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"The Winter's Tale" is so wild it is unsurprising that few theaters are nervy enough to take it on.
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/7/22
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The spring weather was chilly on the morning of Saturday, March 26, when East Mt Airy Neighbors partnered with FarmerJawn to provide 50 households with grow bags, cold weather seedlings and warm …
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4/6/22
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Lantern’s entry into the neighborhood would mean two theaters on the same 7100 block of the business corridor. The other, Quintessence Theatre Group, is located in the historic Sedgwick Theater building. And that has the potential to create a Shakespearean tragedy of a parking situation if the two theaters were to hold productions on the same night.
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St. Paul's and St. Martin's Episcopal Churches joined the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill to organize a Prayer Vigil for Peace in Ukraine on Sunday evening, March 27th. About 100 people gathered …
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4/6/22
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Neighbors of the former Presbyterian church building on the corner of Germantown and Mt. Pleasant Avenues voted Thursday to approve the Lantern Theater Company’s proposed tenancy - with the stipulation that it never be used for a strip club.
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by Carla Robinson
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3/23/22
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The Mt. Airy Business Improvement District is working to create a better pedestrian experience along the neighborhood’s central business corridor.
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by Carla Robinson
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3/2/22
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Mt. Airy CDC is pleased to welcome Philip Dawson as its new executive director, effective March 1st.
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3/2/22
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Five of the 16 new businesses that have opened in Chestnut Hill since the pandemic began are Black-owned and in Mt. Airy, a similar corps of new enterprises have also set up shop.
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by Stacia Friedman
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2/25/22
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Oscar Johnson and his family are celebrating his 100th birthday with a dinner for 12, surrounded by the festive Christmas decorations that he loves. Photo by Kristin Holmes
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by Kristin Holmes
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2/24/22
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The building has been vacant since the city closed the high school back in 2013.
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by Tom Beck
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2/23/22
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Ruth Pfeffer, who has been leading bird walks for 50 years and just celebrated her 80th birthday, will be leading a series of events at the Mount Airy Learning Tree this month.
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Len Lear
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2/23/22
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Mt. Airy resident Mary Kalyna, a Ukrainian American activist, worries for her many friends and family members who are living in Ukraine.
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by Len Lear
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2/23/22
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I wish to wholeheartedly thank Councilmember Cindy Bass for introducing legislation to temporarily halt demolition in the 8th district. I hope that during the six months’ moratorium City …
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by Jenny Godwin, Mt. Airy resident
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2/17/22
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Dratman was an internationally-renowned research scientist, former professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the Medical College of Pennsylvania, as well as a sought-after lecturer throughout the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia.
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by Len Lear
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2/17/22
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A crowd of community activists, faith leaders, residents and government officials gathered in West Mt. Airy Monday to celebrate the renaming of Allens Lane and the Allen Lane Train Station in honor …
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by Tom Beck
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2/16/22
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NFA's record improved to 7-1 in the league and 7-2 overall, while the visitors went back to the Main Line at 5-1, 10-3.
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by Tom Utescher
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2/10/22
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What could a demolition ban mean for the 8th councilmanic district? Community stakeholders weigh in.
Legal issues aside, stakeholders in the 8th Councilmanic District have also questioned what the moratorium would mean for development in the community.
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by Tom Beck
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2/10/22
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Barring any legal challenges that could change the map, Chestnut Hill’s current State Representative, Chris Rabb, will no longer represent the majority of Chestnut Hill once the map goes into affect.
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by Tom Beck
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2/9/22
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Anne Krawitz, who runs AKA Bindery in West Mt. Airy, is one of only two independent studios left in the city that still bind books by hand.
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by Len Lear
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2/3/22
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In response to residents’ complaints about loud popping sounds of pickleballers swatting plastic balls, the city closed three of the center’s six pickleball courts for the winter.
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by Tom Beck
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2/2/22
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