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At first, the tree was carried up the winding steps inside the home of Richard Snowden to the platform that serves as the developer’s terrace. Today it's an annual, and bigger, tradition.
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by Kristin Holmes
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12/22/22
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The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 against a resolution that would have prohibited the Thin Blue Line flag from being displayed on township property.
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by Tom Beck
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12/22/22
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“Friends” was a very popular TV show that celebrated the friendship among a group of 20-somethings, but those friends were amateurs compared to the members of Chavurah Bet.
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by Len Lear
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12/22/22
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A zoning permit issued for the former site of the Trinity Evangelical United Church has revealed plans for the owner’s “full demolition” of the church.
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by Tom Beck
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12/22/22
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Due to equipment problems at our printing plant last night, the print edition of the December 22, 2022 editions of the Chestnut Hill Local and Mt. Airy Local will be delayed this week.
The …
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12/21/22
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Councilmember Cindy Bass’s bill to curtail thefts of catalytic converters got one step closer to passing on Friday after clearing City Council’s rules committee.
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by Tom Beck
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12/15/22
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A 24-acre tract of open land in Roxborough has been spared from development thanks to an anonymous $3 million grant provided to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
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by Tom Beck
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12/15/22
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After years of uncertainty, the nationally important Abolition Hall and surrounding acres in Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh Township, have been saved. Their preservation is a remarkable turn of events.
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by George McNeely
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12/15/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Dec. 4-11.
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12/15/22
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Dec. 20, 2022, Development Review Committee, 7pm via Zoom
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12/15/22
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The Crefeld School has purchased the Greylock estate’s original gatehouse at 8835 Crefeld St. for $1.2 million in a private sale, giving it direct access to the Wissahickon.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/14/22
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A federal judge ruled last week that City Councilmember Cindy Bass did not violate the civil rights of committee person Carla Cain when she acted to remove Cain from a registered community organization.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/14/22
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Wendy Feldman, owner of Spa Elysium on Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill, was shot and killed last night in the parking lot behind her business in what police are reporting as a domestic murder suicide.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/8/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Nov. 28-Dec. 4.
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12/8/22
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Dec. 8, 2022, CHCA Executive Committee Meeting, 7pm, email anne@chestnuthill.org to resister and for location
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12/8/22
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After two unsuccessful runs for statewide offices in 2018 and 2020, for lieutenant governor and auditor general, respectively, Mt. Airy resident Nina Ahmad has shifted her sights to city politics.
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by Tom Beck
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12/7/22
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The Chestnut Hill Library, which has been closed to the public since mid-November when the ceiling collapsed and the building’s boiler stopped working, may not be open again for quite some time.
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by Tom Beck
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12/7/22
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The CHCA, founded in 1948, will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in 2023 and our Annual Appeal is more ambitious and exciting than ever this year.
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12/7/22
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Chestnut Hill’s Holiday Parade is making a comeback on Saturday, Dec. 10, after being canceled for three years because of COVID and inclement weather.
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by David J. Hunt
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12/7/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Nov. 14-Nov. 27.
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12/1/22
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