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Mom and Popaholic
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Erica David for NewsWorks
May 22, 4:00 PM
When I walked into Zipf's Candies in Chestnut Hill, I'll admit that I was on the look out for Oompa Loompas, the diminutive and perhaps slightly sinister workers in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Zipf's is a very small shop, More »
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NewsWorks Staff
The New BarnesIt took $200 million and a 10-year legal fight to move the Barnes Foundation five miles from Lower Merion to the Parkway in Center City. At last, the new Barnes on the Parkway is ready. More »
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NewsWorks Staff
Debating the Ravi sentence: Does the penalty fit the crime?Monday's sentencing of former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was a hot topic of conversation. Was the punishment too light? Just right? Too far? Now that we've all had a day to talk about it, what do you think of the More »
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Philadelphia Firefighters Union leaders say Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers and other officials are at least partially at fault in the deaths of two firefighters last month in a Kensington warehouse blaze. More »
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Mt. Airy
Meet Lisa Nutter in Mt. Airy this week. More »
Chestnut Hill
Learn how to mix veggies and herbs to create the best "Savory Summer Salads." More »
EYE ON Mt. Airy

Mt. Airy Hidden Garden tour 2012 photos »

Northwest Weekender: Spring concerts, open galleries and farmer's markets
May 18 Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  Here are our top picks.  Backyard composting workshop at Awbury Aboretum – 1 Awbury Road Food scraps have other uses besides garbage fodder.... More »
Does your preschooler think she's fat?
May 20 Chubby. Fat. Thin.   Are these the words of a four year old? It seems that more and more the answer to this question is yes.   A study conducted by the University... More »
Why I love roses
May 17 Readers, my last few posts have been focused on problem areas for gardeners- pests, erosion, environmental degradation, etc. But it's spring, it's gorgeous outside, and we deserve to have a... More »
How are your tax dollars spent?
Alan Tu, editor - Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill                                                       My next office hours session is Wednesday, May 23 from 3-5 p.m. at the High Point Cafe/Allens Lane Station. To stay up to the moment with what's happenings here follow me on Twitter @MtAiryChestnut Learn more about Alan »
Erica David
Chestnut Hill candy shop owner on Wonka-esque quest for unusual treats:
When I walked into Zipf's Candies in Chestnut Hill, I'll More »
Tony Auth
'Unmasking of fraud' helped in discovery of John F. Peto:
John F. Peto was born in 1854 in Philadelphia, where More »
Dick Polman
The third-party pipe dream:
To paraphrase Shakespeare, I have come to bury Americans Elect, More »
Chris Satullo
A little advice for a Dimon in the rough:
This guy I know, Jamie, plays the ponies. He's More »
Jan C. Ting
What should we think about Mitt Romney’s high school bullying?:
The media have given Mitt Romney a pass he does More »