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October 8 Archives Month Philly Night of Lights – Multi-Day, 2021 (PDF)

October 8 Philly Fun Guide Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Night of Lights (PDF)

October 8 Philadelphia Inquirer The best free events in Philly this weekend and next week (PDF)

October 8 Philadelphia Magazine 49 Things to Do in Philadelphia This Weekend (PDF)

October 8 Patch Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Night of Lights (PDF)

October 8 WHYY Design Philadelphia, KRS One, Night of Lights, and Monster drinks in this week’s ‘Things to Do’ (PDF)

October 7 Metro Philadelphia ‘Night of Lights’ shines bright in Chestnut Hill (PDF)

October 7 Chestnut Hill Local Germantown Avenue to transform again during Night(s) of Lights (PDF)

October 5 Philadelphia Citizen Your Big Guide to Fall in Philly (PDF)

October 5 Philly Voice Chestnut Hill Conservancy Illuminates Germantown Avenue for Night of Lights this October (PDF)

October 5 Chestnut Hill Patch Chestnut Hill Night of Lights Set For Oct. 8 Through Oct. 17 (PDF)

October 4 Mommy Poppins Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Night of Lights (PDF)

September 14 Wooderice Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Night of Lights Returns October 8 (PDF)

September 14 Chestnut Hill Patch Chestnut Hill’s ‘Night of Lights’ Set for Oct 8 Through Oct 17 (PDF)

September 8 Chestnut Hill Local Save Your Photos Month (PDF)

August 16 Chestnut Hill Local Letter: The role of an RCO in zoning (PDF)

May 28 Chestnut Hill Local Voters choose 5 places to join Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame (PDF)

May 12 Chestnut Hill Local 10 Bethlehem Pike gets zoning permit, LUPZ reviews process of 30 W. Highland. (PDF)

May 12 WHYY A grand Chestnut Hill home-turned-convent could become part of the Woodmere. (PDF)

April 29 Chestnut Hill Local A Conversation with Sister Karen Dietrich as Woodmere raises funds for St. Michael’s Hall. (PDF)

April 29 Chestnut Hill Local Community Matters: How a community can best work within the city’s zoning proccess. (PDF)

April 28 Chestnut Hill Local  CHCA Board approves revised 30 W. Highland Ave. plan (PDF)

April 23 Chestnut Hill Local CHCA board approves changed 30 W. Highland Ave. plan (PDF)

April 21 Chestnut Hill Local The benefits of preserving St. Michael’s Hall (PDF)

April 21 Chestnut Hill Local Why we support 30 W. Highland development (PDF)

April 19 Chestnut Hill Local FOW Director makes the environmental case for Woodmere’s St. Michael’s Hall plan. (PDF)

April 1 Chestnut Hill Local Celebrating Earth Month this April with tree planting, gardening lectures and more (PDF)

March 24 Chestnut Hill Local Woodmere mobilizes to acquire, save historic Germantown Ave. home (PDF)

March 18 Chestnut Hill Local Covid collecting for the Chestnut Hill Conservancy (PDF)

February 24 Chestnut Hill Local DRC forms committee to refine 30 W. Highland project  (PDF)

February 16 Chestnut Hill Local LUPZ approves of 30 W. Highland project (PDF)

February 8 Chestnut Hill Local CH Community Association completes pruning project (PDF)

January 29 Chestnut Hill Local A room at the inn: Hill was once home to a host of hotels (PDF)

January 22 Chestnut Hill Local West Highland Ave property an example of the ordinary worth saving (PDF)

January 6 Chestnut Hill Local Letters: Remembering Evan Turner (PDF)

November 2 Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia 2035 plans complete; CH leaders press for residential zoning overlay by Diane M. Fiske  (PDF)

October 11 Chestnut Hill Local Conservancy lights the night with historic images (PDF)

October 4 Chestnut Hill Local Fall is the season to support your neighborhood (PDF)

August 17 Chestnut Hill Local Chestnut Hill Conservancy now inviting nominations for the 2018 Architectural Hall of Fame (PDF)

August 1 – Chestnut Hill Local Community leaders seek more input for Northwest District Plan (PDF)

June 21 – Chestnut Hill Local Engage with Chestnut Hill’s past, future: Support the Chestnut Hill Conservancy by Lori Salganicoff (PDF)

May 16 – Chestnut Hill Local Conservancy, CHCA team up for architectural house tour by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

May 9 – Chestnut Hill Local Residents turn out to hear about Rex Ave. condo plans by Brendan Sample (PDF)

May 4 – Chestnut Hill Local Discovering Chestnut Hill: The Italian artisans who built Chestnut Hill by David Contosta (PDF)

May 2 – Chestnut Hill Local CH Conservancy’s lecture offers history of Italian workmen who built many Hill homes by Sue Ann Rybak (PDF)

April 18 – Chestnut Hill Local The Italian artisans who built Chestnut Hill by David Contosta (PDF)

April 12 – Chestnut Hill Local Commentary: Rex Avenue preservation and development by Lori Salganicoff and Eileen Javers (PDF)

April 12 – Chestnut HIll Local As home buyers demand change, local experts think Hill’s historic charm is safe for foreseeable future by Brendan Sample (PDF)

April 4 – Chestnut Hill Local Condo planned behind historic Rex Ave. house by Sue Ann Rybak (PDF)

January 31 – Chestnut Hill Local 300 attend city meeting for Northwest planning process by Diane Fiske (PDF)

January 19 – Chestnut Hill Local Winners of the CH Conservancy’s Preservation Recognition Awards by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

January 17 – Curbed Philly Iconic Kensington milk bottle, Engine 46 firehouse are now certified historic by Melissa Romero (PDF)

January 4 – Chestnut Hill Local Evergreen Court building demolished to make way for apartment building by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

December 29 – Chestnut Hill Local  St Martins golf course preservation deal sealed  by Pete Mazzaccaro

December 7 – Curbed Philly Vanna Venturi Home Up for Historic Designation

December 2 – PlanPhilly  Historic designation ahead for Vanna Venturi House  by Ashley Hahn

November 24 – WHYY Newsworks  Chestnut Hill to expand definition of historic  by Alan Jaffe

November 17 – Chestnut Hill Local  Architectural Hall of Fame winners announced by CHHS  by Barbara Sherf

November 3 – Philadelphia Inquirer  Deal will save 37 acres of green space in Chestnut Hill  by Robert Moran

September 30 – Chestnut Hill Local  Chestnut Hill Historical Society announces nominees for its Hall of Fame

September 10 – Chestnut Hill Local  New homes at old Magarity site find eager buyers  by Paula M. Riley

May 20 – Chestnut Hill Local  300 years of Chestnut Hill exhibit opens May 28 at Chestnut Hill Historical Society

July 15 – Chestnut Hill Local  Historical Commission moves to protect 121-year-old firehouse  by Pete Mazzaccaro

March 4 – Chestnut Hill Local  Chestnut Hill Historical Society embarks on a new home documentation project  by Heather Snyder Killinger

February 11 – Chestnut Hill Local  Preservation Celebration draws 340 to support historical society

December 30 Chestnut Hill Local Together with our community champions: Looking back at 2020 for the Chestnut Hill Conservancy (PDF)

December 3 Chestnut Hill Local How architecture makes us happy, by Patricia Cove (PDF)

December 2 KDKA Radio PA Awards nearly $2M in grants to help statewide museums (PDF)

December 1 Chestnut Hill Local Woodward Community Center: Aging gracefully or falling apart noticeably? (PDF)

November 23 Chestnut Hill Local Firehouse proposal challenged Hill’s sense of surroundings (PDF)

November 5 Chestnut Hill Local The challenge of restoring historical rooms (PDF)

October 23 Chestnut Hill Local Call to Action: Brainstorming future programs with the Chestnut Hill Conservancy (PDF)

October 16 Chestnut Hill Local Hill History Hunt illustrates community’s past with modern technology (PDF)

October 16 ABC FYI Philly All the Places featured on the October 18 Episode (PDF)

October 13 Philebrity.com The Week Ahead (PDF)

October 9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Best  things to do in Philly this week (PDF)

October 9 The Philadelphia Patch Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Night of Lights (PDF)

October 4 The Philadelphia Inquirer Great family outings in Philly this week, including pop-up art in parks and Chestnut Hill’s ‘Night of Lights’ (PDF)

October 2 Uwishunu.com Explore Chestnut Hill after dark during Night of Lights (PDF)

August 13 Chestnut Hill Local Hillers recall favorite Avenue shops of yore (PDF)

July 29 Chestnut Hill Local In celebration of International Rock Day (PDF)

July 28 Chestnut Hill Local CHCA holds annual meeting on Zoom, makes community awards to essential workers (PDF)

July 15 Chestnut Hill Local Cricket Club considers its logo, history has few answers (PDF)

July 8 Chestnut Hill Local LUPZ discusses zoning review needs in Chestnut Hill (PDF)

June 18 Chestnut Hill Local A new beginning for Dorothy Shipley White House (PDF)

June 15 Chestnut Hill Local Chestnut Hill Institutional Leaders issue statement on racial equality (PDF)

May 21 Chestnut Hill Local What some of our neighbors are reading to ‘escape’ the pandemic (PDF)

May 13 Chestnut Hill Local Virginia Savage McAlester wrote the definitive guide to American architecture (PDF)

May 4 Chestnut Hill Local Remembering Quita Horan and her love of community (PDF)

April 30 Chestnut Hill Local Your family can plant virtual trees now in Chestnut Hill (PDF)

April 28 Patch.com New Chestnut Hill Small Businesses Grant Program Launches (PDF)

April 20 Philadelphia Inquirer Quita Woodward Horan, steward of Chestnut Hill community, dies at 86 (PDF)

April 15 Chestnut Hill Local Quita Woodward Horan: Preservationist and community benefactor (PDF)

April 2 Chestnut Hill Local Solving storm water problems, one basement at a time (PDF)

March 20 Chestnut Hill Local How to explore history at home (PDF)

March 19 Philadelphia Inquirer Historic homes in Philly can now add garage or basement apartments (PDF)

March 13 Chestnut Hill Local Conservancy efforts add Keewaydin estate Philadelphia Register of Historic Places (PDF)

March 5 Chestnut Hill Local Zoning Permits: The ABCs of L&I, PCPC, and the ZBA (PDF)

March 4 PennLive.com $2 Million given to 153 museums and historical societies from PA. (PDF)

February 26 Patch.com 7 Homes To Be Featured In Chestnut Hill Great Houses Tour (PDF)

February 18 ChestnutHillPa.com Preservation alert from Chestnut Hill Conservancy (PDF)

January 31 Chestnut Hill Local Community Fund Appeal: You are the U in CommUnity (PDF)

January 30 Chestnut Hill Local The Benson Architectural Legacy in Chestnut Hill (Part two) (PDF)

January 30 Chestnut Hill Local Letters, Jan. 30. (PDF)

January 29 Chestnut Hill Local Neighbors find planned hospital signage too big, bright, unseemly (PDF)

January 24 Chestnut Hill Local The Benson Architectural Legacy in Chestnut Hill (Part one) (PDF)

January 24 Chestnut Hill Local The challenges of preserving an architectural and historical home – by Patricia Cove (PDF)

January 22 Progressive Railroading SEPTA honored for Chestnut Hill station restoration project (PDF)

January 15 Chestnut Hill Local Neighbors oppose scope and scale of Rex Avenue development plan (PDF)

January 9 Chestnut Hill Local A Phoenix Rising: A history of the Chestnut Hill Fire House (PDF)

January 8 Chestnut Hill Local Springfield Township to form new historic commission (PDF)

January 3 Chestnut Hill Local Community matters: Zoning codes and subdivision pressures.(PDF)

December 20 – Chestnut Hill Local CH Conservancy looks forward after wrapping up historic 50th year by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

December 6 – Chestnut Hill Local Economic impact study results presented to Hill leaders by Brendan Sample (PDF)

November 8 – Chestnut Hill Local Discovering Chestnut Hill: The Architecture of William McDowell Jr. by Alex Bartlett (PDF)

October 17 – Curbed Philly  Mitchell/Giurgola’s Dorothy Shipley White House earns historic designation by Melisa Romero (PDF)

October 6 – Chestnut Hill Local Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s “Night of Lights” tonight by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

September 1 – Chestnut Hill Local Discovering Chestnut Hill – Labor Day by Alex Bartlett (PDF)

June 22 – Chestnut Hill Local  Shirley Hanson: A cornerstone of Chestnut Hill history by Frank Niepold (PDF)

June 8 – Chestnut Hill Local  The Wissahickon Watershed is in your backyard  by Angelina Jones (CHC Conservation and Easements Manager) (PDF)

June 8 – Chestnut Hill Local  CHCA and CHC preservation survey provides roadmap to improved conservation planning  by Brendan Sample (PDF)

June 1 – Chestnut Hill Local  CH Conservancy announces deal to preserve 30 W. Chestnut Hill Ave, 2 other properties  by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

May 4 – Chestnut Hill Local  Chestnut Hill, let’s talk about our greenspaces (PDF)

May 4 – Chestnut Hill Local  Innovation and preservation: The architectural heritage of Chestnut Hill (PDF)

April 27 – Chestnut Hill Local  Residents turn out to hear experts on Hill development, conservation by Sue Ann Rybak (PDF)

April 27 – Chestnut Hill Local  What’s next after the Visionaries Roundtable: A call to involvement  by Lori Salganicoff (CHC Executive Director) (PDF)

April 25 – PlanPhilly  Chestnut Hill roundtable looks to the past to plan for the future by Alan Jaffe (PDF)

April 20 – Chestnut Hill Local  A ‘museum’ and history lesson found at local arboretum  by Brendan Stiteler (PDF)

April 13 – Chestnut Hill Local  Upcoming event recalls legendary architects’ prescient words about Chestnut Hill at 1970 panel discussion  by Shirley Hanson (PDF)

April 13 – Chestnut Hill Local  Conservation easement talk (PDF)

April 6 – Chestnut Hill Local  Meet the ‘visionaries’ to spark at April 21 event  by Dan Macey (PDF)

March 23 – Chestnut Hill Local  Chestnut Hill Conservancy re-accredited as premier urban land trust by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

March 16 – Chestnut Hill Local  Preserving an Olmsted Brothers-designed landscape  by Angelina Jones (CHC Conservation and Easements Manager) (PDF)

March 10 – Philadelphia Magazine  Panel to tackle past, present and future in Chestnut Hill  by Sandy Smith (PDF)

February 13 – PlanPhilly Chestnut Hill group broadens focus to integrate preservation and conservation  by Alan Jaffe (PDF)

February 2 – Chestnut Hill Local  2017 Preservation Awards applaud community members’ exceptional care (part 2)  Shirley Hanson (PDF)

January 26 – Chestnut Hill Local 2017 Preservation Awards applaud community members’ exceptional care (part 1)  Shirley Hanson (PDF)

January 20 – Philadelphia Magazine  William Penn grant to help Chestnut Hill preserve what’s special about it  by Taylor Carson (PDF)

January 19 – Chestnut Hill Local  Chestnut Hill Conservancy wins Wm. Penn Foundation grant for conservation study – by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

January 12 – Chestnut Hill Local  Historical Society announces new brand as Chestnut Hill Conservancy  by Pete Mazzaccaro (PDF)

December 18 – Chestnut Hill Local  Lori Salganicoff named new executive director of CHHS  by Justin Berg

August 4 – WHYY Newsworks  ‘Beyond repair’ home at heart of historic-preservation battle in Chestnut Hill  by Alan Jaffe

July 2 – Curbed Philly Chestnut Hill Fighting to Preserve Its Architectural History by James Jennings