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Ken Weinstein doesn’t like to use the word “stuck,” but for all intents and purposes, that’s the word for what’s up with the former Trolley Car Diner.
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by Tom Beck
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10/5/22
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For much of the city, last week’s shooting at Roxborough High School was an astonishing episode of violence in an area many Philadelphians believe to be a safe neighborhood.
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by Tom Beck
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10/5/22
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Philadelphia preservationists were alarmed to find the inbound passenger canopy for the former Fishers Station on SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail line demolished on July …
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by Tom Beck
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9/29/22
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Questions remain about whether ongoing construction at the site had been conducted with required city permits.
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by Tom Beck
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9/28/22
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Despite objections from the Chestnut Hill Community Association, Bowman Properties won city approval to trim the percentage of retail space in three of five properties.
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by Tom Beck
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9/28/22
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There are 100 new units of housing in two separate developments coming soon to Mt. Airy, both of which are just off the commercial corridor of Germantown Avenue.
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by Tom Beck
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9/21/22
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The Chestnut Hill Community Association won a major legal battle on Tuesday in its attempt to stop construction of a five story, 33-unit apartment complex where the old Sunoco station used to sit on …
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by Tom Beck
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9/15/22
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Questions still remain about the new streetlights that went on residential streets early this summer
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by Carla Robinson
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9/14/22
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Philadelphia’s congressional delegation wonder why Postmaster General Louis DeJoy still has a job.
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by Tom Beck
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9/14/22
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Plans for adaptive reuse of the Germantown YWCA have stalled, nine months after the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority said it would seek a new developer.
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by Carla Robinson
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9/13/22
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If Chestnut Hill’s original developers Henry Houston and George Woodward were alive today, they wouldn’t be building opulent estates with carriage houses.
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by Stacia Friedman and Carla Robinson
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9/7/22
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When Britt Reyes and her team were looking for a space to house the Philadelphia stop on their international exhibit showcasing the work of Banksy, they had plenty of choices.
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by Tom Beck
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9/7/22
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Half of all mail check theft in the entire state of Pennsylvania are stolen somewhere in Philadelphia – a city which accounts for just 12 percent of the total population.
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by Tom Beck
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9/3/22
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Citing a need for more discussion, the Chestnut Hill Community Association board voted unanimously on Thursday to postpone a final vote on whether to recommend four of nine variance requests.
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by Tom Beck
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8/31/22
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As Chestnut Hill residents experience an unprecedented rise in stolen and washed checks, people who live in Germantown are also experiencing a completely different - and possibly even more serious - problem.
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by Tom Beck
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8/31/22
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Neighbors who attended City Councilmember Cindy Bass’ Zoom meeting last Tuesday because they are upset about the neighborhood’s glaring new streetlights got some reassurances.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/24/22
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Two separate shootings last week have left some neighbors in Germantown and Mt. Airy concerned about safety in their communities.
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by Tom Beck
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8/24/22
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A week after an early morning fire broke out in the heart of Chestnut Hill’s business district, destroying the historic Hiram Lodge, a representative for the owner said the group plans to rebuild.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/24/22
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The Chestnut Hill community rallied to thank the firefighters responsible for extinguishing the blaze that last week engulfed the Hiram Lodge building at 8425-27 Germantown Ave.
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8/24/22
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The fire was first reported at 3:07 a.m. on Tuesday morning and was under control by 6:12 a.m. Firefighters had to return later that evening when a corner of the building re-ignited, and remained on site until about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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by Carla Robinson, Tom Beck and Kristin Holmes
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8/17/22
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