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The CHCA Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee will conduct a public meeting via Zoom.com to review a variance appeal for an 8-townhouse development at the current location of O’Reilly Inc.
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2/10/21
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A Zoom meeting for school children, meant to celebrate Black inventors, was hacked by an unknown person who subjected students and their families to a racist and sexual attack.
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by Walt Maguire
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2/8/21
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Under the stewardship of the Community Association, the Greenspace Initiatives Committee completed a fall pruning project of street trees on Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike.
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by Laura Lucas, Greenspace Initiatives Committee Chair
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2/5/21
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Melissa Epperly received her Preservation Recognition Award at the Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s annual meeting on January 10.
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by Shirley Hanson for the Chestnut Hill Conservancy
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2/4/21
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When Edie Appel, 73, retired as Director of ChildSpace Day Care Center on Jan. 29, she left behind a legacy dedicated to the improvement of early childhood education in our community. What will she …
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by Stacia Friedman
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2/4/21
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Last summer, Jane Ellis pitched the idea about starting their own community refrigerator to the administrators at Greene Street Friends School, who jumped right on board with it.
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by Len Lear
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1/29/21
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Catering by Design has lost over 700 bookings since the pandemic began last March. “I’ve wanted to open a taqueria for about 10 years now,” said chef Roth Perelman last week, “but if it wasn’t for the pandemic, I wouldn’t have been able to do it.”
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by Len Lear
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1/27/21
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This weekend, the Hill will come alive with the return of the Chestnut Hill on Ice two-day festival featuring food, firepits and fraternity.
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by April Lisante
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1/27/21
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Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak took a roundabout route to making bows for violins, violas and cellos.
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by Len Lear
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1/21/21
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Neighbors of the former Blossom Philadelphia property, 102 E. Mermaid Lane, were concerned that the new owners were neglecting the buildings. Things improved last week when the Goldenberg Group responded.
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by Walt Maguire
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1/13/21
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The Mt. Airy Community Development Corporation (CDC) will open applications for a fourth round of business relief funds on Friday, January 15.
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by Walt Maguire
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1/13/21
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Developers of a proposed 37-unit apartment building on Chew Avenue have delayed plans to present their case to the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustments as Eighth District City Councilperson, …
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by Patrick Cobbs
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1/7/21
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The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Deck the Door Contest ran from December 14 through December 28. The feedback was so positive that the CHCA hopes to make this an annual event.
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1/7/21
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E.B. O’Reilly and Associates, HVAC specialists, have proposed replacing their office at 30 West Highland Avenue with eight townhouses.
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Anyone who struggled through Chaucer, Milton, Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, etc., in an English-Lit course has to be surprised by this news: Poetry reading is up in the U.S. while reading books for pleasure is down slightly.
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By Len Lear
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12/31/20
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Because of your support, the Chestnut Hill Conservancy has been able to sustain our stewardship of the history, architecture, and open space we treasure.
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By Eileen Javers
Chestnut Hill Conservancy Board President
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12/30/20
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The Covid-19 situation led to a significant uptick in park visitors, many of whom were unfamiliar with long-standing park policy and etiquette.
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By Tracey Gardner
President, Friends of Pastorius Park
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12/30/20
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Many community activists in Northwest Philadelphia virtually revere attorney Yvonne Haskins, who has been fighting for victims of injustice for a half-century, but I doubt if many know she was once a police officer here.
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by Len Lear
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12/30/20
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Carl Drake has teamed up with Rob and Vanessa Mullen, owners of Campbell's Place, to open Mimi's Café at 184 E. Evergreen Ave., which had been vacant since The Top of the Hill Market and Café closed.
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By Len Lear
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12/30/20
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Kaitlin Orner, 33, has brought a bit of Eden to 6352 Germantown Ave. with her new plant store and flower shop, Pomelo Flowers and Gifts. The word “pomelo,” a big Asian citrus fruit as …
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by Constance Garcia-Barrio
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12/24/20
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