Feature stories, photo galleries, events in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia
Ken Coleman has been tuning pianos since 1980 – he knows because he’s kept meticulous records on index cards from the very beginning – and he has no plans to … Continue reading Inside the Art and Craft of a Low-Key Piano Tuner
Almost too pretty to eat. But only almost. In Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital’s very first cookie bake-off, open to hospital employees, assistant secretary to the associate general counsel Tausha Saunders won … Continue reading How the Cookie Crumbles, or Our Local Hospital’s Battle for Bake-Off Supremacy
When Steven Stotts was a kid, Christmas often meant receiving the gift of something mechanical – like a remote-controlled car or an electric model train. It also meant taking those … Continue reading Build Bots and Nurture STEM Skills at Chestnut Hill Library
It’s entirely possible to spend a long, leisurely afternoon at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, stroll around its expansive grounds and take in the majestic trees, plantings, the fernery, the … Continue reading An Eye-Opening Walk with the Seasons at Morris Arboretum & Gardens
It’s an extraordinary musical composition, from its serene opening – the sonorous, rhythmic plucking of a double bass, like a resting heartbeat – to its restrained, string-driven center to its … Continue reading StringFlo: A Classical Twist on Yoga with Local Ties
Photo by Gray Lens Photography "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Yanking vines might seem like … Continue reading Get Your Hands Dirty: Join Friends of the Wissahickon for MLK Day of Service
Magician and comedian Murray Sawchuck has a lot in common with Superman. His onstage patter is faster than a speeding bullet. His tricks are more powerful than a locomotive – … Continue reading A Touch of Magic Comes to Chestnut Hill
It wasn't the only snowfall this winter, but it was certainly the most--roughly 4 to 6 inches was predicted, and the storm seemed to have met expectations. We took a … Continue reading Snow Day
You can hear the deep-throated whistles from far up the path leading down to Morris Arboretum’s Holiday Garden Railway, a quarter mile’s worth of scale-model steam and electric trains, trolleys, … Continue reading The Train Master Who Engineers Happiness at Morris Arboretum
Brendan Dwyer took his first trip to Guatemala in 2009, as part of Teens, Inc., the Chestnut Hill youth service organization founded by Jane and Dick Becker and directed by … Continue reading Giving Up His Career in Finance, Chestnut Hill Man Takes a Leadership Role in Guatemala Nonprofit