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Locals seeking to protect Hill's business district
Stakeholders in the Chestnut Hill community have been quietly working on a plan to manage the density that inevitably will come here. more
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A sign on the bank door after the robbery.
TruMark robbed
Police responded to a robbery on Friday at Chestnut Hill’s TruMark Financial Credit Union branch, on the 8500 block of Germantown Avenue. more
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Crime Report
The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Aug. 17  to Aug. 27. more
CHCA Agenda
Thursday,  Sept. 7: Land Use, Planning & Zoning Committee Meeting more
Editor’s note
How do we preserve history while shepherding the future? more
Hazmat and DEP teams showed up to investigate after a suspicious white substance was found at Mermaid Park, a 64-acre open space and pond at the intersection of Elm Avenue and Mermaid Lane in Wyndmoor.
Hazmat response to suspicious substance in Mermaid Park
State and county hazardous substance investigators along with local police and firefighters converged on Mermaid Park Saturday afternoon. more
Correction
Last week’s Local article entitled “Hospital, Conservancy clash over historic status,” incorrectly reported that the Chestnut Hill Conservancy and the Chestnut Hill Hospital had signed an easement. more
Ken Weinstein, who was just appointed as the only Philadelphian to be a member of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is seen here being sworn in by Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State Al Schmidt, a former Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner.
Weinstein named to Historical Commission
Traffic calming brings safer school routes to Houston
The stretch of West Allens Lane in front of Houston Elementary School is now home to a brand new speed table designed to calm traffic. more
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There are new schedules for the Chestnut Hill East and West lines.
New SEPTA schedules, fewer school buses
This past Sunday marked the beginning of new sets of train schedules for both SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East and West lines.  more
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Lovett Library’s six-year-old HVAC system is causing humidity issues that forced the building to close periodically this summer and will be expensive to repair.
Costly HVAC problem at Lovett Library, and others
After spending $6.7 million renovating Mt. Airy’s Lovett Library, officials have discovered a humidity issue that has forced periodic closures. more
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Louis Kahn's Margaret Esherick House in Chestnut Hill is "one of the most significant residential structures built in the second half of the twentieth century in the United States,” and has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places.
Iconic Esherick House named to National Register
Chestnut Hill’s Louis I. Kahn-designed Margaret Esherick House has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. more
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Crime Report
The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Aug. 11  to Aug. 20. more
CHCA Agenda
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 CHCA Board of Directors Meeting 7pm In person and via Zoom 500 W. Willow Grove Ave. - SCHA Haber Room Agenda   To view agenda, or to … more
Two new initiatives developed by SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia are aimed at increasing ridership.
New tech for SEPTA and city boosts ridership
As SEPTA seeks to increase ridership, two new initiatives may help the transit agency achieve that goal. more
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Enon hosts annual back-to-school bookbag giveaway
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, along with the Men of Enon, sponsored its annual back to school book bag giveaway and circle of prayer on Aug. 19 in the parking lot of the Enon Tabernacle Baptist … more
Wells Fargo funds $400,000 for Mt. Airy community
A collaborative of Mt. Airy neighborhood organizations has been awarded a $400,000 grant that will help fund the continued implementation of a revitalization plan. more
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Leidy Sheeder Bonanno, who graduated from Jenks Elementary School in Chestnut Hill and Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, was killed by an ex-boyfriend after she graduated from nursing school 20 years ago.
Scholarship funds sought in memory of slain nurse
Her sister is raising funds for the Leidy Sheeder Bonanno Memorial Fund for the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, which was created by Leidy's parents 20 years ago. more
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Commonwealth Youthchoir’s new executive director, Jameson Gilpatrick
New leader for local youth choir
Commonwealth Youthchoirs, a nonprofit choral music education organization based in Germantown, named Jameson Gilpatrick as its new executive director.  … more
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Mt. Airy parents have been gathering to work together and support their neighborhood elementary schools.
More parents choosing Mt. Airy public schools
It’s hard to discern exactly why, but more families are sending their children to their public catchment schools.  more
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