At first, the tree was carried up the winding steps inside the home of Richard Snowden to the platform that serves as the developer’s terrace. Today it's an annual, and bigger, tradition.
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by Kristin Holmes
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12/22/22
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You might say that for 18 years area yoga buffs could bank on Elise Rivers, but she announced last week that Community Acupuncture of Mt. Airy will close on Dec. 31.
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by Len Lear
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12/22/22
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If there is such a thing as a typical business owner in Chestnut Hill, George Hobe, owner of an art and antiques shop at 8407 Germantown Ave., is not it.
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by Len Lear and Debra Malinics
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12/22/22
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Hanukkah, the Jewish community’s Festival of Lights, will be celebrated at 7 p.m., Dec. 19, with a public menorah lighting at Cliff Park, 7620 Germantown Ave.
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12/15/22
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Dec. 20, 2022, Development Review Committee, 7pm via Zoom
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12/15/22
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Leaders of the Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund have installed a memorial stone at the base of the yellow magnolia tree in Cliff Park that was planted in 2014 to honor Dottie Sheffield.
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by Regina Marie
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12/8/22
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Char & Stave, a café and cocktail bar in Ardmore, has opened a pop-up holiday shop in Chestnut Hill at the corner of Germantown and Highland avenues – which is also where it plans to open full time next spring.
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by Regina Marie
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12/8/22
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On Wednesdays during the Advent season, the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill is offering a time for rest, reflection and fellowship.
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12/8/22
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Dec. 8, 2022, CHCA Executive Committee Meeting, 7pm, email anne@chestnuthill.org to resister and for location
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12/8/22
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Chestnut Hill’s Holiday Parade is making a comeback on Saturday, Dec. 10, after being canceled for three years because of COVID and inclement weather.
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by David J. Hunt
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12/7/22
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Richard Tuttle, a professional musician and retired lawyer who just released the CD single, “Break Someone Else's Heart,” is also an author whose dialogue is often spellbinding.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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For more than 30 years, organizers hosted a holiday craft show every December at the Water Tower Recreation Center, connecting dozens of artisans from the Philadelphia area with shoppers. Now it's coming back.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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Stagecrafters kicked off the holiday season with a lush production of "Miss Bennet – Christmas at Pemberley."
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by Hugh Hunter
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12/1/22
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Somewhere between the third and sixth grade, Mt. Airy resident Nancy Agati decided she might like to be an artist one day.
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by Rita Charleston
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11/24/22
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About 200 people turned out on Saturday night in support of the Water Tower Recreation Center for an evening of great food, drinks and lively music.
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11/24/22
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Quintessence Theatre Group has won Theater Philadelphia’s $25,000 Philadelphia Award for Social Insight, honoring the company for its production of "Flyin' West."
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by Hugh Hunter
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11/24/22
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DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947 / 65m)
THE BRUTE MAN (1946 / 58m)
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11/24/22
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The city Streets Department has begun testing two choices for the new LED streetlights that will be installed across the city and is now offering residents a chance to weigh in on their color.
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by Carla Robinson
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11/23/22
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You can have a big impact on your neighborhood. The deadline to apply for a free street tree for spring planting is Tuesday, Nov. 22 – a little more than two weeks away.
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11/17/22
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The Children's Playground at the Jenks School is turning 25 this year, which means there are local kids now playing where their parents used to.
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by Alex Bartlett, Archivist, Chestnut Hill Conservancy
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11/17/22
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