CLOSE UP Video Interviews

New construction will shadow historic Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery

A neighbor reflects on the historic Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery, an open space for the neighborhood, which is about to be overshadowed by 5 story condominium complex.

January 18, 2022

BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION HISTORY

She finds treasures in a collapsed Bucks County dairy barn

Chey Bouson helps her friends rescue stuff from a collapsed dairy barn to sell at their eclectic farm stand

October 21, 2021

BUILDINGS CARS AND VEHICLES MACHINES

SEPTA bus and aerial bucket lift collide; “no major injuries”

"No major injuries" reported when part of an aerial bucket lift and a SEPTA passenger bus collide on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill.

October 8, 2021

ANIMALS ART BOOKS

Librarian makes ART: fanned books and 3 dimensional paper crafts

Teen librarian Kris DeLabio leads workshops for children in making colorful eye-catching paper sculptures and also recycling old books into fanned book art.

October 5, 2021

FASHION STYLE WORK

Freelance designer specializing in knitwear loves her dog – and Italy

Freelance fashion and textile designer loves Italy, Italian wool and her dog,

October 4, 2021

BUILDINGS CARS AND VEHICLES ENVIRONMENT

Going solar with car and house

A Wyndmoor, PA man with an electric car and solar panel house sees savings selling excess electricity back to the grid at high rates and charging his car overnight at low rates

October 3, 2021

BUSINESS FASHION INTERNATIONAL

As one of the “Men in Kilts” he later found out his Scottish ancestry

Wearing a green plaid kilt, a "Men in Kilts" worker advertises the company's exterior cleaning and window-washing services and its dress code.

September 29, 2021

ART HUMAN BODY

Artist draws portraits from photos people upload of themselves on SKTCHY app

Artist uses SKTCHY app to find photos of people and then draws their portraits for them

September 8, 2021

CARS AND VEHICLES TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORTATION

Commutes with son on electrified carbon bike 🚲

Mark Mumbauer commutes 25 miles round trip each day with his 10 year old son, Gabriel, on an electrified carbon bicycle

August 30, 2021

CHESTNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM

Daughter of Palestinians runs for U.S. Senate

Daughter of Palestinian immigrants campaigns for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania as champion of medicare, infrastructure and school funding and human rights despite many high profile names in the race.

August 19, 2021

He makes beautiful art, eggshell mosaics and..

Hungry piglets suck at sow

50 years on, Wyck heir gives New Year cake 2nd try

Storm causes electric transformer to crash down

Lantern Theater gets ready to renovate Mt Airy church sanctuary