by April Lisante Jean Sachs has never had breast cancer. But for more than two decades as the head of the Living Beyond Breast Cancer organization, the Mt. Airy woman has dedicated her life to helping other women diagnosed with and living with the disease feel less afraid, less alone and more empowered. If knowledge […]
Read More >by Brendan Sample After several months of debate and arguments from neighbors, the Chestnut Hill Community Association officially voted to support the variance request for a new proposed house on 250 E. Evergreen Ave. The CHCA board outlined a number of conditions for the property at its Sept. 26 meeting before passing a motion of […]
Read More >by Pete Mazzaccaro The Top of the Hill Market and Café at 186 E. Evergreen Avenue has evidently closed for good. The owners of the café have not returned calls to confirm the closing of the well-regarded market, which has not opened its doors in at least a week according to regular customers who spoke […]
Read More >All photos by Sue Ann Rybak by Sue Ann Rybak Philip Dawson, executive director of the Chestnut Hill Business District, said this year’s annual Fall for the Festival was a tremendous success. “Over 10,000 people enjoyed a beautiful day in Chestnut Hill, complete with more than 150 unique vendors, delicious dining options and entertainment for […]
Read More >by April Lisante It was the size of a pea, but Megan Rutt knew something was wrong. She was sitting on her sofa one night in June 2013 when she went to adjust her bra and knew the lump she felt hadn’t always been there. At age 37, the Wyndmoor woman was the epitome of […]
Read More >by Len Lear Growing up in Chestnut Hill, Will Newton, now 30, says his most vivid memory of Chestnut Hill is that “I always took the long way home from school, winding around the incredible residential streets of Chestnut Hill. I also spent a lot of time at Chestnut Hill Sports, which is still one […]
Read More >by Brendan Sample After close to a year after the initial filing, the Friends of Abolition Hall went before the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas to appeal Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors’ decision to allow K. Hovnanian Homes to construct a series of townhouses on the property housing Abolition Hall and other historic buildings. […]
Read More >by Pete Mazzaccaro New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination, was in Chestnut Hill on Monday, Sept. 23, to meet with more than 50 community members at the home of Jason and Gingi Wingard. The event was a fundraiser for the Presidential hopeful, in which he met with […]
Read More >by Pete Mazzaccaro There was a time in which Bert Shultz’s footage of student anti-war activists at Fordham University, where he was a student, was quite literally underground. That footage would become the basis for his short documentary, “Fordham SDS,” for which he’s been invited to an international film festival in Oaxaca next month. Schultz […]
Read More >by Sue Ann Rybak In some ways, Springfield High School student Maya Jennings’ 10-year-old brother, Greysen, is like any younger brother. He loves to watch videos on his iPad and is fascinated with fire trucks and all mechanical vehicles. Greysen wants to eat his favorite food for breakfast – Cinnamon Eggo Waffles with cream cheese. […]
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