency medicine at four Philadelphia medical schools. However, after […]
Read More >by Stacia Friedman Every local business has been hit by the pandemic. Queenie’s Pets in Mount Airy, is no exception. “We lost 80% of our dog walking business,” said owner Adina Silberstein. What Silberstein, 44, hasn’t lost is her dedication to the community and her love of animals. “We understand that many people are unemployed […]
Read More >by Pete Mazzaccaro Paul Walsh, President of Elfant Wissahickon Realtors in Chestnut Hill, said he and the other partners at the real estate firm were talking about what they could do to help frontline workers and emergency staff at Chestnut Hill Hospital. They came up with an idea that they hope will help both those […]
Read More >by Sue Ann Rybak S.P.I.N. (Special People in Northeast), a provider of support services for children and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, is just one of the many nonprofits struggling to keep its doors open during the pandemic. According to its website, the organization provides for more than 3,500 people in the Lehigh […]
Read More >by Barbara Sherf Flourtown resident Cameron Callanan has been ‘hot dogging’ it all over the country, and now with the Covid-19 virus pandemic, she has been driving an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile through the neighborhoods surrounding the family home she grew up in. The “Wienermobile” is actually a series of automobiles shaped like a hot dog […]
Read More >by Linda Good, M.D. In this moment of world-wide crisis, I hear my father’s reassuring voice: “This too will pass. Time takes care of everything.” I always thought that this adage seemed a bit too simplistic, but perhaps I am coming to a closer understanding of what patience and hope are all about in these […]
Read More >by Pete Mazzaccaro For this week’s issue, in which we focus on the accomplishments and careers of seniors, I thought it only right to highlight the most dynamic older American I know well – the Chestnut Hill Local’s very own Len Lear. Len, who recently turned 80, doesn’t look the part at all. Nor does […]
Read More >by Stacia Friedman While the pandemic has brought many businesses to a screeching halt, it has not slowed down Ken Weinstein, founder and president of Philly Office Retail, the powerhouse development company rejuvenating our region, one zip code at a time. “During the construction shutdown, we were able to move Mount Airy Pediatrics from its […]
Read More >by Stacia Friedman Realtors are not allowed to show homes, and potential buyers aren’t allowed to visit them, so, how did properties go under contract in our region in April? Realtors got creative. “We are selling a product the consumer cannot see in person. Instead, we use Zoom and 3-D walk-throughs,” said J. Scott Laughlin […]
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