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Chet is a cool and handsome young male with charisma and charm.
Give a cat a home
Meet Chet, a very cool and handsome young male with charisma and charm. Perhaps it all stems from his Russian Blue lineage. more
Bruce Cooper, chef/owner of Jake’s & Cooper’s Wine Bar, is pulling the plug on Oct. 19 after 39 years in business.
Pulling the curtain down on a top Manayunk restaurant
I can still remember going to Jake’s restaurant in Manayunk when it opened on Oct. 19, 1987, because that same day the stock market crashed, losing about 500 points. more
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“Listen With Your Eyes,” 2009. Mixed media and oil on canvas.
‘Deep spiritual joy’ of Brooker comes to Woodmere
“Listen with Your Eyes: A Moe Brooker Retrospective” opened in Chestnut Hill over the weekend at Woodmere’s Smith Hall. more
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Jack St. Clair plays his saxophone alongside guitarist Dan Hanrahan, bassist Sam Harris and trumpeter Marcel Bellinger at the Chestnut Hill Library.
It’s ‘Meet the Musicians’ at the Chestnut Hill Library
The Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library kicked off their “Meet the Musicians” series on Sept. 15 with a free performance from local saxophone legend Jack St. Clair and his accompanying quintet. more
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From Sept. 22, 2016: The Chestnut Hill Newsstand is in danger of closing without a cash infusion.
This week in Chestnut Hill Local history, 1966-2016
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Agnes van Rhijn from “The Gilded Age,” designed by Bluebird Bouquets, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Lynnewood Hall reopens to public with grand floral exhibition
Lynnewood Hall, an historic Gilded Age mansion in Elkins Park, is reopening to the public for the first time in more than 80 years with a floral exhibition and gala. more
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Nearly a century after its release, Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times,” a blend of physical comedy and heart-moving pathos, continues to be heralded as one of the greatest films of all time.
‘Modern Times’: It’s The Little Tramp versus the machine
Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times,” released in 1936, feels startlingly modern. Ninety years after the film first flickered onto the big screens, we are still reckoning with our relationship to the machine. more
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“Along a nighttime stroll here in West Mt. Airy.”
Postcard of the Week
To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com. more
Thousands of people attend Chestnut Hill’s Fall for the Arts Festival every year, with hundreds of artists displaying their works.
Hill set to welcome annual fall festival, hundreds of artists
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. more
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Students from Parkway Northwest High School participate in the 2026 Teen Investors Summit at The Vanguard Group headquarters in Malvern.
Nonprofit provides personal finance curriculum
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. more
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Freda, a Bernese mountain dog, ran away from her home in Wyndmoor and was missing for 17 days. A massive search involving many people helped to return her to her home.
Missing for 17 days, Freda found by CHC rescuers
Catherine Wuenschel, of Wyndmoor, is a lover of rescued dogs. more
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Opie is a loving and devoted companion who is looking for a forever home.
Give a cat a home
Meet Opie, a ladies’ man and a flirt, and a loving and devoted companion. more
Saxophonist Michael Clay will kick off the Friday Night Jazz series of concerts at Woodmere on Friday, Sept. 25, with the music of Charlie Parker.
Saxy musician keeps on truckin’ at Woodmere opening
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. more
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The facades of buildings along Germantown Avenue and Gravers Lane will be illuminated with photos during the Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s four-day Night of Lights celebration.
A new light will be shining brightly on Night of Lights
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. more
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Tara Maguire (cutting the ribbon) is joined by (L to R) friend of the family Charles Lassiter, sister Franny Glomb, father Jim Maguire, sister Megan Maguire, and CHBD retail advocate Ann Nevel.
New Maguire gallery is ‘love letter to artists’
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. more
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The federal government says that a sandwich must have at least “35% meat or poultry,” which would eliminate a grilled cheese or PB&J.
Reader reviews: Handhelds for a hungry festival crowd
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. more
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People lining up at 6 a.m. for the pet pantry in Germantown.
Pet pantry closing in on 1,000 animals helped
The Familiar Hearts Animal Society Pet Pantry will hold its next event on Sept. 26 at the Germantown Boys & Girls Club. more
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“Canna Lily”
Postcard of the Week
To submit a photo, email editor@chestnuthilllocal.com. more
The Stagecrafters Theater opens its new season on Sept. 18 with “These Shining Lives.”
Show goes on: Stagecrafters rebuilds post-pandemic
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. more
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From Sept. 14, 2006: Samuel Butler, 5, of Mt. Airy, interacts with “Rainforest,” one of the many AbZOOlutely figures in Chestnut Hill.
This week in Chestnut Hill Local history, 1966-2016
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