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Jeff Duncan
Catching up with the CHCA’s new board officers
The Local reached out to each newly elected member to get their thoughts on what made them run and what they hope to accomplish. more
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Community members gathered last week to celebrate a new literacy installation for children at Cliveden in Germantown.
A new reading initiative unveiled at Cliveden
The Mt. Airy CDC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for “The Community Reading Nest,” a new literacy installation for children. more
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Zoning board rejects event hall in Mt. Airy
The city’s zoning board denied a special exception request from the owners of J’Excellence, an event hall located at 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave. more
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Chrissy Dress, owner of Cure de Repos in Chestnut Hill, was inspired by a recent trip to Paris to decorate the exterior of her beauty and skin care spa with a wreath of peonies, dahlias, magnolias and cherry blossoms -- a design she says is fitting for a neighborhood known as Philadelphia's garden district.
From Paris to Chestnut Hill
Flatbelly Veg Founder Josh Pope opened the new restaurant at 1020 Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim with his wife and assistant, Sheila Pope, and their daughter, Jordan Pope, of Mt. Airy.
Serving up ‘plants on a plate’ in Erdenheim
Flatbelly Veg started as a food truck in April 2021, and now has moved to a storefront on Bethlehem Pike. more
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Preston Jamison, age 10, contributes to the Wyndmoor Library’s food drive.
Wyndmoor library hosts August food drive
The Free Library of Springfield Township will be holding its first food drive in collaboration with Garden of Health Inc. in an effort to aid low-income families. more
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CHCA Agenda
CHCA Agenda for week of Aug. 7,  2023 more
Neighbors slam event space proposal in Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy neighbors overwhelmingly rejected a business owner’s proposal to operate an event space on 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave. more
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The Rev. Rayford Emmons, parochial vicar at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mt. Airy, was the first African American ordained Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He is currently entering his 50th year of service to parishioners.
City’s first Black Catholic priest celebrates a golden milestone
The Rev. Rayford Emmons, the first African American Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is entering his 50th year of service. more
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Mt. Airy Art Garage, a popular community institution in the heart of Mt. Airy since its founding in 2009.
MAAG responds to founder’s claim of homophobia
The conflict between the founder of the Mt Airy Art Garage and its current board members appears unlikely to end soon. more
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New CHCA president Laura Lucas
Laura Lucas is back as CHCA board president
After a three year hiatus from the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s presidency, Laura Lucas has reclaimed her former spot. more
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Shireen Qadri (right) and her husband, JD Walsh, moved their spice brand business, moji masala, from Brooklyn to Chestnut Hill in 2022. The couple aims to add something new to the kitchens of families across the community: the ability to make unique Indian dishes at home.
New family business brings spice to Chestnut Hill
The Indian spice brand moji masala has been making its mark in Chestnut Hill as a family-owned business with a rich background. more
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Big Blue Marble Bookstore opened in 2005 at 551 Carpenter Lane in West Mt. Airy and is still going strong.
Mt. Airy bookstore survives against impossible odds
It has become so easy to order books online that one would think it must be impossible for a small bookstore to survive. Yet this one does. more
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Northwest Philly residents win national media award
Three Northwest Philadelphia residents won national recognition with Hometown Media Awards for their work with PhillyCAM. more
CHCA Agenda
Thursday, Aug 3, 2023, Land Use, Planning & Zoning Committee, no agenda items at this time. more
Mt. Airy residents and students get their hands dirty planting trees in the EcoLab’s edible hedgerow.
Mt. Airy neighbors transform SEPTA eyesore
An unkempt piece of land will soon become a community hub where Mt. Airy residents can plant vegetables, tend to trees and explore nature.  more
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The Philadelphia neighborhoods of Chestnut Hill, Wynnefield, South Philadelphia West and Rhawnhurst all have had two kidnappings so far this year. Powelton Village, Fox Chase and Brewerytown all had three and two zip codes, which include Kensington and North Philadelphia, each had nine.
Carjacking arrest made; kidnappings unsolved
Philadelphia Police have arrested an East Germantown man for one of three gun-related crimes in Chestnut Hill in recent weeks. more
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Captain Tanisha Richardson
Meet Tanisha Richardson, the 14th District’s new captain
With her appointment to lead the Philadelphia Police Department’s 14th District, Capt. Tanisha Richardson is, in a way, coming home. more
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Pete Merzbacher moved his bakery from an Olney rowhouse to a 4,800-square-foot brick warehouse at 4530 Germantown Ave.
Knead great bread? G'town baker is GMA award winner
Pete Merzbacher insists he was so busy making his popular baked goods that he did not even realize he was part of a winning team.  more
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Mt. Airy daycare center seeks to become event hall
Two zoning issues will be discussed at the West Mt. Airy Neighbors zoning committee meeting on Aug. 2. more
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