There probably was no bigger fan of the late comedian and social critic George Carlin than myself, even though I once had a nightmarish personal experience with him.
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by Len Lear
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8/8/24
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Lucy Nemetz celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this year and her advice for living a long life was different from what you might expect.
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by Len Lear
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8/8/24
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Charles and Sharita Reyes have opened an ice cream shop.
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by Len Lear
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8/1/24
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When she was 12 and growing up in Mt. Airy, Leah Hawkins began taking voice lessons from a Chestnut Hill opera singer and teacher.
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by Len Lear
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7/25/24
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At 17, Jackson Erdos has already climbed to the top of his sport three times.
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by Len Lear
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7/25/24
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At St. Harmony Cafe, kids pick up litter. They plant and water trees, make drinks and serve their neighbors.
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by Maleka Fruean, Germantown Infohub
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7/25/24
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Larry Weaner is one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given a “Great American Gardeners Award.”
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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No matter what else the future brings, longtime Mt. Airy resident Mark C. Lashley will always be known as a "Jeopardy!" champion.
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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For his Eagle Scout project, Charles "Chip" Amuso is overseeing the creation of 10 handmade quilts for residents of Keystone House.
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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Lynnette Shelley walked away from a successful career to be a full-time artist. Anyone who loves animals is thrilled that she did.
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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A solitary white bicycle stands sentinel on Kitchens Lane in West Mt. Airy, its stark presence a somber reminder of lives lost and unsafe roads.
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by Len Lear
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7/11/24
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There is no historical marker in front of the building at 127 E. Mermaid Lane in Chestnut Hill, but there should be.
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by Len Lear
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7/11/24
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How do you condense a life worthy of a best-selling biography into one newspaper article? That is the challenge when writing about Judy Wicks.
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by Len Lear
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7/11/24
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You don’t have to fight the traffic and the crowds in Center City to celebrate Independence Day in the nation’s birthplace.
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6/25/24
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“I work from 5:30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. If someone invented a 25th hour or an eighth day in the week, I'd be working it,” said Danielle Jowdy.
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by Len Lear
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6/20/24
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This isn’t a Montessori or Waldorf school and it’s not a daycare. This is a nonprofit learning community,
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/18/24
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A folk group hailing from “the beautiful hills of Roxborough,” Turtle Ridge performs music steeped in a long lineage of bluegrass and Americana.
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by Will Standish
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6/18/24
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Long-time Chestnut Hill resident Dr. George L. Spaeth has written scores of book chapters and an astonishing 23 books.
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by Len Lear
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6/18/24
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For more than a century, the regional rail lines that serve our Northwest neighborhoods have been an integral part of Chestnut Hill.
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by Carla Robinson
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6/14/24
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Sorry, Dad. I know you weren't a fan of Father's Day. But my colleagues at The Local have challenged me to write about your influence on me.
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by Richard L. Stein
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6/13/24
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