Top 10 most-read Glenside Local stories of 2023

Through Google Analytics, we were able to see which stories had the greatest impact with you in 2023. These are the results, along with each story’s opening line:

#10. National news site claims a monument to a Nazi military division is located at Saint Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Elkins Park

***August 30:*** *Forward.com*, an award-winning independent Jewish news site, recently published an article which claims that a monument to a Nazi military division is located at Saint Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (also known as Fox Chase Cemetery) at Cedar and Glenmore avenues in an Elkins Park section of Abington Township.

#9: Philly’s Cafe Carmela to open second location in Huntingdon Valley

***March 26:*** Cafe Carmela, a popular Northeast Philadelphia Italian family restaurant, is planning to open a second location in Huntingdon Valley in May.

#8: Bernie’s Glenside potentially shuttered for good, Writ of Possession on front door

***April 24:*** *Glenside Local* recently received a tip that Bernie’s Glenside is closed (again), potentially for good.

#7: Congresswoman Dean issues statement on Israeli-Hamas conflict, ‘From the River to the Sea’

***November 9:*** *The following is a press release issued by Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, a Glenside native and Abington High School graduate, on November 8:*

#6: Glenside Elementary student remains in critical condition, Meal Train fundraiser launched to help family

**October 6:** Caitlin McCalister has organized a Meal Train fundraiser on behalf of Moriah Strickland, a second-grade student at Glenside Elementary who was struck by a car in Abington Township last week.

#5: Marco Polo Ristorante & Bar in Elkins Park allegedly closed for good

***September 14:*** After more than two decades of business in Elkins Park, Marco Polo Ristorante & Bar has allegedly closed for good.

#4: Willow Grove Shopping Center’s 6-story, 260-unit apartment / mixed-use development approved

***July 27:*** Federal Realty Investment Trust, which manages the Willow Grove Shopping Center, announced on Thursday, July 27 that it has received conditional approval for the third phase of redevelopment for 122 Park Avenue.

#3: Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park has officially been sold

***June 30:*** Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park has been purchased by the nonprofit Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation for an undisclosed amount.

#2: The runner-up was a two-parter, both of which landed in the Top 10:

Jenkintown receives plans for GIANT grocery store on Old York Road

**May 8:** Today the supermarket chain GIANT announced plans for a new store in Jenkintown. Plans for the store were covered by *Glenside Local* in September 2022, though the identity of ownership has been unavailable until now.

Jenkintown Giant grocery store demolition process is officially underway

**September 5:** Demolition for the forthcoming Giant grocery store in Jenkintown Borough began on Tuesday, September 5.

#1: The most-read story of 2023 was also a two-parter with both pieces in the Top 10:

Keswick Tavern in Glenside allegedly shut down by authorities for operating without liquor license

***August 15:*** The Keswick Tavern at 294 N Keswick Avenue in Glenside was allegedly raided by authorities on the evening of Tuesday, August 15.

Keswick Tavern in Glenside to reopen this week, owners post response to shutdown and express gratitude to community, Pennsylvania State Police, Gerhard family