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I understand that times change, and Chestnut Hill must change with the times. Thus, for instance, empty stores must make way for occupied housing.
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3/3/21
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Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the United States, it's time for our leaders in Washington to put aside partisan bickering and do something to help.
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3/3/21
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As a small business owner and a mom, I know what it’s like to need to step away from work to care for loved ones. My husband and I have owned and operated the Night Kitchen Bakery and Cafe in Chestnut Hill for more than 20 years.
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by Amy Edelman
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2/26/21
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‘I Love You, Man” is a smart and highly entertaining bromantic comedy. I liked it, man.
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by Bill Wine
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2/26/21
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One of the things I’d like to do more in this space is give readers some behind-the-scenes takes about what happens at the Local. In talking to people, I regularly come to understand that the …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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2/25/21
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We all want to save the planet. But what does that really mean?
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by Dennis Burton
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2/25/21
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William Dejoy was appointed Postmaster General of the USPS in May 2020 and has made changes to the USPS causing serious delays and hardships for citizens.
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2/24/21
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One thing you can count on this winter: if there are snowflakes in the air, there’ll be no mail delivery.
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2/24/21
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In the spirit of “keepin’ it local” and supporting business on the Hill, a big hats off to Mimi’s Café and their Valentine’s Day take out fest!
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2/24/21
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“Oceans” (2010) is an ecological documentary, the English-language version of a French-Spanish-Swiss co-production narrated by Pierce Brosnan, that examines the watery two-thirds of our planet.
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by Bill Wine
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2/19/21
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Last week, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee of the Chestnut Hill Community Association heard several hours of testimony and discussion about a proposed set of townhouses for 30 W. …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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2/18/21
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I had the same vaccination experience as Hugh Gilmore [see Enemies of Reading, Feb. 11] with one unimportant difference.
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2/17/21
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It all began early in the morning of Tuesday, February 9, when I received a message on My Tower Health Portal that I needed to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.
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2/17/21
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When Carter Woodson helped found Negro History Week in 1926, he had already accomplished quite a lot.
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by John Colgan-Davis
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2/17/21
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A romantic-triangle drama in which Joaquin Phoenix stars as a troubled thirtysomething, heartbroken from a recent breakup, with bipolar disorder and suicidal tendencies, who suddenly finds himself juggling two new romances.
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2/12/21
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The year 2021 begins the United Nations’ “Decade of Ecological Restoration,” or the UN Decade. The premise is that saving the planet requires healthy ecosystems.
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by Dennis Burton
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2/12/21
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One of the first assignments I ever had as a writer for the Local many years ago was a Town Watch ride-around with the long-time head of Chestnut Hill’s watch, Dick Martin. I recall a …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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2/11/21
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In response to the spate of car break-ins and recent armed robberies and carjackings, a group of Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy neighbors is proposing banding together to re-form local Town Watch in …
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by Jeff Meade and Lynn Sellhat
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2/10/21
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In response to a Letter to the Editor printed in a recent edition [“Striving for a living wage,” Jan. 21], I would like to present your readers with facts regarding Weavers Way’s wages and compensation.
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2/10/21
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It's a "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essay with sprocket holes. And real insight.
It's a "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essay …
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by Bill Wine
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2/5/21
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