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You may recognize the byline Constance Garcia-Barrio, a long-time Mt. Airy resident who has been contributing freelance articles to the Local for 17 years.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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When Laura Madeleine, a primarily batik artist and Wyndmoor resident for more than 35 years, was a teenager, a close friend of her family spent a year at her son’s bedside as he lingered after being shot in the head.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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The establishment of a Food section in the Chestnut Hill Local reflects a reality in Northwest Philadelphia: There is a vibrant, dynamic and ever-changing food scene here.
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10/9/25
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Matthew Lee, Ben Swain, and Max Tonkon — juniors at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) — have each experienced a glimpse of fame just while walking the hallways of school.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/9/25
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According to a recent study in the research journal iScience, the number of Americans who read for pleasure has significantly dropped over the past two decades. This study alarmed plenty of people, including Stephanie Marudas, a Mt. Airy resident and journalist-turned-podcaster.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/9/25
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October marks the period when Chestnut Hill’s leafy landscape turns into a brilliant mix of red, orange, and yellow. And according to local experts, that transition has started a little early in Pennsylvania.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/9/25
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Lawyers, who are often maligned in the media and by stand-up comedians and popular culture, get a bad rap, according to Armand J. Della Porta Jr.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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In 1980 and 1981, my wife and I went several times to a club in Bryn Mawr called The Main Point, an intimate coffeehouse and live music venue that operated from 1964 to 1981.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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It would not surprise me in the least if I were watching the yearly Academy Awards next year or the year after and I heard, “And the award for best docudrama film goes to Nadine Patterson, of Philadelphia’s Harmony Image Productions, for “Reclaiming the Light: The Life and Times of Lewis Latimer.”
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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Much has been made of the Mediterranean diet over the years, with well-documented benefits.
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by Jeff Meade
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10/2/25
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When Bridget Bonner, the newly installed president of Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (NFA), first visited the school’s campus in Chestnut Hill, she kept receiving signs — or, as Bonner calls them, “God winks.”
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/2/25
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Meet Mater! This handsome gentleman is 11.9 pounds of pure personality. Though he was found as a stray and brought to ACCT Philadelphia on Sept. 17, it’s clear he’s a homebody at heart.
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by Wendy Rosenfield
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10/2/25
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Julia Tirinnanzi, the creator of the Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy landing at The Fallser Club in East Falls, said she was hooked on Poe from the minute she first encountered his stories in junior high school.
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by Alaina Johns
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10/2/25
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With eight editions and nearly 600 subscribers, the Philly Talks Trash Quarterly newsletter aims to galvanize readers into helping Philadelphia — and the rest of the world — become zero-waste, and transition toward a more circular economy.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/2/25
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A group of Chestnut Hill area health care professionals have joined forces to form the new Chestnut Hill Health and Wellness Network.
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by Len Lear
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10/2/25
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“Centenarians are the new middle age!” joked Rev. David Kegler during a party thrown to celebrate five women who celebrated birthdays over 100 years old this year, including a 104-year-old.
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by Heather J. Chin
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10/2/25
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Yaga M. Staretz — known around Chestnut Hill as Yaga Brady — intentionally chose to publish her debut novel under her maiden name. But Staretz’s decision to reach back to her origins is not the only surprising aspect of this story.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/25/25
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This summer, the Morris Arboretum & Gardens sign at the corner of Stenton and Northwestern Avenues was draped with supersized red poppies.
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by Zeta Cross and Len Lear
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9/25/25
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Local Wyndmoor residents knock on the front door of OPUS Pickleball Club daily.
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by Ben Silver
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9/25/25
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Thousands of Philadelphia children and teenagers have a safe place to play basketball after school, take in classes, and enjoy summer camp, thanks to Mt. Airy’s Kenny Holdsman and Germantown’s Eric Worley.
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by Len Lear
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9/25/25
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