Maggie Dougherty

4 weeks ago | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tommy Tucker |Maggie Dougherty

Chestnut Hill's Hideaway Music is bringing live performances back to the avenue with a new monthly concert series beginning April 4, following a successful test run last December. Philadelphia folk artist Chana Rothman will kick off the series on April 4 at the record store at 8232 Germantown Ave. across from the Chestnut Hill Hotel.

1 month ago | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tommy Tucker |Maggie Dougherty

Dozens of Charles W. Henry School parents joined a nationwide protest Wednesday against President Donald Trump's proposed elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. The "walk-in" protest, encouraged by the National Education Association, started at 8 a.m. just outside the school in Mt. Airy, where students, parents and elected officials gathered to speak out against the threatened cuts to federal education funding.

Jan 16, 2025 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Maggie Dougherty

Frigid temperatures did not dissuade members of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy from gathering at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's Wissahickon Inn on the evening of Jan. 9 to usher in the new year with an annual meeting. Leaders of the organization took to the podium to discuss a review of the past year along with a look ahead to 2025. The meeting comes at a time of much change for the Conservancy, faced with an outgoing board president and executive director.

Jan 9, 2025 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Maggie Dougherty

A successful ice cream shop announcing its closure usually signals trouble. But for Danielle Jowdy, owner of Mt. Airy's beloved Zsa's Ice Cream, the decision to close at the end of 2025 comes at the height of the shop's success – and that's exactly why she's doing it. "I know it's confusing, because you usually only see businesses close when things have gone downhill for a really long time," said Jowdy, who has decided to close rather than cope with the complications of growing the business.

Jan 7, 2025 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Maggie Dougherty

Posted 1/7/25Billy DiMaio, a 25-year-old former lacrosse captain who embodied the spirit of Chestnut Hill College through his leadership on and off the field, was among those killed when a truck plowed through crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day. DiMaio was visiting the city with friends to celebrate the holiday and attend the Sugar Bowl.