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I think I can safely say that no one moves to Mt. Airy, East or West, because they want to live in a dense neighborhood. People move here because they are looking for a suburban feeling, not an urban one.
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by Beverly Penn
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12/23/21
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I’m at the computer in my home office in Chestnut Hill with headphones on and the volume of Beethoven’s Fifth too loud to get anything done.
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n 2021 the Friends of Pastorius Park embarked upon an ambitious plan
to restore the plantings and vistas of Pastorius Park. We did so with the
goal of not only preserving Frederick Peck’s original Olmsted-inspired
Pastorius design, but also to expand the diversity and resilience of the
park’s trees and shrubs for the future.
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12/16/21
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A diverse community has evolved and it involves all the players, regardless of age, athletic ability, occupation, gender, race or class.
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12/16/21
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12/16/21
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A day does not go by when I do not think about and miss Cheyenne. But when one barn door closes, another often opens. I believe that Letty was looking for her forever person at the same time I was looking for my next heart-horse.
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by Nancy Peter
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12/16/21
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In October 2021, a few volunteers in Germantown initiated a Call to Action by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (“PRA”) to do what it had not done in the past six years…maybe not ever in its history! We called on the PRA to act counter to the politics that has governed the disposition of publicly-owned property in the City.
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12/9/21
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The recent article on Pickleball is extremely biased and unnecessarily snarky towards the players. Calling pickleball players “geriatrics” is highly insulting.
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12/9/21
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As Chestnut Hill and Mt Airy residents, and pickleball players, we are writing this letter in reply to Tom Beck’s story to offer a more balanced view.
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12/9/21
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Proof of vaccination is required at more and more venues. And it's easy to get with a free vaccination.
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12/9/21
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The Greenspace Initiatives Committee would like to thank our community for the great turnout and support of Green Fest 2021 on Saturday, December 4.
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12/9/21
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Journalistic integrity is hard to come by when reporting on the deer issue. The public expects accurate and fair coverage of the issue. It’s only right that deer get a fair shake. In the interest of balance and thoroughness, a reporter would uncover a wealth of information in support of deer.
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12/9/21
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Stag & Doe nights, feature extended store hours, holiday specials, and complimentary refreshments at many shops. Wednesdays December 1, 8, 15, 22.
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12/2/21
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A student who lives in my legislative district recently wrote in to express his views on my work as his representative in state government...He noted climate change as an issue that’s important to him and wondered if I felt the same. I do.
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12/2/21
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As a citizen of Philadelphia and a Philadelphia public school student, I value our state representatives and what they do to affect our daily lives. What I am writing to you about today is the impact that my state representative, Stephen Kinsey from district 201, has made and what he can do better.
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12/2/21
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That magical time from Thanksgiving to Black Friday to Shop Local Saturday to Cyber Monday to Giving Tuesday.
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12/2/21
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On Saturday evening, November 13, a fire broke out at a West Mount Airy home on Mt Airy Avenue. We who live nearby are heartbroken by this tragic event that gutted the home and killed two of its …
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12/1/21
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Jim Lee, Springfield Township Commissioner for Ward 3, provides some additional thoughts and context as there continues to be a lot of dialogue being shared by neighbors and various interested parties about Haws Lane.
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by Jim Lee, Springfield Township Commissioner for Ward 3
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11/27/21
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Rep. Chris Rabb received three, very well written and researched letters from high schoolers in his district. Their teacher gave them an assignment to contact one of their elected representatives about one or more issues they cared about.
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Rep. Chris Rabb
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11/25/21
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I implore Representative Rabb to take further action on the memorandums that he delivered in the past month, specifically regarding those that want to ban Native American mascots in schools and …
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11/25/21
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