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UPDATE: The festival has been postponed until Oct. 11.
Chestnut Hill’s Fall for the Arts Festival, one of the neighborhood’s largest annual events, returns to Germantown Avenue this Sunday with a batch of fresh faces.
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by Chloe Ann Pabon
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9/24/26
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Kerry Woodward, a Wyndmoor resident, helped found Philadelphia Financial Scholars, an organization that partners with city high schools to provide free personal finance curriculum and training to teachers.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/24/26
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Catherine Wuenschel, of Wyndmoor, is a lover of rescued dogs.
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by Len Lear
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9/24/26
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Meet Opie, a ladies’ man and a flirt, and a loving and devoted companion.
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9/24/26
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Michael Clay is a versatile musician who uses the saxophone (and other instruments) to create sculptures of musical notes that are just as versatile and artistic as clay.
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by Len Lear
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9/24/26
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For four nights only, Night of Lights will illuminate Germantown Avenue with projected videos, architectural and landscape lighting, and stories drawn from more than 250 years of local history.
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by Chrissy Clawson
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9/24/26
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Tara Maguire had never seriously created art until 2017, when she went to an art class at Woodmere with her mother, philanthropist and artist Frances (Frannie) Maguire.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/24/26
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When we embarked on our readers’ poll for favorite sandwiches, we didn’t expect to be drawn into the age-old foodie debate of the definition of a sandwich.
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by the Local Foodie Team
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9/24/26
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The Familiar Hearts Animal Society Pet Pantry will hold its next event on Sept. 26 at the Germantown Boys & Girls Club.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/17/26
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9/17/26
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After the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, many theaters weren’t able to recover. The Stagecrafters Theater, located in Chestnut Hill, has stayed afloat, but it is fighting to regain all of its audience.
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by Julianna Musser
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9/17/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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9/17/26
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Lois Cox, of Oreland, received a letter from Springfield Township officials informing her that she has been chosen to receive their “Beautiful Springfield Award.”
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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Why can the subject of paint color be so exasperating?
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by Patricia Cove
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9/17/26
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Chestnut Hill “spiritual artist” Jesse White is exhibiting her work as part of the Joined Hands Artists Collective in a show on display through Oct. 10 at Allens Lane Art Center.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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Ooka, which means “cherry blossom” in Japanese, was founded by brothers Ben and Lenny Huang to be an authentic sushi and hibachi restaurant.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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In modern culture, there are plenty of life hacks. Whether it be looking younger, losing weight, or learning quicker with AI, many people look for shortcuts. Gina Angelone is not one of these people.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/17/26
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In 2025, mother and son team Christine and Grant Benedum began Giving Garland, a project intent on spreading the joy of the holidays to underprivileged families.
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by Julianna Musser
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9/17/26
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When it comes to birds, Troy Bynum is a raven fanatic. When he starts to talk about birds, he is bound to keep talking owl day. But he does not simply parrot things he has heard about birds.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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9/10/26
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