by Len Lear To those she works with, she is a lifesaver. Caitlin McKeon, 32, of Oreland, was happy to endorse her trainer, Allison “Alli” Bradley, 28, one of the more remarkable businesspeople in Chestnut Hill. “I have been working with Alli – who is such an amazing person – since the summer to ‘rehab,’ […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak Connor’s Warriors, a group of family and friends of Connor Dobbyn, will host Boot Camp for a Cure, a 60-minute, Spartan-based boot camp class, taught by instructor Matt Mangol from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Alpha Base Camp, 1100 E. Mermaid Ln. in Glenside on Sunday, Oct. 20. The cost […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, a spokesperson for PennDOT, has confirmed that the Allens Lane Bridge over SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill West Line is closed to pedestrians and will not be accessible until next summer. Road-Con, Inc. of West Chester, the general contractor on the $4,663,350 project, which is financed with 100% state funds, removed […]
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by April Lisante They came by the dozens, some toting celebratory bottles of wine and well wishes, others barely able to walk through the door before tears came to their eyes. And from behind the counter, at the register one last time, Dan and Susan Weiss greeted them all. Standing side by side amid a […]
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by Barbara Sherf What’s the secret to living to be 100 years old? Mt. Airy resident Evelyn Summers chalks it up to three things: good genes, an optimistic outlook and learning new subjects to keep the mind engaged. “I think you have to be optimistic and a social person instead of an introverted pessimist,” said […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak For the third year in a row, Germantown Avenue between Bethlehem Pike and Southampton Avenue was transformed into a bright, interactive exhibit of history, art and architecture as part of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Night of Lights held on Oct. 4. This year’s event began with a “Flip the Switch” ceremony […]
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by Pete Mazzaccaro The Chestnut Hill Cheese Shop announced Monday that it is closing its doors for good. Co-owner Susan Weiss told the Local that her husband, Dan Weiss, who took the business over from his father, was ready to retire. The Cheese Shop has been in Chestnut Hill for 56 years. Weiss said the […]
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by Brendan Sample Due to recent road closures by Philadelphia Gas Works, commuters on Germantown Avenue have been dealing with high levels of traffic during their morning and afternoon commutes through the neighborhood. PGW has closed off Seminole Street to replace gas lines in the area, which has resulted in increased congestion on Germantown Avenue […]
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Two 9.5-foot tall decorative urns that were once at Whitemarsh Hall, a former Springfield Township estate known as “the Versailles of America,” were moved from the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Sept. 19 to the entrance of the Free Library of Springfield Township, Hawthorne Lane and Paper Mill Road in Wyndmoor. The museum deaccessioned the […]
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by April Lisante Jean Sachs has never had breast cancer. But for more than two decades as the head of the Living Beyond Breast Cancer organization, the Mt. Airy woman has dedicated her life to helping other women diagnosed with and living with the disease feel less afraid, less alone and more empowered. If knowledge […]
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