by Pete Mazzaccaro The morning after a tense meeting in East Mt. Airy to address rising gun violence, Captain Nicholas Smith of the Philadelphia Police Department’s 14th District paid a visit to the Chestnut Hill Starbucks for a meet and greet with the community. The Aug. 8 event, billed as “Coffee with a Cop,” was […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak Captain Nicholas Smith, of the 14th Police District, told a packed auditorium at Grace Epiphany Church, 224 E. Gowen Ave., on Aug. 7 that the recent rash of shootings in Mt. Airy were not random acts of violence. He told the audience of roughly 250 residents that recent shootings were gang-related […]
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by Brendan Sample When they first decided to build a new three-story house on the empty space that sits on 250 E. Evergreen Ave., property owners Janet and Matt Stern could not have anticipated the amount of negative backlash they have received thus far regarding the project. Neighbors have accused the Sterns of withholding information […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak After 45 years as a Presbyterian Minister, the Rev. Cindy Jarvis will preach her last sermon on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave. “I think doubt is a big part of faith,” said Rev. Cindy Jarvis, who has been a minister […]
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by Rose Klales During the summer, droves of teenagers enter the workforce. These young people hope to pad their college resumes and earn a little money before returning to school. But many teenage workers, particularly young women, receive more than they bargained for: the unwanted attention of patrons. The Local spoke to some area teens […]
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by Brendan Sample With a median home value of $572,000, according to Zillow, houses in Chestnut Hill are typically known for having high prices. That is why plenty of red flags were raised last week when a house at 606 W. Mermaid Lane was listed for sale at just $38,000, with the seller only wanting […]
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by Pete Mazzaccaro It started off as a normal workday for Night Kitchen owner Amy Edelman. But then she got an email from a customer warning her a post on the social network Nextdoor had taken a swipe at the bakery and that she might want to respond. The post, made on the morning of […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak After his initial arrest, Oreland resident Keith Bryne, a 37-year-old Irish native, is home – at least for now. A court order by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner compelled the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement to temporarily release him from Pike County Correctional Facility. Bryne’s lawyer, Thomas M. Griffin, filed an emergency […]
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by Meredith Bernstein Despite widespread opposition from both township officials and residents, the prospective owners of a Lafayette Hill vape shop are going to court in an attempt to overturn a Whitemarsh Township decision to deny them a conditional use permit they needed to open. David Wijaya and his wife Angela applied for zoning to […]
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by Brendan Sample As spotted lanternfly nymphs continue to spring up throughout Northwest Philadelphia, an increasing number of residents are turning to local botanical institutions and arborists for advice on how to deal with these crop-destroying insects. Though plenty of information on the pests can be gathered by just searching for them on the Internet, […]
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