by Maddie Clark On Monday, Feb. 4, Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood announced that funding has been approved regarding the improvement of historic streets in Philadelphia, and that at least some of that would be used to repair the intersection of Mermaid Lane and Winston Road in Chestnut Hill. “I am pleased to announce [that […]
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by Brendan Sample At the latest meeting of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, Ardleigh Street resident Lynn Horner said she and her neighbors are concerned that the Jenks Academy of the Arts and Sciences is continuing to allow cars to park on its back lot and leaving the gate […]
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by Sue Ann Rybak Mt. Airy resident Mariangela Saavedra, 45, has always had a vivid imagination. Even as a young child, she always pretended to be an actress on Broadway or the big screen. So when her uncle, Pedro Saavedra, was able to trace her family’s roots back to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the author […]
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Gloria Grahame and Humphrey Bogart star in Nicholas Ray’s 1950 romantic noir “In a Lonely Place” at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9211 Germantown Ave. Bogart, in what many consider the finest performance of his career, plays a screenwriter suspected of murder. The film is adapted from a Dorothy B. Hughes […]
Read More > The 9th Ward Democratic Committee is hosting a Meet the Candidates event on Monday, Feb. 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting House, 20 E. Mermaid Ln. The event promises to make candidates for office available for answering questions and to provide voters with opportunities to learn about important issues and […]
Read More > by Barbara Sherf Residents in at least four Montgomery County communities have received racist literature in plastic sandwich bags in their driveways from a white supremacist organization called The Loyal White Knights, sparking a Springfield Township Commissioner to hold a diversity forum on Monday, Feb. 18 at the township building, 1501 Paper Mill Rd. It […]
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by Pete Mazzaccaro With rumors swirling that he may be getting ready for a mayoral run next year, Philadelphia City Councilman-at-Large Allan Domb visited Chestnut Hill College on Wednesday, Feb. 6. for an hour-long talk on his background as a self-made businessman and the city issues that matter to him most. He was invited to […]
Read More > The Chestnut Hill Business Association is excited to announce Green Business On The Hill – a new program that will recognize environmentally conscious businesses, offer tools to businesses who want to incorporate sustainability into their operations and publicly position Chestnut Hill as a destination for eco-oriented consumers. Is your business interested in participating in the […]
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by Brendan Sample Passersby of 8421 Shawnee St. might have noticed a large, modern home being built in what appears to be the rear yards of homes on the block. The property, however, is not a large backyard but a sizeable parcel that contained an old barn and stables that date back to when the […]
Read More > by Peter Elliott East Mount Airy was selected as one of the top 10 desirable neighborhoods in Redfin’s “Top 10 Hottest Affordable Neighborhoods” for 2019. The real estate brokerage ranked East Mt. Airy as the second “hottest” neighborhood, just behind McKinley Park in Chicago, Illinois. The list ranks neighborhoods based on the popularity and affordability […]
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