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Volunteers are planting the start of what they hope will be Chestnut Hill’s first mini-forest.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/30/25
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Balance Life is expanding — both in size and in services offered.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/30/25
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One does not normally expect to see the words “mob” or “organized crime” in the same sentence as “Chestnut Hill,” but Alfred O’Neill is an anomaly.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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From Bali to Us is returning to the Hill, in its usual spot at 8514 Germantown Ave.
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10/30/25
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This weekend offered perfect sunny days for events celebrating Halloween.
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10/30/25
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To submit your own photo, email editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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10/30/25
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Now that Jansen has closed after a 10-year run at 7402 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, I am convinced that the best fine dining restaurant in the area is La Provence in the Ambler Train Station.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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When your schedule sounds more like a college athletic department’s than a family calendar, dinner time can start to feel like the final event of the day.
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by Henry Trapnell with Leslie DiMartile
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10/30/25
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Many of Woodmere's works have gone unseen by the public, stored in vaults at Woodmere’s Charles Knox Smith Hall. Space constraints hindered the museum’s ability to display more of its collection — until now.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/29/25
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The women’s soccer team at Chestnut Hill College has been on a roll, and the Griffins rose to a record of 6-1 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference with their 3-0 victory over Holy Family University on Oct. 21.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/29/25
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The tennis teams from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and Germantown Academy were both missing players from their regular lineups when they met at SCH last Thursday.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/29/25
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The Penn Charter boys’ soccer team maintained its first-place standing in the Inter-Ac League on Oct. 21, going on the road to record its second 3-0 victory of the season over SCH.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/29/25
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The Mount St. Joseph Academy cross country team finished second last week at the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies championships.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/23/25
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Taking the top four places and having their fifth scorer come in eighth, the Penn Charter Quakers overwhelmed the competition, winning the 2025 title with 18 points
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by Tom Utescher
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10/23/25
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Rel J. Dowdell, who lived his entire life in Northwest Philadelphia until he took a position five years ago as a full-time director of film studies at Hampton University in Virginia, is a much-honored screenwriter, director, producer and film studies educator.
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by Len Lear
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10/23/25
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The new Bruce Springsteen biopic, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” which is already getting Oscar buzz, will be opening in movie theaters around the country on Friday, Oct. 24.
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by Len Lear
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10/23/25
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The Chestnut Hill Conservancy is sponsoring a free program this month as part of its “Ask the Experts” series.“
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by Donna Shaw
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10/23/25
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Meet Ace! Surrendered to ACCT Philly’s animal shelter in September because his owner’s schedule did not allow time to take care of a dog, Ace is a 9-month-old pit-mix who’s full of energy.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/23/25
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In the latest updates on Germantown Avenue, a local business has moved down the Hill and another has opened its storefront.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/23/25
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Recognizing the Northwest’s surplus of creativity, the Roxborough Development Corporation (RDC) is offering an outlet for these artists to showcase their work through a new gallery called Art on the Ridge.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/23/25
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