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Artist Ron Isaacs’ exhibit, elaborate relief constructions of Finnish birch plywood painted in acrylics, is one of the most evocative collection of works one will ever see.
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by Len Lear
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6/11/26
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Meet Sophia, an adult female with beautiful emerald eyes who is named after Sophia Loren.
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6/11/26
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When I was growing up, my favorite major league baseball team was not the Phillies but the Brooklyn Dodgers. But one Phillies player I really liked was Del Ennis (1925-1996).
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6/11/26
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A mural depicting the groundbreaking Sun Ra Arkestra will be unveiled in a ceremony on June 13 on a wall of the October Gallery Museum, about a mile from the jazz collective’s longtime home base in Germantown.
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by Len Lear
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6/11/26
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6/4/26
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After years of helping rescue animals find their permanent homes, Familiar Hearts Animal Society on May 30 opened its first brick-and-mortar space in Roxborough.
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by Julianna Musser
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6/4/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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6/4/26
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To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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6/4/26
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This might be the future of breast imaging. It’s not just 3D mammography, or digital breast tomosynthesis – it’s how and where the technology is being offered.
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by Jeff Meade
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6/4/26
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Queenie’s Pets, which for the past 20 years has been West Mt. Airy’s ultimate in pet care and supplies, is spreading its wings (and paws).
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by Len Lear
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6/4/26
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A couple in my office today were having a fight. This is not unusual. I am a couples therapist and people fight in front of me all the time.
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by Carrie Askin, LCSW
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6/4/26
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The Theater of Witness is unlike any theater you will ever visit.
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by Len Lear
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6/4/26
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Acclaimed Chestnut Hill artist Ginger Arthur, 71, will be showing her recent work, all painted within the last year, in her studio at 8042 Germantown Ave. on Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.
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by Len Lear
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6/4/26
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The Women’s Center at Temple Health—Chestnut Hill Hospital has all the comforts of home.
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by Jeff Meade
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6/4/26
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If you ever have a conversation with Richard Leonard, an eighth grade teacher at Our Mother of Consolation Parish School (OMC), odds are you will learn more than your typical facts and figures.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/4/26
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Local artist Michael Penn has had a camera in his hands since before he could even ride a bicycle.
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by Julianna Musser
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6/4/26
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After more than 50 years handcrafting violins in his cramped Winston Road workshop, Harold Golden has one more violin to go before he stops making his prize-winning classical copies for good.
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by Jeff Meade
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6/4/26
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Several recent magazine articles have come to my attention and featuring Hollywood notables who professed to having been a member of a cult at one time or another.
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by D.W. Palmer
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5/28/26
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Over the course of her 25-year career, Stephanie Butler has fought tirelessly to help low- and moderate-income Mt. Airy residents purchase their first homes.
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by Michael Goff
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5/28/26
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Ninety years after its founding, the Manayunk nonprofit organization now known as North Light Community Center continues to offer initiatives that support children, teens, and families.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/28/26
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