Chestnut Hill
Mica Is Now Open for Weekend Brunch
In 2014, getting brunch at Mica is going to be a lot easier. in 2013, Mica participated in Chestnut Hill’s Second Sunday food and shopping […]
Beautiful Chestnut Hill Property Owned By “The Kindest Man I Ever Knew”
When David Mallery died in 2010, he was lauded for his 60-year career as a leader in independent schools, and as a mentor to generations […]
The New Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse Is a Luminous Success
Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting built a new meetinghouse this year just steps away from the Quaker faith group’s old building. The new home was essential, […]
Halloween Special: A List of Spooky Places Near Philadelphia That Doesn’t Include Eastern State
Halloween is just a day away and ‘scariest places’ lists have been appearing everywhere. The most mentioned site in the Philly area? Eastern State Penitentiary, […]
Architect Matthew Baird Will Develop Master Plan for Woodmere Art Museum
Museums are having a moment in Philly right now. The Franklin Institute is getting a magical shimmer wall. Footage of a mystery driver careening down the stairs at […]
Chestnut7 Closes in Chestnut Hill
Chestnut7 in Chestnut Hill has closed after a little over two years in business. Chestnut7 is part of the Public House Investments group that includes […]
Louis Kahn’s Esherick House Gets a Price Cut. Plus: A Confession
The most significant Mid Century Modern home on the Philadelphia market has just been reduced in asking price by $125,000. It is an iconic example […]
Clover Market Launches in Chestnut Hill This Weekend
The first time I shopped at Clover Market, I bought a fantastic vintage fur capelet, an antique mirror, some fancy soaps and enough letterpress cards […]
Morning Headline: John Jay Will Not Buy the Extravagant Mansion With a Speakeasy
This vast French Norman-style estate was built in 1929, later acquired by Eleanor Widener Dixon, and renovated by Horace Trumbauer. It has been on the […]
Mica Offers Lobster Tasting Menu and Second Sunday Brunch
Each week, Mica does a mid-week tasting menu and this one grabbed our attention because it is all about lobster. The four-course lobster tasting is […]
Inventor of the Schmitter Passes Away
Hugh McNally, inventor of the Schmitter sandwich, died of heart failure on September 11th. McNally was the owner of Chestnut Hill’s McNally’s Tavern for 42-years, […]
Strangest Restaurant Conversion Chestnut Hill Has Ever Known
Adorable little Cafette is closing and being transformed: Owner Jan Wilson is career-changing to acupuncturist, so Cafette will become her temporary clinic in the restaurant’s […]
In the 1980s, Jodie Foster Touched the Bottom of This Home’s Pool
If ever there were a dubious selling point for a property, it’s this: One scene in the movie Stealing Home was filmed there. Not that […]
Unique Opportunity: High Hollow, Home of PSFS Building Architect George Howe, Is for Rent
This mansion in Chestnut Hill has to be the most unique rental opportunity on the market today. It was built by and for legendary architect […]
Chestnut Hill Development Opportunity on Germantown Avenue
SSH Real Estate has announced its listing of 8034-8040 Germantown Avenue, a few doors down from Chestnut Hill Pharmacy. It currently houses Prime Pacific Oriental Rug […]