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Researchers at Temple University are testing a way to sustainably filter out contaminants from drinking water.
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by Abby Weiss
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1/28/26
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Two students and two faculty members at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy — part of the Devil Dragon Balloon team (the Drexel University-SCH high-altitude ballooning team) — have been selected to participate in NASA’s High-Altitude Student Platform (HASP).
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by Laura Richards
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1/22/26
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As colleges and universities across the area return for the spring semester, the FBI Philadelphia Field Office is advising international student communities of a scam involving foreign government impersonators.
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1/22/26
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A Pennsylvania-based firm is assessing the possibility of installing a renewable energy system at John F. McCloskey Elementary School and the neighboring Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center in Cedarbrook.
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by Abby Weiss
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1/22/26
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The Philadelphia-based ReAnimator Coffee plans to open a location in Mt. Airy, potentially by March.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/22/26
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The following is for crimes reported from Jan. 11 to Jan. 18.
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1/22/26
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The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA) and the City of Philadelphia have unveiled 22 artist-designed fiberglass replica Liberty Bells to be installed in neighborhoods across the city.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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1/22/26
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Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Sharon G. Flake is coming to Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books on Thursday at 7 p.m. for a celebration and signing of her newest book.
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by Elie Bekelman
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1/22/26
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Students and staff from Chestnut Hill College, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, and Norwood-Fontbonne Academy joined together on Friday for prayer, service projects, lectures and other activities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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1/22/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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by Elie Bekelman
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1/22/26
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Germantown Friends School’s All School Commons has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects Philadelphia with a 2025 gold medal in design.
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1/22/26
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Want to write your own comic book, or learn to cook, or even explore your dreams? The new semester is beginning at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree and there’s room in a variety of classes.
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1/22/26
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The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) released its quarterly construction newsletter on Jan. 13, providing updates on several water infrastructure projects in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy and Germantown.
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by Abby Weiss
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1/22/26
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In 2018, a retaining wall collapsed in the 300 block of Glen Echo Road in Mt. Airy. The neighbors were then left with the question, “Who will fix this?”
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/21/26
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The 12th and 59th Democratic wards, both in Germantown, hosted a community forum on Jan. 13, with five candidates running for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/21/26
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Donald Hyman fears that peace — and his health — will be jeopardized by plans to build an AI data center the size of more than 20 football fields across the street.
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by Abby Weiss
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1/21/26
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“Everybody can be great,” said the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “because greatness is determined by service.”
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by Elie Bekelman
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1/15/26
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The Fair Housing Commission (FHC) held a hearing on Jan. 7 to consider a tenant retaliation case filed by Kadi Ashby, president of the Alden Park Tenants Association, against L3C Alden Park Apartments.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/15/26
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The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 elected new leadership and township officers during its first meeting of 2026.
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by Maya Keats
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1/15/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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by Elie Bekelman
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1/15/26
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