The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) confirmed to the Local last week that it has a memorandum of understanding with West Powelton Development, owned by developer Anthony …
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by Tom Beck
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8/4/22
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The indictment doesn’t mention checks being stolen from the 19118 or 19119 zip codes. The indictment does cite outdoor mailboxes in Lansdowne, Folsom, Southwest Philadelphia and Ellicott City, Md., as the four locations where checks were stolen.
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by Tom Beck
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8/4/22
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Three observations regarding the news that a major commercial property owner is seeking to downsize its retail holdings.
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8/4/22
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The news that Georgia will be investigating its legislators has put Georgia on my mind.
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8/4/22
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Philadelphia’s new bill sponsored by at-large City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson to encourage tree canopy growth in Philadelphia is an important legislative work.
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8/4/22
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A free COVID vaccination clinic for ages 5 and up is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Germantown Avenue headquarters of Essential Community Connections.
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8/4/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from July 25-31.
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8/4/22
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Residents of Germantown teamed up with police officers from the 14th Police District and its chaplaincy Thursday evening to stage a peace walk.
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by Tom Beck
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8/4/22
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Democratic legislators from across the state gathered at Chestnut Hill Hospital last week to discuss ongoing healthcare policy issues.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/4/22
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Many people are often derisive of lawyers until they need one.
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by Len Lear
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8/4/22
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In response to neighborhood outcry over the harsh glare of the city’s new street lights, City Councilmember Cindy Bass is arranging for a meeting.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/3/22
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The CHCA Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend the Woodmere Art Museum’s plans to obtain variances for St. Michael’s Hall.
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by Tom Beck
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8/3/22
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The virus is still here, I know, but after three years of abstinence from travel, we had to get out of town and away from the fuzz lining our walls.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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7/28/22
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The late comic Rodney Dangerfield used to say, “I'm getting so old that I could not blow out all of the candles on my latest birthday cake. The heat drove me back.”
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by Len Lear
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7/28/22
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Three local authors, one from Chestnut Hill and two from Mt. Airy, will discuss their books at a signing event on Thursday, July 28, 6 p.m., at Hilltop Books, 84 Bethlehem Pike.
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by Len Lear
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7/28/22
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Residents of Northwest Philadelphia and beyond attended a meeting held by the Northwest Traffic Calming Committee on Sunday afternoon.
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by Tom Beck
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7/28/22
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Representatives of Bowman Properties last week unveiled a plan that seeks to downsize, or in some cases eliminate, commercial space in Chestnut Hill in an effort to combat retail vacancies.
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by Tom Beck
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7/27/22
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Three more readers of the Local reached out to the paper last week to complain about checks they had mailed being stolen and washed.
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by Tom Beck
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7/27/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from July 18 to July 25.
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7/27/22
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Hillers were alarmed to find the mailbox out front of the Chestnut Hill Post Office unlocked and open last Tuesday morning, as pictured here.
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7/27/22
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