Most days, Walt Maguire works with Web content at Fox Chase Cancer Center. This weekend, he slipped into a silver cloak and became Albus Dumbledore, also known as the long-bearded professor from the Harry Potter [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/50711227] Between crafting food that meets the dietary needs of more than 40 clients and finding new ways to cut costs, Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels often has a full plate in terms of its [continue reading…]
With the change of season this weekend in Chestnut Hill, so too came the spirit of a popular children’s book. Germantown Avenue came alive with the spirit of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, which focuses on [continue reading…]
[vimeo 49647120] When Corey Trower walks into work at The Little Treehouse, he isn’t just there to make money. The gymnastics instructor is there to influence the lives of local families. Trower tells a success story with [continue reading…]
Sharon Katz & The Peace Train provided sounds from far off South Africa during the first of seven free concerts at Pastorius Park hosted by the Chestnut Hill Community Association with the help of the [continue reading…]
The Nichols Berg Gallery, located at 8611 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, is the site of an ongoing art exhibit featuring the work of three local artists. Throughout June recent paintings and works on paper [continue reading…]
If there’s one thing worth knowing about Chestnut Hill, Steve Berg, a local artist and co-owner of the Nichols Berg Gallery, said it’s that the area is a “hotbed of artists teeming with talent.” Berg [continue reading…]
After 13 years teaching English at Cheltenham High School, Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno took an early retirement. For at least seven years she had dreamed of founding Musehouse: A Center for the Literary Arts, and, finally, [continue reading…]
When you hear the word Grinch you probably think of the green monster that destroyed a holiday in the whimsical Dr. Seuss book, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas“, but a local environmental group is working [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24461290] The National Health Interview Survey estimates that 3.1 million Americans use acupuncture every year. This 4,000-year-old Chinese medicine practice is thriving in Chestnut HIll. Acupuncturist Sharon Sharon Sherman founded Empirical Point and has practiced [continue reading…]
© 2025 All Rights Reserved. Philadelphia Neighborhoods: A program of the Department of Journalism at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.