• SCH Grad Helps Diabetics During Pandemic with His ‘We Are Better Than This – America’ Nonprofit

    SCH Grad Helps Diabetics During Pandemic with His ‘We Are Better Than This – America’ Nonprofit

    Ricky Amorim, a recent Springside Chestnut Hill Academy graduate, is helping diabetics during the pandemic with his “We Are Better Than This – America” nonprofit, writes Greg Starks for the Chestnut Hill Local. Amorim, who was the captain of SCH’s lacrosse team, is a type 1 diabetic. He was diagnosed more than a decade ago…

  • SEPTA: Closed Chestnut Hill West Line Will Return

    SEPTA: Closed Chestnut Hill West Line Will Return

    According to SEPTA, the closed Chestnut Hill West Line will resume services as soon as demand for it can be confirmed, writes David Hunt for Chestnut Hill Local. Despite some uncertainty over the restarting of services along the Chestnut Hill West Line since it was suspended on April 9, SEPTA officials have confirmed that it…

  • Glenside Resident Brings Mobile Greenhouse Classroom Directly to Local Children

    Glenside Resident Brings Mobile Greenhouse Classroom Directly to Local Children

    Chipping Hill Micro Farms nonprofit educational organization, started by Glenside resident Howard Brosius six years ago, has introduced a new mobile greenhouse classroom, writes Pete Mazzaccaro for the Chestnut Hill Local. Brosius started the nonprofit to teach children in underprivileged neighborhoods about growing and eating vegetables. A major part of his classes focuses on cutting…

  • Rebel Boutique in Ardmore Gives More High-End Fitness Apparel Options to Fitness Enthusiasts

    Rebel Boutique in Ardmore Gives More High-End Fitness Apparel Options to Fitness Enthusiasts

    Local fitness enthusiasts will have more options for high-end fitness apparel with the arrival of Rebel boutique in Ardmore, writes Laura Brzyski for the Philadelphia Magazine. The Chestnut Hill fitness and apparel boutique opened up a pop-up active wear store in the center of Suburban Square Dec 2. The new store offers workout clothing from…

  • Warner Bros. Says No To Local Harry Potter Fan Festival

    Warner Bros. Says No To Local Harry Potter Fan Festival

    Local Harry Potter fans were not happy to find out that the Harry Potter Festival in Chestnut Hill has fallen victim to Warner Bros. crackdown on similar gatherings in an attempt to halt the unauthorized commercial activity, writes Kristen De Groot for the NBC Bay Area. “It’s almost as if Warner Bros. has been taken…