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After a five-month search for a new executive director, the Chestnut Hill Business Association has finally found its new leader in recently appointed executive director Courtney O’Neill.
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by Tom Beck
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8/17/22
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Five more people from Northwest Philadelphia reached out to the Local last week to share their stories about stolen checks.
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by Tom Beck
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8/17/22
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In response to neighborhood complaints about glare caused by the city’s new LED street lights, Deputy Streets Commissioner Richard Montanez has agreed to replace all the high intensity lamps.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/11/22
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Chestnut Hill developer Richard Snowden can convert some of his retail spaces over to residential use.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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High Point Cafe, Malelani Cafe and Evo Brick Oven Pizza in Mt. Airy were burglarized Aug. 3 and police continued to search for the thieves.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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New city requirements for lead testing has landlords across Philadelphia falling behind on renewing their rental licenses, some community advocates say.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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The Local is recruiting board members.
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8/11/22
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A Mt. Airy couple and a Springfield Township woman reached out to the Local last week to report checks they said were stolen from the USPS collection box in front of the Market Square Post Office.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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Howard Watson, who died June 17 at the age of 93, was a nationally recognized watercolorist and illustrator. He was appointed artist-in-residence at the White House for former President Jimmy Carter.
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by Len Lear
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8/11/22
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When Kathi Clayton first became president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s board in August 2020, Chestnut Hill looked a lot different than usual. In fact, the whole world did.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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East Mt. Airy Neighbors will host a community meeting at 7 p.m., Aug. 16, via Zoom, to discuss the townhouse development now being planned for the former site of Fred’s Mt. Airy Motors.
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8/11/22
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Temple leads a regional consortium to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital, deal to close by year's end.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/9/22
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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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