Every weekend in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy is an opportunity to sell your stuff to yard sale junkies. Whether you are a homeowner, church or civic organization, let the community know about your event by posting it for free on our events calendar. And if you are heading out on the garage-sale circuit, access the locations on your smart phone by downloading the free Patch app. Here’s how to post your garage sale: Choose "Events" from the top tool bar. Once on the events page, you can click "Add an Event." Give your event a title. Such as "Two-Family Garage Sale" Enter a date and time for the …

  Your kid's finishing high school and has chosen a college, maybe even a major. It's big news in your household, obviously. And it's news here, too, at Chestnut Hill-Mt. Airy Patch, where every item in our community Announcements section is posted by Patch users with something to share. Sometimes it's a college enrollment, or an all-star team selection, or a hiring, promotion, retirement, birthday or anniversary. Pretty much anything goes, and it couldn't be simpler to post. Under the "News" tab at the top of any page, click the bolded "Announcements" link, then click "Add an Announcement" …

Keeping up with all the comings and goings in Mt Airy isn’t easy. Fortunately, Mt Airy Patch is here to help. Just sign up for our free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts and you’ll be able to keep up with local happenings with ease. The newsletter features the top headlines on the site, blog posts, events, announcements and even deals from local retailers. Signing up is simple, too! Just follow this link to get “Patched in.” If you want to submit news to the site so it has a chance to make in the newsletter, you can do that too! Just login and post to your heart’s content. Follow …

Chestnut Hill Patch is looking for local voices to blog on our site. We want people who can riff on a variety of topics, share their personality and engage the Chestnut Hill community in discussions. Patch is more than a news site, it's an online conversation about your community. And we want to hear your voice. Are you passionate about local issues? Do you want to share your newest recipes? Are you an expert craftsman or hobbyist who can share do-it-yourself tips? Are you a student who wants to share your college experiences with your hometown? Can you just make us all laugh? Do you love …

Want to announce the birth of your beautiful granddaughter? Has a beloved family member passed away? Do your children's stellar academic achievements deserve recognition? Whether the news regards births, engagements, deaths, religious occasions, promotions, graduations, weddings or honor roll, you can post major announcements to Chestnut Hill Patch and let your neighbors know. We'll get the word out from there.  Click this link to go right to the Chestnut Hill Patch Announcement page. Here are the quick and easy directions to posting your announcement to Chestnut Hill Patch.   First, click …

Here at Patch we want to be a part of the community, but we can't be everywhere at once, so we need your help. Share your photos and videos from around town right here on the Chestnut Hill Patch. Whether it's a photo of your newly blossoming garden, a video clip from the school play, or something more newsworthy like a photo of a car accident or a video clip from the school board meeting, we'd love for you to share it with the Patch community. Directions: To do so, select "Pics & Clips" from the main navigation bar. Once on the new page, there is a button to "Upload Photos and Videos." (…

Another user-friendly aspect of Chestnut Hill Patch is our Marketplace — the spot for all our classified listings.  Here you can let the community know that you're business is hiring, you're selling an old TV, looking for a new roommate or you found a dog on your porch. Adding a listing to the Marketplace is similar to adding an announcement or an event. Follow the steps below to post your classified ad, for free. 1. Choose Marketplace from the navigation bar. 2. You can search for items, or list your classified. 3. Select "Post a classified" and give it a title. 4. Choose a category that …

When Patch launched in your town, editors and freelancers ventured to local businesses in order to collect information for our directory. Patch Places is a spot where users can find descriptions, hours, accepted payment methods and much more for spots around town. All users can add events taking place at local spots, can rate the business on a scale of one to five stars and can add a review. But owners of local businesses get extra bonuses when they claim a listing. Owners or managers should search for their business listing and select "claim your listing" in order to make updates to the page…