By the end of Fall, the city hopes to have rumble strips placed along both the yellow centerlines and white edge lines of the entirety of the corridor. It also hopes to install speed tables.
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by Tom Beck
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9/21/23
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For the week of Sept 18, 2023
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9/21/23
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The city of Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses & Inspections issued a cease and desist order to J’Excellence Event Hall, located at 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave., on Aug. 26.
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by Tom Beck
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9/21/23
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The Germantown Arts District will transform into a backdrop for an outdoor party celebrating art, culture and community this Friday.
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by Kristin Holmes
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9/21/23
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A memorial service for John O’Donnell, former advertising representative for the Chestnut Hill Local, will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Saturday.
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9/21/23
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) is sponsoring an e-waste drive on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot at 8000 Cherokee St.
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9/21/23
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Police confirmed to the Local that five bullet casings were recovered from a shooting that occurred on the 5500 block of Germantown Avenue on Monday.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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9/21/23
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Four months after a nail-bitingly narrow loss to Cindy Bass, Anderson-Oberman is once again organizing for action.
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by Tom Beck
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9/20/23
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will cap off its three-year project focused on growing the urban forest with the opening Friday of “The Lightning House."
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by Carla Robinson
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9/20/23
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A collection of friends and supporters of State Rep. Chris Rabb gathered in Mt. Airy on Sunday as he announced his re-election bid.
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by Tom Beck
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9/20/23
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Sept. 2 to Sept. 10.
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9/14/23
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A hearing on the Chestnut Hill Hospital’s Women’s Center's potential designation to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places was continued.
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9/14/23
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For the week of Sept. 18
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9/14/23
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Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review committee voted unanimously in favor of continuing its hearing on 42-68 Church Lane.
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by Tom Beck
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9/14/23
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Last week’s article about a group who are developing a protective zoning “overlay” for Germantown Avenue incorrectly reported on who was writing it.
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9/14/23
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Team First Elite, a basketball program for students from Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy schools, has had an impressive second year.
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by Pryce Jamison
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9/14/23
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Sept. 23 'Walk & Talk' to raise funds for suicide prevention.
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by Len Lear
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9/13/23
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Determined not to be intimidated by white nationalists, they responded to neo-Nazi flyers with declarations of love and inclusivity.
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by Tom Beck
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9/13/23
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Last week’s print issue of the Local featured a photograph of Mt. Airy resident and developer Ken Weinstein, with no caption.
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9/7/23
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On Aug. 25, the local CBS affiliate, Channel 3, ran a story about recent break-ins of blue post office boxes. Add me to the list of victims.
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by Len Lear
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9/7/23
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