Anderson-Oberman reported gathering 3,812 signatures – more than five times the minimum of 750 required to run for office in a councilmanic district.
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by Tom Beck
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3/16/23
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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.
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by Tom Beck
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3/16/23
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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.
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by Len Lear
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3/16/23
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Thurs. March 23, 2023, CHCA Board of Directors meeting
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3/16/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from March 6 - 13.
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3/16/23
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All across Philadelphia, community fridges exist to help provide food to neighbors in need.
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by Elizabeth Estrada, WHYY
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3/16/23
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After years of decline, Northwest Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood has in recent years become attractive to developers.
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by Tom Beck
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3/16/23
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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.
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3/16/23
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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.
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3/16/23
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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.
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by Tom Beck
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3/9/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Feb. 27 - March 5.
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3/9/23
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Tues. March 21, 2023, Development Review Committee, no agenda items at this time
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3/9/23
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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.
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by Tom Beck
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3/8/23
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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.
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3/8/23
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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.
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by Len Lear
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3/8/23
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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.
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by Tom Beck
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3/8/23
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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.
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by John Derr, Publisher, The Chestnut Hill Local
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3/8/23
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Amir Staten desperately wanted to become a Morehouse man. And then on Friday, the Morehouse email landed. It led to a joyous viral video.
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by Kristin Holmes
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3/2/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Feb. 20 - 27.
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3/2/23
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