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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Mt.Airy hosted a health fair on Saturday, part of their effort to re-introduce themselves to the community. The group, which has been based at the religious temple on Allens Lane since 1974, has been working to expand its capacity and offerings. The event featured information about the faith tradition’s practices, such as prayer and chanting to deities, yoga, mindful hand massages, health services and how to make your own vegetarian samosa. Members, many of whom come from South Asia, range in all ages and backgrounds.
A religious community reintroduces itself with an appeal for holistic health
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness hosted its first annual health fair in Mt. Airy  Saturday as part of an initiative to connect with the community. more
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Construction on the site of the old stone garage that was demolished without a permit has been ordered to a halt by city officials.
Mt. Pleasant Garage razed without city permits
The Mt. Pleasant Garage, located on Lincoln Drive near the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Avenue in Mt. Airy, was illegally demolished at some point in late September. more
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Jenks School celebrates
Jenks School is celebrating Reading Promise Week with an opening reception for the school’s new Community Collaboration Center and School Library. more
Author Janet Mason, a Mt. Airy resident for four decades, holds a copy of her just-released novel, “Loving Artemis, An Endearing Tale of Revolution, Love and Marriage.”
New novel of lesbian love by acclaimed Mt. Airy author
Mt. Airy author Janet Mason has done it again. more
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Germantown-based developer Ken Weinstein chats with attendees at a ceremony honoring him for being named the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia’s first ever recipient of the Mary Werner DeNadai Award.
Preservation Alliance honors Ken Weinstein
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia honored Mt. Airy and Germantown developer Ken Weinstein Thursday night, presenting him with the Alliance’s inaugural Mary Werner DeNadai Award. more
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Suspect in Mt. Airy assault arrested in North Carolina
A man believed to be associated with the rape of a 71-year-old woman in Mt. Airy on Sept. 15 was taken into custody in North Carolina on Monday morning. more
Crime Report
The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Sept. 19-25.  more
The Aug. 16 fire at Hiram Lodge destroyed the entire third floor, including an ornate and original meeting hall.
Hiram Lodge fire ruled accidental
Questions remain about whether ongoing construction at the site had been conducted with required city permits. more
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George Drakopoulos, owner of Malelani Cafe on Germantown Avenue, says businesses like his need to work together in order to keep burglaries at bay.
More break-ins rattle Mt. Airy business owners
George Drakopoulos’s Malelani Cafe, located at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Pelham Road, was broken into last Sunday for the second time in about a month. more
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The streets of Mt. Airy rang out with rock, blues, pop, R&B, game boy and country music Sunday in the community’s first-ever Porchfest. The festival featured musicians performing on porches throughout the neighborhood where residents observed while sitting in garden chairs, or created a kind of on-the-street standing room only. Organizers are hoping to make Porchfest an annual event.
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The Chestnut Hill Rotary Club members met for their monthly happy hour at Rotarian Voltaire Blaine's shoe boutique, Style by Blaine, at 8433 Germantown Ave. Along with global service projects, the Rotary supports local public schools, local businesses, and organizes neighborhood cleanups. Come join our next monthly happy hour at the Market at the Fairway's Chestnut Hill Brewery on Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m., or drop in on our weekly Wednesday meeting at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill at 7:30 a.m. We bet you might know some of us!
Martha Madigan's work has been exhibited internationally and is in the collections of major museums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and in private collections and institutions worldwide.
Mt. Airy teacher and photographer saw beauty everywhere
“I have received so many letters since Martha died about how she affected people's lives." more
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Dwyer, in red T-shirt, with youngsters in Guatemala, where most of the country's residents live on less than $2 a day.
Hiller left world of finance for service in Guatemala
When Brendan Dwyer was four years old, his mom, Marianne, became the director of Teenagers, Inc., a nonprofit that aims to connect teens to the world through community service. more
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Jose Benitez, CEO of Prevention Point Philadelphia, will speak to the Chestnut Hill Rotary Club about opioid addiction and related issues on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
Needle exchange advocate to speak to Hill Rotary Club
According to city statistics, Philadelphia hit 1,250 opioid overdose deaths last year – a situation that Jose Benitez, CEO of Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP), knows all too well. more
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Crime Report
The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Sept. 5-19.  more
A photo of the car stolen from the victim.
Elderly Mt. Airy woman assaulted at her home
Philadelphia Police are on a hunt for a man who sexually assaulted a 71-year-old Mt. Airy woman in her home on the 7400 block of Devon Street Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. more
Jarrod Thomas (left) and his mom, Nicole (right) run the Mt. Airy Deli, 7200 Devon St., which was opened 27 years ago by Nicole’s dad, Coker (center) and mom, Melanie.
Three generations and the best shrimp po’boy in town
It is no secret that the pandemic has been particularly hard on restaurants and other food-related businesses. more
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Jessica McKenzie, of Mt. Airy, a costume supervisor for the TV show “The Gilded Age,” launched a line of natural soaps during the pandemic.
Mt. Airy soap maker follows family tradition
In their heyday, the “soaps,” those once ubiquitous daytime series, offered a steady paycheck for people in the film and television industry. more
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Joey Novick, who has been the opening act for many of the nation's top comedians, will bring his stand-up act to Malelani Cafe, 6734 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, on Wednesday, Sept, 28, 8 p.m.
Comedian lawyer turned city councilman to appear at local cafe
Joey Novick is a stand-up comic who tells a hilarious seven-minute story (you can see it on YouTube) about how he had a property line problem after moving from New York City to Flemington, NJ. more
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Lassiter, seen at his day job at Weavers Way in Chestnut Hill, has a one-man art exhibit at the Lieberman Gallery in the Settlement Music School, 6128 Germantown Ave., now through Dec. 22.
New exhibit by Hill artist who survived head-on collision
Alphonso “Al” Lassiter, 72, has a perpetually smiling face that has brightened up the Chestnut Hill Weavers Way market at the cash register and around the store for the past 12 years. more
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