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Washing and quarantining groceries after shopping. Early recommendations suggested the coronavirus might survive up to three days of surfaces.
Covid collecting for the Chestnut Hill Conservancy
Scenes that typified Chestnut Hill during the early days of the pandemic in the spring of 2020 are already fading from our daily experience: next-to-no cars on Germantown Avenue, closed stores, Xs … more
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Maddie Megargee and Anna Kane next to the new mural at Hilltop Book. (photo by Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard)
Local women paint mural in Hilltop’s children’s book room
What benefits does a book provide that an e-book does not? Why, for example, have the Friends provided a room full of children’s books for sale at Hilltop Books, their new store at 84 Bethlehem Pike? more
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Neighbors sharing stories and Breaking Bread
Breaking Bread, Building Bridges  is a new initiative from East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) and West Mount Airy Neighbors (WMAN) to return a sense of community in a time when neighbors cannot … more
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Mt. Airy resident Ty'Aja Jones-Brown, 21, welds a pipe at Orleans Technical College in Northeast Philadelphia. After graduation, she hopes to complete an apprenticeship at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, where they will teach her how to weld. (Photo courtesy of Orleans Technical College)
Mt. Airy's 'Rosie the Riveter' a construction pioneer
Mt. Airy resident Ty'Aja Jones-Brown and Norristown resident Maya Crockem are just two of many women changing the perception that women can’t do construction work. more
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West Mt. Airy attorney and civic activist Debra Wolf Goldstein is seen with some of the dozens of pints of homemade soups from this year's “Souperbowl” that were given to a local non-profit that feeds countless homebound and disabled individuals in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Mt. Airy's 'Souperbowl' helping feed area's needy
West Mt. Airy attorney, songwriter and civic activist Debra Wolf Goldstein and her husband, Jay, former president of Valley Green Bank, have a unique way of fighting the winter doldrums. more
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Wearing their finest "vegetable hats" at the home of Mrs. Ann Steele, of “Sugarloaf” (now Chestnut Hill College’s Sugarloaf Hill campus) in December 1939 are Wissahickon Garden Club members including Mmes. Butterworth, Gribbel, Lovering, Paul, Whitney, Johnson and Chase. Photo courtesy of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy.
Discovering Chestnut Hill: The Wissahickon Garden Club
Normally, the first week of March brings us a reminder that spring is just around the corner, with the arrival of the Philadelphia Flower Show. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania … more
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George Drakopoulos, owner of Malelani Café, 6734 Germantown Ave., is delighted to be one of the recipients of the Mt. Airy Covid-19 Business Relief Fund. (Photo by Len Lear)
Mt. Airy CDC awards $27K in Covid business relief
Mt. Airy CDC (Community Development Corp.) last week announced the awarding of $27,000 in grants to 24 local businesses through the Go Mt. Airy Covid-19 Business Relief Fund. This fourth round of funding, the largest of the four rounds, brings the total raised since the fund launched last March to over $80,000. more
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Friends of the Library Board members (from left): Lyn Buchheit, Laura Lucas and Laurene Topping at the new Hilltop Books.
Library Friends’ Hilltop Books opens by appointment
Hilltop Books  is a project of the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library. more
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Owner Liz Sytsma (holding Ariella Antonio-Notarianni) is seen in her Mt. Airy shop with fiber artists (from left) Jessica Antonio-Notarianni and Theresa Hill, teaching artist Jill Smith and fiber artist Yolanda Booker. (Photo by Kira Luxon Pepe)
Mt. Airy fabric business Wild Hand has thrived during pandemic
Not too many businesses can say that their sales in December, 2020, when the pandemic was spiraling out of control, were twice as high as they were in December, 2019, four months before the pandemic had even begun. more
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Dr. Asyia Ahmad.
Chestnut Hill Hospital to host virtual talk on gut health
What’s upsetting your digestive system? Learn healthy tips and recipes to keep your digestive system working smoothly during a virtual session with Asyia Ahmad, MD, gastroenterologist, on Thursday, March 4 at noon. more
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Alex Carbonell (from left), one of three business partners in the new Commodore restaurant in Mt. Airy, is seen with Emmeline McIlvain, restaurant manager and bartender; business partner Adam Ray Honeycutt and John Nolan, manager of the Irish Center, where the restaurant is housed. Daniel Gutter, the third business partner, was not available for the photo. (Photo by Len Lear)
New restaurant in Mt. Airy's 73-year-old Irish Center
The Commodore opened in October (with a “soft” opening). more
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Mark Carver was Manager of Copy Services at the Staples in Chestnut Hill for nine years. When his position was eliminated, hundreds of customers went on social sites to post about their appreciation of Mark, and to wish him well.
Mark Carver sacked by Staples, learns he’s missed
Mark Carver was Manager of Copy Services at the Staples in Chestnut Hill for nine years. On January 21, his position was eliminated. It was the day after he turned 56. more
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An architect’s rendering of a planned retail and apartment complex at the corner of Bethlehem Pike and Germantown Avenue. The Chestnut Hill Baptist Church is shown behind the proposed building.
Apartment building, Mexican restaurant proposed for Top of Hill
On Tuesday, Feb. 16 the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Development Review Committee heard from the developers of an apartment building at 10 Bethlehem Pike, and addressed concerns surrounding plans for a Mexican restaurant at 8612 Germantown Avenue. more
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An architect’s rendering of townhomes planned for 30 W. Highland Ave. A committee will be formed to work out differences between the developer and neighbors who want to see the current property preserved and are concerned about the density and design of the project.
DRC forms committee to refine 30 W. Highland project
Last Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Development Review Committee (CHCA DRC) voted over Zoom to form an ad-hoc committee to resolve design questions around … more
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Long-time Mt. Airy resident Howard A. Myrick has a decades-long history of military service and teaching Communications in college, including at Temple University for 27 years.
New book by Mt. Airy military man about 'Toxic Isms'
Howard A. Myrick's latest accomplishment is a newly published book he authored, “Surviving Toxic 'Isms' and Polarizing Dissent; Protecting Our Democracy." more
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Koplove is seen here being arrested along with 175 other protesters in July of 2017 after engaging in acts of civil disobedience around the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Hill co-founder's group helped defeat Trump in PA
A great many people in Northwest Philadelphia and the adjacent suburbs were undoubtedly delighted over the Biden/Harris victory in Pennsylvania in November, but I doubt if anyone was more exhilarated … more
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Angie Hinton (center) and Tom Quinn (right) are trying to bring youth registration efforts under an umbrella organization. PA Youth Vote would share resources to reach more first-time voters.
Philly Youth Votes brings young voter registration statewide
Philly Youth Vote has been around since 2016, when Thomas Quinn, a Mt. Airy resident and social studies teacher at Central High School, joined with others in the Caucus of Working Educators to … more
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Tabitha Oman and Myron Manternach knew they were buying a “fixer upper,” and immediately they faced its surprises. The Preservation Recognition Award honors the painstaking care that created their addition to 122 Bethlehem Pike.
DISCOVERING CHESTNUT HILL: The Conservancy honors Tabitha Oman and Myron Manternach home addition
Their award honors the painstaking care that created their addition to their home at 122 Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill. more
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An architect's rendering of townhomes planned for 30 W. Highland Ave,
LUPZ approves of 30 W. Highland project
Last Thursday evening, Feb. 11, the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee (CHCA LUPZC) met over Zoom in a special interim session to review the proposed … more
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These children are students at Kadiogne Elementary School in the village of Kadiogne, Senegal. The Emily D'Ancona Resource Center, founded by Luke Klein and his partners, is in a community center next door to the school.
Mt. Airy activist improving lives of kids in Africa
Luke Klein, 46, who lived in Chestnut Hill for the first 10 years of his life and in Mt. Airy ever since, is a Quaker who puts his time and efforts and passion behind his beliefs. more
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