In the U.S., the average risk of a woman developing breast cancer is about 1 in 8. On the other hand, death rates have been falling steadily.
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by Jeff Meade
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10/11/23
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First came the heavy rains. Then came the derailed train.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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10/4/23
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“The subsidies the developer will apply for require the developer to have community meetings,” PRA spokesperson Jamila Davis said in an email. “This meeting is part of that process.”
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by Tom Beck
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10/4/23
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Attention, passengers! Now arriving at Chestnut Hill West station: Trees. Shrubs. Flowers. Please watch your step.
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by Francesca Chapman
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9/27/23
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By the end of Fall, the city hopes to have rumble strips placed along both the yellow centerlines and white edge lines of the entirety of the corridor. It also hopes to install speed tables.
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by Tom Beck
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9/21/23
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Four months after a nail-bitingly narrow loss to Cindy Bass, Anderson-Oberman is once again organizing for action.
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by Tom Beck
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9/20/23
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will cap off its three-year project focused on growing the urban forest with the opening Friday of “The Lightning House."
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by Carla Robinson
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9/20/23
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A collection of friends and supporters of State Rep. Chris Rabb gathered in Mt. Airy on Sunday as he announced his re-election bid.
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by Tom Beck
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9/20/23
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Sept. 23 'Walk & Talk' to raise funds for suicide prevention.
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by Len Lear
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9/13/23
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Determined not to be intimidated by white nationalists, they responded to neo-Nazi flyers with declarations of love and inclusivity.
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by Tom Beck
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9/13/23
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The Philadelphia Police Department arrested a pair of 21-year-old men last week who are believed to be connected to a rash of bicycle thefts.
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by Pryce Jamison and Tom Beck
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9/6/23
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Liz Harris and Amy Carolla could’ve written a check. But that seemed “a bit passive,” Harris said.
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by Tom Beck
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9/6/23
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Stakeholders in the Chestnut Hill community have been quietly working on a plan to manage the density that inevitably will come here.
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by Tom Beck
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9/6/23
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This past Sunday marked the beginning of new sets of train schedules for both SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East and West lines.
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by Staff
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8/30/23
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After spending $6.7 million renovating Mt. Airy’s Lovett Library, officials have discovered a humidity issue that has forced periodic closures.
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by Tom Beck
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8/30/23
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Chestnut Hill’s Louis I. Kahn-designed Margaret Esherick House has just been named to the prestigious National Register of Historic Places.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/30/23
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It’s hard to discern exactly why, but more families are sending their children to their public catchment schools.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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8/23/23
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The future of the Chestnut Hill Hospital’s Women’s Center is going before the city’s historical commission for potential designation to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
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by Tom Beck
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8/23/23
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The Chestnut Hill Local was awarded second place in its category in the 2023 Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation's News Organization of the Year Awards.
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by The Staff
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8/23/23
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The former Germantown High School appears to have finally begun a slow transformation.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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8/17/23
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