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Northwest Philadelphia residents gather at Richard Allen Lane station, along SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill West line, in an attempt to save the line amid the transit agency’s potential budget cuts.
Grassroots organizers mobilize for CH West
This time, the threat that the Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail line could be closed due to funding cuts and low ridership is not a fire drill. more
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More than 300 people, including State Rep. Chris Rabb and City Councilwoman Cindy Bass, gathered at SEPTA’s Allen Lane Station for a ‘Save the Train’ rally on Saturday morning.
Gov. Shapiro moves to save Chestnut Hill West
A group that hopes to preserve service on the Chestnut Hill West rail line got a boost when the governor proposed a funding increase. more
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West Mt. Airy Neighbors executive director Josephine Winter helps plant Save the Train lawn signs on the grounds of the Chestnut Hill West line's Richard Allen Lane station. A rally is scheduled for Sunday at 10 a.m. at the station. Photo courtesy of West Mt. Airy Neighbors
Transit activists are taking to the tracks to save Chestnut Hill West
The group plans to take the 10:50 a.m. train to Chestnut Hill West, then take the 23 bus, which runs along Germantown Avenue, back to Mt. Airy.  more
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Chestnut Hill West riders arrive at Center City’s Suburban Station just before 9 a.m. on Monday.
SEPTA woes bring new worry for Chestnut Hill West
Many residents of Northwest Philadelphia fear the worst as pandemic funding runs dry and SEPTA sees a $240 million shortfall.  more
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Firefighters were called to the burning Stotesbury Estates townhouse at 2:10 a.m. on Monday. Photo from social media
87-year-old woman, alone at home with her dog, dies in Wyndmoor fire
Firefighters were called to the residence, the center townhouse in a block of five townhouses in Stotesbury Estates, at 2:10 a.m. more
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The foundation for Blake Development’s five-story, 114-unit development at 7619 Germantown Ave., delayed after the construction company discovered more Wissahickon Schist in the ground than expected, is now finally complete.
A rocky start for Trolley Car development
A residential project at the former site of the diner is running behind, but now has plenty of Wissahickon Schist. more
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Isabella Sparrow
Chestnut Hill, dressed in snow!
Philadelphia's first snowfall in more than two years landed with trademark charm in Chestnut Hill on Tuesday. more
A rendering of a portion of the proposed new building at 6915 Germantown Ave., which would wrap around behind the historic building seen here to front Gorgas Lane.
Another large apartment building for Germantown Avenue
Mt. Airy residents now have an idea of what they can expect to see on the 6900 block of Germantown Avenue. more
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People showed up at Biden’s campaign launch event at Montgomery County Community College last week both to support and hear the sitting president and also to protest the U.S. support of Israel in its war against Hamas.
Biden launches campaign at local campus
President Joe Biden kicked off his 2024 campaign at Blue Bell’s Montgomery County Community College on Friday. more
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Residents of Northwestern Avenue, on the edge of Chestnut Hill, are fed up with the rising number of parked cars getting broken into.
Northwestern Ave. residents fed up with smash and grabs
Some 585 people experienced a car break-in – otherwise known as a "smash and grab" – in Philadelphia’s 14th police district last year.  more
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MLK Day usually brings dozens of volunteers to Wissahickon Park, all prepared for a day of camaraderie while helping to clean up litter and debris.
NW Philly honors Martin Luther King with annual day of service
Northwest Philadelphia residents can sweep streets, create art and pull weeds as part of Monday's national celebration. Here's a list. more
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One of the 184 E. Evergreen Street properties now has an orange liquor license hanging in the window, which was posted on Dec. 21. Photo by Tom Beck
Former Top of the Hill space gets a liquor license
Last month, Greenberg and his wife Bonnie told the Local that Chestnut Hill could expect a new tenant to lease both spaces “sometime next year.” more
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The Germantown YWCA has sat empty for decades.
Germantown YWCA gets court date
The date was set by Judge Ann Butchart in a scheduling hearing on Dec. 22. more
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A 2023 time capsule: The news that shaped the year
In 2023, the Local was crowned the top weekly newspaper in the state by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. We don’t mean to brag, much. more
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The Delaware River Waterfront, which features a spectacular view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, is one of the best locations to watch New Year's Eve fireworks in the city.
How and where to ring in the New Year
Center City and its surrounding neighborhoods are where most of the action is on New Year’s Eve. more
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Please donate to the CHCA-Local annual appeal
There are so many reasons to be grateful to be living in such a vibrant, beautiful, diverse and historic neighborhood as Chestnut Hill. more
The former C.A. Rowell department store at Germantown and Chelten avenues, once the anchor of Northwest Philadelphia’s most vibrant shopping district, has just been redeveloped into residential loft apartments.
New life for Germantown icon
When the ribbon was cut on Germantown’s iconic Rowell’s department store last week, civic leaders were marking more than a grand opening. more
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A new law allows the city to designate five roads as “safety corridors” for speed cameras to be installed. Will Lincoln Drive make the cut?
Lincoln Drive may get speed cameras
After years of Mt. Airy residents clamoring for speed cameras on Lincoln Drive, a new law could grant them their wish. more
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Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, seen here with transition team chairman Ryan Boyer, of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council (right), appointed a number of NW Philadelphia leaders to help shape her administration.
Parker names NW leaders to transition team
Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker has named several Northwest area community leaders to serve on her transition team. more
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Boxwood, which sits at 156 W. School House Lane in Germantown, was listed on the city’s historic register in 2019.
Boxwood to be demolished
The Philadelphia Historical Commission has voted unanimously in favor of a motion to allow a parking lot in place of the building. more
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