Many people, hopefully most, are very proud of their parents. But Alice Farber, Roxborough resident for 40 years and a massage therapist and retired art teacher in the Philadelphia public schools, was getting bored in her retirement, so she decided to spe... See more
Peter Paone, 89, of Mt. Airy, a renowned artist, educator, and mentor whose work has been exhibited in some of the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and... See more
It is hard to imagine anyone who did more to beautify Chestnut Hill than Markoe “Koey” Rivinus, who died in 2006 at the age of 91. Rivinus, former president of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories (now GlaxoSmithKline Corp.) and longtime head of its int... See more
When Emma Hearn was acting and singing in plays at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill and then Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, she dreamed of performing on Broadway and other professional stages, like millions of other young hopefuls, even ... See more
In recent years, several people have asked me if I know what ever happened to Paul Roller and his restaurants, Roller’s Express-O and Flying Fish, both of which were in Chestnut Hill for many years but have now been shuttered for almost a decade. I have w... See more
