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In Germantown, a corner store as an engine of economic development
As Felix Gomez steadies himself against metal shelving stacked with Tide, Pine-Sol and other home-cleaning products, he smiles at the tho ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy BID to use rain barrels to reduce storm water fees
Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (BID) is partnering with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) to bring 15 rain barrels to Germa ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy: Yesterday and Today – Who was George W. Carpenter?
George Washington Carpenter, builder of the elegant “Phil-Ellena” mansion and estate in West Mt. Airy, left a large heritage ...
14 years ago
Down the Shore with Justin Auciello and Jersey Shore Hurricane News
When Hurricane Irene started barreling toward New Jersey at the end of August 2011, Justin Auciello and two friends set up a Facebook pag ...
14 years ago
Roxborough resident creates website to track SEPTA trains, trolleys and buses
Mike McCarthy got tired of seeing his wife “freeze her butt off” in the cold while waiting for the consistently late SEPTA tr ...
14 years ago
This week marks the beginning of Spring, and although Philly’s w ...
14 years ago
New Jersey Poetry Out Loud 2012 State Finals
Students from four regions of New Jersey competed in this year’s New Jersey Poetry Out Loud state finals for a chance to take the s ...
14 years ago