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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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Due to equipment problems at our printing plant last night, the print edition of the December 22, 2022 editions of the Chestnut Hill Local and Mt. Airy Local will be delayed this week.
The …
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12/21/22
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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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Maybe you made your list and checked it twice – only to discover that someone fell through the cracks. Not to worry. Chestnut Hill’s shopkeepers have you covered.
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by Kathryn Evangelista
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12/15/22
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For a number of years, girls' basketball teams in the area could have been forgiven for penciling in a "W" where Academy of the New Church appeared on the schedule. No more.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/14/22
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Penn Charter played its boys' squash season opener last Thursday, hosting nearby rival Germantown Friends.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/14/22
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December was not even a week old, but last Tuesday's non-league basketball battle at Penn Charter had a playoff feel to it.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/14/22
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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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The father of a Springside Chestnut Hill Academy wrestler was a little late getting to the Blue Devils' meet at Germantown Friends School last Tuesday But the encounter was so brief, he missed the matches and several exhibition bouts.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/7/22
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On their first day back after Thanksgiving weekend, the basketball players at Mount St. Joseph Academy made the short trip out to Germantown Academy for a preseason scrimmage.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/7/22
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Plan to celebrate the season of giving at this week’s Stag & Doe night.
The Sivel Group is hosting a bonfire party on Wednesday, December 7 to support its annual Holiday Toy …
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12/2/22
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Germantown business leaders launched the shopping season with multiple Small Business Saturday events.
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by Sammy Caiola (WHYY)
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12/1/22
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For William Konstant, 70, a Flourtown resident for the last 36 years, the top item on his bucket list was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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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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You'd never know it from his 25-year career as a professional actor with many accolades that Germantown resident Gregory Isaac did not secure his first theatrical role in a school play because of any acting ability.
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by Rita Charleston
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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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let Birdwatch catch up on your home maintenance while you spend your time catching up with friends and family.
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11/30/22
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