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Mt. Airy resident Jane Von Bergen at the finish line after completing the Broad Street Run on May 7, 2017. Later that year she ended her 35-year-career at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mt. Airy author and labor expert 'On the Job' June 21
I have been a long-time admirer of the work of Jane M. Von Bergen, 66, who retired in late 2017 as a labor writer for more than half of her 35 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Jane and her … more
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A Father’s Day goodie basket from Main Line Baskets in Glenside.
Forget the tie. Food gift ideas for Father’s Day
So many food trends exploded on the scene this year, from Instacart to TikTok meals, but there is one food trend experiencing a resurgence in popularity and it seems to be here to stay: the good old gift basket in all its goodie-filled glory. more
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Mt. Airy lover Lee Cortopassi is the audio play director and artistic associate at Northwest Philly's professional Quintessence Theatre Group.
Lover of Mt. Airy brings 'Sins' to local theater buffs
Quintessence Theatre Group will present Thornton Wilder's “The Seven Deadly Sins" as an audio theater series. more
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Chinta and Samundri Davi are residents of Bihar, India, caught in a flood in 2007, as seen in the current exhibit. (©Gideon Mendel)
Hill's 'Chief' on dramatic climate change exhibition
“Gideon Mendel: Drowning World” dramatically demonstrates the effects of catastrophic flooding on people in the U.S. and around the world. more
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Self Portrait, Arielle Biron, Grade 6.
Germantown Friends School Virtual Art Show
The Germantown Friends School All-School Art Show is now open, hosted online for the second year! The virtual portrait exhibit was conceived as a communal reflection of the past year. … more
Central High School alumna Quiara Alegria Hudes and Lin Manuel Miranda, of “Hamilton” fame, co-wrote “In the Heights,” which was nominated for 13 Tony Awards and won four. Hudes has also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama and has been a finalist for two other Pulitzers. The new film version of “In the Heights” will open nationwide in movie theaters on June 11.
Movie from local Tony winner opens nationally June 11
Quiara Alegria Hudes, a former Germantown resident, may not be a household name, but she co-wrote “In the Heights” with Lin Manuel Miranda, of “Hamilton” fame. Now their much-honored musical has been made into a Hollywood movie more
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Piffaro ends season with spectacular fugues
Piffaro, Philadelphia Renaissance Band, closed out its 2020-2021 season of concerts with a “virtual” performance of “Fuguing from Obrect to Bach,” recorded in Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, Wilmington, Delaware. more
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Michele Corbman has mastered many artistic disciplines, and now she is the go-to person for garage door painting in Chestnut Hill!
Hill master of the arts suffers bad fall from horse
Michele Corbman, 66, who has lived in Chestnut Hill for nine years, has mastered several creative disciplines. At first the pandemic did not have the corrosive effect on her artistic endeavors that it had on so many others. more
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“Ronald Takes a Stand,” by W. Devaul Emmett, is one of the works in “Black Art Matters,” which will open June 19 in the Mt. Airy Art Garage's new location at 7054 Germantown Ave.
'Black Art Matters' at new Mt. Airy Art Garage venue
The Mt. Airy Art Garage will introduce its first exhibit at its new home, “Black Art Matters,” on June 19. more
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Eckel sits in front of some of his paintings now on exhibit at Awbury Arboretum in Germantown until June 30.
Art and commerce combine for Awbury's G'twn exhibitor
Jonathan Eckel's brilliant abstract paintings (sort of like a marriage of Picasso and Jackson Pollock) are currently on display through June 30 at Awbury Arboretum's Francis Cope House. more
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Diners this fall eat at the Iron Hill Brewery on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill. “We’ve never had seating outside before,” said Assistant General Manager Shaun Sawyer. Iron Hill has tall windows they can slide open on temperate days to make the interior more of an open-air porch, but “some people aren’t ready to come back inside even now.” (Photo by Fesica Monroe)
Sidewalk dining continues into the summer
The restrictions on indoor dining brought more sidewalk cafés to Chestnut Hill. No one is in a rush to see them go away. more
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Lauded biographer of musical icons discovered on Hill
When I found out recently that John Szwed has been living in Chestnut Hill for years, I was floored. I thought for sure he'd be living in New York or L.A. more
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St. Paul’s celebrates Pentecost with Evensong
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, marked the Solemnity of Pentecost with a Choral Evensong Sunday, May 23. St. Martin-in-the-Fields will hold its first in-person Choral Evensong since the pandemic lockdown on June 6. Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, performed a concert entitled “Reutter’s Vienna” more
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Sweetzel’s owner Rob Borzillo with the old (left) and new (right) Spiced Wafer boxes.
Flourtown spiced wafer maker plans to expand
This week, I was headed through Flourtown to go to Starbucks when I almost had a car wreck on Bethlehem Pike. There it was: SWEETZELS emblazoned big and bold on the glass outside 1501 Bethlehem Pike. more
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Jesse Pearlmutter adds the finishing touch to one of Bredenbeck’s signature ice cream sandwiches.
We all scream for summer ice cream sandwiches
We’re not only talking about homemade ice cream, we’re talking more specifically about gourmet twists on the old favorite, from ice cream cakes to blinged-out ice cream sandwiches. more
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This faded 111-year-old photo shows some of Stacia Friedman's ancestors four years after they left Russia and arrived in the U.S.
Mt. Airy writer finds Marc Chagall family connection
My family tree was erased by history. more
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Fabric class, September 2020. “We do have protocols now where people stay further apart,” said Shana Kennedy. PSCA temporarily eliminated group acrobatics and everyone became a soloist. Classes and camps were held outside when possible.
Getting back in the air on the circus campus
The former St. Madeline Sophie Church at the intersection of Greene and Pelham Street has been the Circus Campus since 2017. more
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A rendering by Krieger and Associates Architects shows what a dedicated gallery space would look like in St. Michael’s Hall should Woodmere Art Museum succeed in purchasing the property.
Impressionism: A View from Philadelphia
Readers of the Chestnut Hill Local will know that Woodmere is working hard to save Saint Michael’s Hall from the wrecking ball. The game changer is that Woodmere’s collection would come to life as never before. more
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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. (Photo by Chris Lee)
Orchestra’s new season: Cause for financial concern?
When the Philadelphia Orchestra announced the fall portion of its 2021-2022 season of concerts, it revealed both how the ensemble was returning to pre-pandemic norms as well as how the “old normal” won’t be fully retrieved. The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia will return to “live in-person” performances in June and July. more
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Author Elizabeth Yohlin Baill is also the Collections Interpreter for Youth and Families at the Art Museum of Philadelphia.
GA grad, Art Museum aide, authors brilliant kids' books
What do knights in shining armor have to do with slimy snails and porcupines? A lot, according to Elizabeth Yohlin Baill, museum educator and author of “Armor & Animals.” more
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