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In the year before its 200th anniversary, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will award Philadelphia gardeners for their skills in a new challenge.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/21/26
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City Councilmember Cindy Bass last week introduced a bill that would ban the sale of force-fed animal products in Philadelphia.
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5/21/26
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A resolution creating “World Hunger Day” in Pennsylvania, researched and written in part by students at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy and Chestnut Hill College, was passed by the state House on May 6.
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5/21/26
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The following is for crimes reported from May 10 to May 17.
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5/21/26
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State Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating three opponents.
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by Tommy Tucker
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5/20/26
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Students, faculty, staff, families and friends of Eleanor C. Emlen School spent last week celebrating its 100th birthday.
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5/20/26
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More than 100 people gathered at Pastorius Park last Thursday to celebrate a significant milestone in the park’s history.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/20/26
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After two hearings, the Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission (FHC) has ruled that Alden Park’s property management retaliated against the tenants’ association leader, Kadi Ashby.
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by Tommy Tucker
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5/20/26
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For the second year in a row, the Chestnut Hill Local has won a sweepstakes award in the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation Advertising Contest.
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5/14/26
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The following is for crimes reported from May 4 to May 10.
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5/14/26
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With SNAP benefits being cut by the federal government and grocery prices rising, a nonprofit called It Takes a Village to Feed One Child is providing 250,000 meals a month in the Philadelphia area.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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Join the Chestnut Hill Conservancy on Tuesday, May 19, to celebrate Chestnut Hill’s role in the American Revolution.
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by Josh Pero
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5/14/26
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Local volunteers are banding together to help achieve what’s known as “tree equity” in Northwest Philadelphia, meaning that streets and neighborhoods with fewer trees are targeted for more planting.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/14/26
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Eleanor C. Emlen School, originally known as the Eleanor C. Emlen School of Practice when it was established in 1926, has been serving Mt. Airy students for the past 100 years.
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by Michael Goff
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5/14/26
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Qasim Rashad is an elected committee person for the 22nd Ward (Mt. Airy) and chair of the 4th Senatorial State Committee covering parts of Montgomery County and Northwest Philadelphia.
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5/13/26
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I’m Chris Johnson, and I’m running for Pennsylvania state representative in the 200th legislative district.
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5/13/26
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A developer who wants to build data centers in Upper Merion has resubmitted plans to bring a hyperscale facility to Conshohocken.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/13/26
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My name is Dr. Deshawnda “Dr. Dee” Williams, and I am running to represent the 200th Legislative District because I believe our communities deserve leadership rooted in service, compassion, and real-life experience.
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5/13/26
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State Sen. Art Haywood is running for re-election in Pennsylvania’s 4th State Senate District against Democratic primary challenger Michael Cogbill.
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by Tommy Tucker
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5/13/26
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Three candidates are in the running to fill the seat left by state Rep. Chris Rabb in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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by Tommy Tucker
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5/13/26
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