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Chestnut Hill

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The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

School’s back in session, pumpkin spice lattes have the audacity to be sold when it’s 90 degrees out, and fall will soon be upon us. […]

Crowds in Chestnut Hill, the neighborhood with the highest voter turnout in Philadelphia during the 2024 primary
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This Philly Neighborhood Had the Highest Voter Turnout

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

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Where to Eat and Drink in Chestnut Hill: The Ultimate Guide

Despite its affluent zip code, Chestnut Hill has an old-fashioned village charm anchored by established local bars and restaurants. Family-run bakeries like Bredenbeck’s Bakery and […]

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Living in Chestnut Hill: A Neighborhood Guide

Ne Plus Ultra That’s Latin for “nothing’s higher,” and that applies to Chestnut Hill — literally. Originally called “Wissahickon Heights,” the neighborhood includes the highest […]

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On the Market: Neotraditional in Chestnut Hill

“They don’t build ’em like they used to.” How often have you heard someone say that about modern construction? Then along comes a house like […]

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Just Listed: Off-Center-Hall Colonial in Chestnut Hill

Those of you who are fans of the popular architectural-trash-talk website McMansion Hell have by now no doubt memorized the basic principles that make good […]

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy math teacher Andrew Wolf, who has been arrested by the FBI and charged with child pornography (photo via SCH Facebook page)
City Life

Fired Teacher at Elite Philly Private School Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case

Just over eight months after the FBI arrested him amid a child pornography investigation, a former teacher at an elite private school in Philadelphia has […]

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Just Listed: Renovated Stone Victorian in Chestnut Hill

To start off this week, we have a stone lovely, er, lovely stone Victorian home right at the top of Chestnut Hill. Chestnut Hill Avenue, […]

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy math teacher Andrew Wolf, who has been arrested by the FBI and charged with child pornography (photo via SCH Facebook page)
City Life

Fired Springside Chestnut Hill Teacher’s Victims Included His Own Students, Feds Now Say

When the feds arrested Springside Chestnut Hill Academy math teacher Andrew Wolf on child pornography charges in October, many worried that the alleged crimes might […]

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy math teacher Andrew Wolf, who has been arrested by the FBI and charged with child pornography (photo via SCH Facebook page)
City Life

Disturbing New Details Emerge About Springside Chestnut Hill Teacher Charged with Child Porn

Update 1/13/2022: The feds now allege that some of the Andrew Wolf victims included his own middle school students at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Click […]

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Just Listed: Modern House in Chestnut Hill

You’re probably asking yourself as you look at the photo above, “This house is in Chestnut Hill?” Yes, this house is in Chestnut Hill, and […]

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Chestnut Hill Cycle Fitness Just Leveled Up With an In-Studio Sauna

Last March, Chestnut Hill Cycle Fitness upgraded with a new studio triple the size of their original spot. The following week, they — like all […]

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Just Listed: Updated Colonial Revival in Chestnut Hill

The center-hall Colonial is the default freestanding house style of Philadelphia’s upper crust and has been for more than two centuries. But by 1950, when […]

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Just Listed: Designer Tudor in Chestnut Hill

Today is a good day, both for you, the house-hunter, and for me, the guy who writes about houses worth hunting. It’s a good day […]

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Just Listed: Midcentury Melange in Chestnut Hill

Those who know real estate agent Marion Dinofa of BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors’ Main Line marketing center know that she has a special affinity […]