Tag: germantown
Germantown community stands together for wage increase
The Germantown community came together on Martin Luther King Day to continue pressuring the owner of a McDonald’s franchise at 29 E. Chelten Ave. to address what participants
4 years ago
Philly just challenged an infamous slumlord to a legal death match and won
After a lengthy court battle with a shadowy slumlord, the city is now the rightful owner of dozens of blighted Germantown housing developments.
4 years ago
Listen 1:26Hear that? Philly’s carillonists get creative to ‘unhide’ some of America’s oldest bells
Philly is home to two of the oldest carillons in North America, but these one-of-a-kind bell instruments are “hidden in plain sight.”
5 years ago
Listen 4:44Get to know some of North Central Philly’s ‘unsung heroes’
In the city, there are people who go above and beyond to better the day-to-day life of their neighbors. But often, they get little recognition.
5 years ago
Midwives hope Philly’s first free-standing birth center will make inclusive care more accessible
The Philadelphia Midwife Collective has launched a GoFundMe campaign to open a birth center they hope will make inclusive care more accessible.
5 years ago
Listen 1:33Demolition marks big step in fulfilling promise at Grace Baptist
Grace Baptist Church of Germantown demolished its community center to make way for a new 15,000-square-foot, energy-efficient building to provide enhanced community services.
5 years ago
Germantown High developer reveals plan for live-work-learn destination
Germantown High developer Jack Azran says that apartments with exposed brick walls, shared work spaces and a new school could fill the shuttered school by 2022
5 years ago
Critiquing Kenney: Could the mayor’s signature soda tax sink his re-election bid?
Philadelphia’s soda tax — which raises money to fund pre-K, community schools, improving parks, and other initiatives — has many critics and some defenders
5 years ago
Exhibition games in Philly extra special for Globetrotter guard
Darnell “Speedy” Artis has played with the Harlem Globetrotters for three years, but he never competed in his hometown of Philadelphia. That changes this weekend.
5 years ago
Listen 3:18Germantown businesses revolt against taxing district that didn’t deliver on clean streets promise
After a bad year, the Germantown Special Services District was in the red and unable to do its one main job: keep the streets clean.
5 years ago
$3.3M Maplewood Mall remake to break ground in 2019
Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce is putting the finishing touches on a request for proposal for a $3.3 million remake of Maplewood Mall.
5 years ago
1 man dies after 5 are shot in Germantown; police call it targeted hit
Search is on for suspects in shooting Philadelphia police commissioner says was not random.
6 years ago
Narnia’s latest adaptation: Sign language
A Germantown school is taking a classic work and reimagining it for a deaf audience.
6 years ago