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When it comes to technology, I am more old school than Alexander Graham Bell.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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Natale D’Amico immigrated to Philadelphia from Sicily in 1900 and operated a hair salon from 1900 to 1910 in the Bourse Building, across from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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Local volunteers are banding together to help achieve what’s known as “tree equity” in Northwest Philadelphia, meaning that streets and neighborhoods with fewer trees are targeted for more planting.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/14/26
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Eleanor C. Emlen School, originally known as the Eleanor C. Emlen School of Practice when it was established in 1926, has been serving Mt. Airy students for the past 100 years.
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by Michael Goff
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5/14/26
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As the Chestnut Hill Local this month will celebrate the start of its 68th year, we bring you the story of one of the area’s first newspapers, founded by an ambitious businessman who came to Philadelphia 300 years ago.
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by Jeff Meade
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5/7/26
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Organizers of the “Dyke Pride Dance” are hoping for a big turnout Friday, May 15, at Summit Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy, one one of the most gay-friendly communities in the United States.
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by Len Lear
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5/7/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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5/7/26
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It is no secret that a visit to a supermarket, grocery store or upscale restaurant these days might result in a painful case of sticker shock thanks in part to inflation and the spike in gasoline prices.
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by Len Lear
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5/7/26
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Acclaimed organist Mark Laubach, who has served as organist and choirmaster at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre since 1986, will present an organ recital on Friday, May 8 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.
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by Len Lear
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5/7/26
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ArchWell Health, a new primary care center for patients ages 60 and up, is now open in Germantown, with a business model designed not just for a specific age group but to address pricing, geography, and networking.
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by Chelsea Lubbe
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5/7/26
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As a nationally recognized expert on patient advocacy, Betty Long has testified before Congress. So she’s familiar with the arena. Yet even with her experience, politics leaves her, to use her word, “flummoxed.”
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by Robert Calandra
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5/7/26
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To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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5/7/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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4/30/26
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Operatic roles are so difficult physically, mentally, psychologically and on the memory that most famous opera singers have performed no more than 50 different roles.
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by Len Lear
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4/30/26
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Released a year before the United States entered World War II, “The Mortal Storm” was MGM’s first feature film to openly criticize the Nazi regime.
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by Heather Gray
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4/30/26
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Editor’s note: This is another story in a series about candidates for the state House 200th Legislative District seat.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/30/26
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Beth Margolis Rupp, a Jewish Chestnut Hill resident who lived amicably in Abu Dhabi, an Arab city-state in the Middle East, for 10 years, is stepping down after seven years as executive director of Folkshul.
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by Len Lear
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4/30/26
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Artemis II, the successful crewed flyby of the moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft in early April, captured plenty of attention around the world — and in Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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4/30/26
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Editor’s note: This is another story in a series about candidates running in the upcoming primary election.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/30/26
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Philadelphia’s Garden District comes alive during Chestnut Hill’s annual Home + Garden Festival on Sunday, May 3 (rain date Sunday, May 17).
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4/30/26
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