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Philly Goat Project Founder and Director Karen Krivit and Clementine the goat bond with Arden Monaghan, 3, of Lafayette Hill during a visit at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill Preschool Program last week.

Philly Goat Project visits Hill preschoolers

The 65 children brushed the five animals in three separate half-hour sessions, and gave them carrot treats in the playground. more

by Barbara Sherf | 5/18/22

Light Up the Tower Fundraising Committee: Lucie Daigle, Mary Pomichter, Barbara Diaz, Marianna Santry, Fran Marcolina, Christina Hindman (not shown) Keith Kunz, President of Water Tower Advisory Council & Bob Kelly of Good Day Philadelphia

Community Rallies to Support the Water Tower Recreation Center

Thursday’s dinner was the first event of an effort to fund components of a Master Plan developed to improve the recreation center and grounds now and in the coming years. more

by Mary Pomichter, chair of the “Light Up the Tower” committee | 5/18/22

George Blood LP in Fort Washington is a leading provider of archival audio and moving image services; digitizing audio, video, film, and migrating data.

Time’s running out for preserving audiovisual materials

Almost a quarter into the 21st century, a new problem has entered our lives. People of all ages now find themselves with more personal audiovisual material than ever before - and with so many of … more

by Andrew Repasky McElhinney | 5/18/22

Mt. Airy resident Claire Hand is the new adult/teen librarian at the Chestnut Hill Library. Photo by Brian Rudnick

Finally, Chestnut Hill gets a new librarian

“Why do we still need libraries now that almost every kid has a virtual Google library in their pocket?” more

by Len Lear | 5/12/22

Ben Frasier III, new graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

Mt. Airy native graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy

Frazier was a member of the United States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps and the Yard Patrol Squadron, where he served as Commodore and a member of the Brigade leadership. more

5/12/22

Lawyer Kathryn Kolbert, of Chestnut Hill, successfully argued to protect abortion rights before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1992 landmark case Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

Local lawyer at the center of abortion rights battle

“This is what we have been predicting,” said Kolbert, who is the lawyer who successfully argued to protect that right before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1992 landmark case Planned Parenthood v. Casey. more

by April Lisante | 5/12/22

Local author/journalist Dan Rottenberg, collaborator on the memoir of Chestnut Hill’s W. Thacher Longstreth, and writer of numerous magazine articles about Chestnut Hill, has a compelling new memoir, “The Education of a Journalist: My 70 Years on the Frontiers of Free Speech.”

New journalism memoir: an epiphany for any writer

Every single one of the 360 pages was a treasure and epiphany for me. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

Lauryn Morgan Thomas had to stop acting when the pandemic began, but she overcame the unemployment by starting her own virtual voice studio to teach students around the world.

Actor and singer plays a variety of roles on local stage

Directed by Mary Carpenter, the show features an ensemble cast of four who take on multiple roles in a series of vignettes throughout the show, including Lauryn Morgan Thomas, 26, who is making her Act II debut. more

by Rita Charleston | 5/4/22

Writer James Smart, who died April 15 at age 92, was a Mt. Airy resident for 36 years. He wrote articles, columns (starting with the Philadelphia Bulletin) and books about Philadelphia history.

Prolific Mt. Airy journalist and author dies at 91

The 36-year Mt. Airy resident, who wrote countless fascinating and entertaining articles for many area publications, including the Chestnut Hill Local, died April 15 at the age of 91. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

Monika Schermer, owner of Bohemian Pink at 8440 Germantown Ave. and a breast cancer survivor, was a huge hit playing the violin for “The Little Mermaid,” performed by students at Springfield Township High School.

'Pink' owner: a cancer survivor who makes beautiful music

Schermer said she was incredibly nervous about performing after so many years of not having picked up her instrument. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/22

David Thornburgh, chair of Ballot PA and senior advisor to the Committee of Seventy, stands next to his 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia, which he had wrapped with a Ballot PA theme. The van has 213,000 miles on it.

David Thornburgh spearheads new effort to open PA primaries

Thornburgh recounted an experience he had five years ago when voting in a primary election at the Chestnut Hill Library, where he saw a mother with two young children ask two poll workers how she, as a registered independent, can vote in the primary election. more

by Tom Beck | 5/4/22

Chestnut Hill resident Maureen O'Connell, who teaches courses in Christian ethics at La Salle University, is the author of three books. The latest, just released, is “Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness.”

Hill author on church history of “Anti-Blackness'

“Our Catholic identity was part of our family life,” she said during a recent Zoom interview. “My faith was always part of my identity.” more

by Len Lear | 4/29/22

Mt. Airy cinematographer Abe Holtz shot footage for about 400 interviews with Holocaust survivors for the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History project, started by director Steven Spielberg.

Mt. Airy cinematographer on Holocaust Remembrance Day

In early 1996, Holtz began working with the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History project, which director Steven Spielberg started after the movie Schindler's List to document the experiences of Holocaust survivors. more

by Andrew Repasky McElhinney | 4/28/22

Bettina Hoerlin looks through some of the 500 letters she discovered in an old suitcase. Hoerlin’s parents wrote the letters to each in the 1930s when they lived in Nazi Germany before escaping to the U.S.

A cache of love letters uncovers an amazing family story

Hoerlin, who served as Health Commissioner of Philadelphia and now lives in Center City, taught public health at the University of Pennsylvania and has been a visiting lecturer at Haverford College and Oxford University. more

by Len Lear | 4/28/22

Parents of the Northwest: Neva Givnish

Northwest Philadelphia produces and supports any number of individuals who live this way: artists, free thinkers, people on the margins who do not follow a set template in their life choices. You probably know a few. Neva Givnish, mother, artist, morel forager, yogi, ex-pat and francophone is one such person. more

by Abby Orenstein | 4/28/22

Eric Corson, of Germantown, ran the nonprofit Prisoner Visitation and Support, and wrote the new book, “Reaching Beyond Prison Walls: Stories of Volunteer Visitors and the Prisoners They See.” His wife, Jean, was a Montessori teacher for 35 years.

Compelling new book on visits to strangers in prison

Not many people would be willing to visit inmates in prison who are complete strangers, and who may have committed horrific crimes, such as murder and rape. more

by Len Lear | 4/14/22

Rachel stands on the 2003 Ford E350 Shuttle Bus she will drive across the country to visit all 63 national parks.

Hill actress plans to visit all 63 national parks

During her many travels (France, Italy, Greece, Scotland, and Canada), she studied at Rhodes University in South Africa for one year, which she devoted entirely to classes in drama. more

by Len Lear | 4/6/22

Architect David Traub's new book, “Philadelphia: City of Homes,” features countless photos of houses from every section of the city. “My favorite neighborhoods,” he said, “are Chestnut Hill, which is incredible, and Mt. Airy.”

New book highlights unique Philadelphia homes

With this pedigree, Traub, now 80, could have taken a high-profile job in architecture in New York, London or virtually anywhere else in the Western world, but he chose to stay in Philadelphia. more

by Len Lear | 3/24/22

Police Captain Austin Fraser took leadership of the 14th District in mid-December. Photo by Tom Beck

New 14th district captain: Good policing requires local support

Captain Austin Fraser spoke with the Local about his 26-year history with the Philadelphia Police Department, what it's like to be a police officer in a time when trust in police is decreasing and how the city’s homicide problem is affecting its ability to combat crime. more

by Tom Beck | 3/23/22

Vanessa Lowe, of Mt. Airy, has been a leader in the now-successful effort to lobby City Council to pass legislation creating a public bank that would provide capital for minority-owned businesses.

Mt. Airy financial whiz is a cheerleader for city's new banking bill

A huge thank you to everyone who contacted their council members asking for their support and especially to Councilmember Derek Green for championing the bill through the process.” more

by Len Lear | 3/17/22

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May 19, 2022 issue

Philly Goat Project visits Hill preschoolers

The 65 children brushed the five animals in three separate half-hour sessions, and gave them carrot treats in the playground.

Letter: EMAN, shame on you

EMAN has now created a division between the residential community and the business community....divisive to say the least. Working together to solve problems has taken a huge step backwards.

Letter: A Roe v. Wade repeal offers hope

The repeal of Roe v. Wade offers the people of this nation a hope that we may begin the arduous process of reclaiming representative government from the soulless elites who have stolen it from us.

Letter: The Local’s progressive assumption

I’ve grown weary of articles in the Local that assume a progressive consensus in our neighborhood on almost everything related to sexuality, gender, and abortion.