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Six residents of West Mt. Airy opened their homes to the public on Oct. 19 for the second annual West Mt. Airy Historic House Tour.
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by Lillian Wright-Attea
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10/23/25
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Pears have been cultivated across the globe for thousands of years, from China to Europe, for their sweet, juicy flesh.
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by Kieran McCourt, Weavers Way Shuttle contributor Sponsored content provided by Weavers Way Co-op
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10/23/25
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After going on the road to finish out the league schedule with a 3-2 victory at Villa Maria, Mount St. Joseph Academy’s volleyball team returned home for a non-league match with Strath Haven High School last Wednesday.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/22/25
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A lifelong Chestnut Hill resident (except for his years away at college) is trying to balance out the scales between adjuncts and their employers.
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by Len Lear
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10/16/25
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On two crisp autumn evenings this October, the woods of northwest Philadelphia will glow with lantern light, the scent of s’mores, and the chatter of woodland creatures.
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by Gia Myers
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10/16/25
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It’s an overcast Saturday morning at the Chestnut Hill Farmers’ Market, with a bit of drizzle just starting to fall as the region prepares for an oncoming nor’easter.
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by Donna Shaw
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10/16/25
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What setting could more perfectly capture the spirit of Halloween than a walk through the woods at sunset — only to discover that a murder has just occurred?
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by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
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10/16/25
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Lara Cantu-Hertzler, a Germantown resident for most of her life, is one of the area’s most prolific artists whose stunning work is currently on display through the end of October at Borrelli’s Chestnut Hill Gallery.
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by Len Lear
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10/16/25
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After going solar in Germantown, Weavers Way Co-op has completed another clean energy project across the street from its Mt. Airy store.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/16/25
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Friends of Pastorius Park (FoPP) will plant the initial seeds of its largest restoration project in history on Saturday, Oct. 18.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/16/25
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Felicite Moorman, co-owner of The Fallser Club, has a specific pop culture analogy to describe how it feels when you walk into her nonprofit event space and music venue in East Falls.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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The modern term “girlboss” is often used to describe women who are hard-working and ambitious. For Alana Mason, a 15-year-old student in the 10th grade at Wissahickon High School, the title is more than fitting.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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When the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils played a field hockey game on Oct. 7 that was also a fundraising event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emotions were running high.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/15/25
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For the staff and volunteers at CHMOW, recognizing and caring for neighbors’ needs is their bread and butter.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/25
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You may recognize the byline Constance Garcia-Barrio, a long-time Mt. Airy resident who has been contributing freelance articles to the Local for 17 years.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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When Laura Madeleine, a primarily batik artist and Wyndmoor resident for more than 35 years, was a teenager, a close friend of her family spent a year at her son’s bedside as he lingered after being shot in the head.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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The establishment of a Food section in the Chestnut Hill Local reflects a reality in Northwest Philadelphia: There is a vibrant, dynamic and ever-changing food scene here.
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10/9/25
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Evie Winters, all of one and a half and a bit unsteady on her pink and white sneaker-clad feet, toddled up to the Pikachu Ghost.
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by Jeff Meade
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10/9/25
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According to a recent study in the research journal iScience, the number of Americans who read for pleasure has significantly dropped over the past two decades. This study alarmed plenty of people, including Stephanie Marudas, a Mt. Airy resident and journalist-turned-podcaster.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/9/25
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Lawyers, who are often maligned in the media and by stand-up comedians and popular culture, get a bad rap, according to Armand J. Della Porta Jr.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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