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Seth Anderson-Oberman, Councilmember Cindy Bass’s first serious primary challenger as an incumbent, speaks to supporters at his campaign launch event in February.
Seth Anderson-Oberman mounts serious challenge to Cindy Bass for city council
Anderson-Oberman reported gathering 3,812 signatures – more than five times the minimum of 750 required to run for office in a councilmanic district. more
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The Vanna Venturi House, an icon of post-modern architecture, is situated on the edge of Pastorius Park.
City rules: No guesthouse for iconic Vanna Venturi House
The city's Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a variance that would allow the owner of the historic Vanna Venturi House to build an accessory dwelling unit on the property.  more
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Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold III (left) greets his predecessor, the Rt. Rev. Edmond L. Browning, during Griswold's installation ceremony as the 25th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church on Jan. 10, 1998, at the Washington National Cathedral.
A legacy of courage for a trailblazing bishop
The Rt. Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold, III, of Chestnut Hill, the 25th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church who came under fire after supporting the ordination of women and gay Christians, died on March 5. more
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CHCA agenda
Thurs. March 23, 2023, CHCA Board of Directors meeting more
Crime Report
The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from March 6 - 13.  more
Nicole Williams, co-managing directer of the Mt. Airy food pantry, shows off the squash, green beans and peppers in their community fridge at the Unitarian Universalists of Mt. Airy Church on Stenton Ave.
As SNAP shrinks, a Mt. Airy community fridge opens
All across Philadelphia, community fridges exist to help provide food to neighbors in need. more
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The Germantown YWCA, located in the heart of Germantown's historic district, has sat vacant for decades and remains mired in conflict over who should have the right to develop it.
Germantown saddled with three stalled developments
After years of decline, Northwest Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood has in recent years become attractive to developers. more
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy will host a FIRST regional robotics competition this weekend for 31 teams from the tri-state area. Team 1218 is pictured here at the FIRST tournament held recently at Hatboro-Horsham High School. Visitors are welcome: www.sch.org.
SCH to host FIRST District Robotics Tournament
Trailers full of students and their industrial-size robots will stream into Chestnut Hill this weekend for the FIRST regional robotics tournament hosted by Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. more
Hoops Madness returns to Chestnut Hill
After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, hundreds of community members packed Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Vare Field House to celebrate the return of Hoops Madness. more
Threat of violence closes Penn Charter
William Penn Charter School was forced to close school and keep students home for the day on Feb. 21 due to a threat of violence. more
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Three people received emergency care and were taken to the hospital after fire swept through a house at 118 W. Cliveden St. at approximately 3:15 last Wednesday. According to Philadelphia Fire Department spokesperson Kathy Matheson, firefighters arrived to find smoke billowing from the second floor of the two-story rowhouse. It took nearly 40 minutes to control the fire, which also damaged two adjacent homes at 116 and 114 West Cliveden. According to police, a Philadelphia Fire Marshal declared the fire an arson after a video of a man with a bag fleeing the scene was shown by a witness. The Fire Department wouldn’t comment on the investigation. More than 60 PFD members responded, including firefighters, medics, chiefs and support personnel.
Three injured in fire labeled as arson
Crime Report
The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Feb. 27 - March 5.  more
CHCA agenda for week of March 6th, 2023
Tues. March 21, 2023, Development Review Committee, no agenda items at this time more
Former Springfield Township Commissioner Eddie Graham, who resigned from the board Monday afternoon, will remain as president of the NAACP’s Cheltenham Branch. He is seen here speaking at that organization's Freedom Banquet last year.
Graham resigns from Springfield Board of Commissioners
Less than five months after resigning as president of the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners, Eddie Graham resigned from the board altogether on Monday afternoon as an act of protest. more
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Apiary Studio, in Germantown, won awards for its night garden.
NW Philadelphia area flower show winners
Northwest Philadelphia area floral and landscape designers were among the winners announced earlier this week at the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, which runs through Sunday, March 12. more
Colin (center) with his friends, Griffin Feist (left) of Wyndmoor and Robert Sample of Oreland, on April 12, 2015. “Everything was fine just a few days before this photo was taken,” said Colin's mom, Melissa. “You can't tell here that Colin has cancer, but one day later his hair was all off.”
Teen's cancer death prompts Wyndmoor mom to help others
Colin Delaney was once just a happy-go-lucky freshman at Springfield Township High School in Wyndmoor. That came to a shocking end in February of 2014 when he suddenly became very sick. more
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Christopher Gladstone Booth, of Mt. Airy, a teacher at the Bryant School in Southwest Philadelphia, is running for an at-large seat in Philadelphia City Council.
Christopher Booth of Mt. Airy to run for City Council at-large
A third Northwest Philadelphia resident will be running for one of Philadelphia City Council’s seven at-large seats. Christopher Gladstone Booth, of Mt. Airy, has officially announced his candidacy. more
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Asking the 'other 95%' to show support, help meet a $25,000 challenge grant
It may seem to many of you that the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Annual Appeal has raised several million dollars. Not exactly, says the publisher. more
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A video featuring Amir Staten, 17, a senior at Germantown Friends School, and his mom Karlynne went viral, showing Amir’s joyous reaction to being accepted at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Viral video captures a Morehouse dream come true
Amir Staten desperately wanted to become a Morehouse man. And then on Friday, the Morehouse email landed.  It led to a joyous viral video. more
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Crime Report
The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Feb. 20 - 27.  more
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