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Going into the Inter-Ac League girls’ lacrosse match at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy on April 2, previous results indicated that visiting Penn Charter was decidedly the favorite in this contest.
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by Tom Utescher
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4/9/26
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When Germantown resident Fred Lewis retired from his career as a management consultant, he needed a new project.
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by Abby Weiss
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4/9/26
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Ace Shoe Repair's owner, Willie Alston, is a longtime veteran of the business, having been in it for 55 years.
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by Len Lear
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4/9/26
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Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill will serve as the backdrop on Saturday, April 11, for “Stroll the Avenue for a Cause,” benefiting Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW).
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4/9/26
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The blooming has begun at Morris Arboretum & Gardens in Chestnut Hill, and several events are scheduled for this month.
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4/9/26
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Tuesday Nights at the Movies on April 7 presents “Dodsworth,” one of the most perceptive relationship dramas of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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by Lily Williams
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4/2/26
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Doorfront to Storefront is a five-part series in collaboration with WURD Radio through funding from the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/2/26
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As some of religion’s most holy days are celebrated this spring, people of faith around the region are focusing on themes of freedom, hope and renewal.
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4/2/26
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Mount St. Joseph Academy won the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies championship meet each year from 2021 to 2024, but last year the Magic were dethroned by Gwynedd Mercy Academy.
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by Tom Utescher
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4/2/26
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Heading into last Thursday’s nonleague lacrosse match at Germantown Academy, visiting Mount St. Joseph was coming off of a 10-4 loss to Marple Newtown High School.
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by Tom Utescher
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3/26/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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3/26/26
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To submit a photo, email editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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3/26/26
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In January, the Chelten Market IGA in Germantown closed, leaving residents wondering what would move into the now-vacant building.
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by Tommy Tucker
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3/26/26
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Doorfront to Storefront is a five-part series in collaboration with WURD Radio through funding from the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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3/26/26
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The old adage about weather in the month of March, “In like a lion, out like a lamb,” was realized in a single day last weekend along Kelly Drive.
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by Tom Utescher
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3/26/26
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More than 300 participants packed the gyms at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill and and La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor on Saturday for “Hoops Madness.”
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3/19/26
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The therapeutic quality of fishing led to the creation of the Mayfly Project, a nonprofit organization that supports youth in foster care through fly fishing.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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3/19/26
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Artist Alysse Einbender recalls creating her first sculpture. She was 10, and it was a delicate figurine of a dancer.
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by Jeff Meade
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3/19/26
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“Love our playground with your helping hands” was the theme over the weekend as the Friends of Chestnut Hill Park led a group of volunteers in helping restore the Jenks playground.
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3/19/26
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One of the most memorable people in our community is Michele Haines, 83, the beret-wearing native of France and civil rights activist who founded Spring Mill Cafe 48 years ago.
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by Len Lear
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3/19/26
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