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The 27 students on Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's robotics team traveled to FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, TX, this past week for the season's culminating event, one of only 10 percent of high school teams that qualified to compete at "Champs." Students met event founder Dean Kamen, who stopped at the team's pit to talk to students and to hear about Team 1218's robot, affectionately called "Stinger." Pictured left to right are Leo Cohen, Logan Landau, Danny O'Connor (a team captain), Dean Kamen (founder of FIRST Robotics), Emma Ludwikowski and Paige Murray.
SCH robotics team at 'Champs' event
Henry Elementary, the 5th city school to close for asbestos
The C.W. Henry Elementary School in Mt. Airy just became the 5th city school that must close due to the discovery of asbestos in the building. more
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‘Queen of Cannabis’ zoning hearing continued
The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board continued until May 22 a hearing on Christine Visco’s appeal of a violation issued for operating a business within a residential district. more
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Barbara Thomson has been active in the Chestnut Hill Community Association and at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, where she is currently serving as rector’s warden, a post akin to chair of the church’s 16-member board.
Hill public service lawyer running again for court judgeship
Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Thomson, who is running for Municipal Court judge, says, “I have been preparing for this job for 35 years.” more
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Georgia Forjohn, the new marketing and events coordinator for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, will help promote local businesses and events.
An events coordinator born to celebrate the Hill
Georgia Forjohn, the new marketing and events coordinator for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, seems born to the task. more
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Marsha Stender, librarian and manager of Mt. Airy's Lovett branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia until her retirement early this month, welcomes Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great-grandson of the abolitionist, author and social reformer Frederick Douglass, who spoke at Lovett on Feb. 15.
Retiring librarian: 'Libraries are about people, not books'
Marsha Stender, longtime librarian and branch manager of the Lovett Library in Mt. Airy, has just stepped down from that job after 17 years of service. more
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Pepon Osorio, of Mt. Airy, is a multimedia visual artist whose work has appeared in major museums and private homes throughout the world.
NW artists of color dominate Pew grant awards
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has awarded $1,170,000 in fellowships to 12 Philadelphia area artists of color. more
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Chestnut Hill business corridor
Our Town: Celebrating Chestnut Hill’s commercial corridor
The Chestnut Hill Conservancy is celebrating the success of that experiment with an April 13 lecture and accompanying walking tour on April 23. more
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Shoppers at last year’s Clover Market browse for one-of-a-kind items at the semi-annual event scheduled for Sunday, April 16.
Clover Market returns to Chestnut Hill April 16
Pottery artist Stephanie Premich used to sell her wares at 40 events a year. COVID put an end to that, and now she focuses on premier regional events such as Clover Market. more
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More than 65 township residents attended Springfield Township's second public meeting to discuss the current draft of the municipality's Master Trail Plan.
Planning a new trail system for Springfield Township
It is a bold idea, some say, to plan a trail system linking neighborhoods to each other and local parks in a township that has very little green space left. more
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ZBA rules that construction can resume at Mt. Pleasant Garage
The development team for the old Mt. Pleasant Garage has won its argument with the city's Department of Licenses & Inspections. more
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A rendering of the proposed development at 208 E. Mt. Airy Avenue. Photo courtesy of Stuart Udis
Mt. Airy development plan addresses community concerns, adds affordable housing
Developer Stuart Udis adjusted his proposed development plans for the former Fred's Mt. Airy Motors site to address community concerns and provide affordable housing. more
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East Mt. Airy resident Julia Lehman, who thinks she may be the only photographer in the Philadelphia area who specializes in underwater shoots, has found that the medium “clears your mind and forces you to trust your body.”
Going beneath the surface for inspiration and connection
Although her photography spans the breadth of human experience, Julia Lehman has found her truest inspiration underwater. more
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Springfield Township Police commendation honorees and commissioners at the March 8 board meeting
Springfield Township honors 12 officers for exemplary police performance
The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners and Police Chief Robert Pitkow came together at a March business meeting to officially commend almost half of the force. more
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Nicole Williams, co-managing directer of the Mt. Airy food pantry, shows off the squash, green beans and peppers in their community fridge at the Unitarian Universalists of Mt. Airy Church on Stenton Ave.
As SNAP shrinks, a Mt. Airy community fridge opens
All across Philadelphia, community fridges exist to help provide food to neighbors in need. more
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The Germantown YWCA, located in the heart of Germantown's historic district, has sat vacant for decades and remains mired in conflict over who should have the right to develop it.
Germantown saddled with three stalled developments
After years of decline, Northwest Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood has in recent years become attractive to developers. more
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The Morehouse College Glee Club (seen here performing last year, under the direction of Dr. David Morrow) will perform in concert on Wednesday, March 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church at 224 E. Gowen Ave. in Mt. Airy. The event is sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Morehouse College Alumni Association, and a portion of the ticket sales ($33.85-$55.20) includes a donation to a Morehouse scholarship fund. Tickets are available at eventbrite.com.
Morehouse choir to perform
General Manager Madeline Hart serves a Shamrock Supper.
A delicious taste of Irish at Tavern on the Hill
The bar, as dark and dense as the Irish woods, was rocking with laughter as we made our way gingerly to the charming dining room just beyond. more
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Former Springfield Township Commissioner Eddie Graham, who resigned from the board Monday afternoon, will remain as president of the NAACP’s Cheltenham Branch. He is seen here speaking at that organization's Freedom Banquet last year.
Graham resigns from Springfield Board of Commissioners
Less than five months after resigning as president of the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners, Eddie Graham resigned from the board altogether on Monday afternoon as an act of protest. more
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Colin (center) with his friends, Griffin Feist (left) of Wyndmoor and Robert Sample of Oreland, on April 12, 2015. “Everything was fine just a few days before this photo was taken,” said Colin's mom, Melissa. “You can't tell here that Colin has cancer, but one day later his hair was all off.”
Teen's cancer death prompts Wyndmoor mom to help others
Colin Delaney was once just a happy-go-lucky freshman at Springfield Township High School in Wyndmoor. That came to a shocking end in February of 2014 when he suddenly became very sick. more
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