Historic Germantown hires executive director to boost tourism

    Where does a historic group turn when it’s looking for an executive director?

    Not to historians or architects, whose minds Historic Germantown already has access to. No, the group’s new executive director has an arts, fundraising and marketing background — a combination the group hopes will draw tourists to the neighborhood.

    NewsWorks’ Yara Simon explains more about the positiion to us.

    Feed the Feed: For those who live outside Philadelphia’s tourist area, what’s something in your neighborhood people from all over should see?

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