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May 3, 2013
Guest Artist Gina Gruenberg  led participants in a casting demonstration.

Mount Airy is known for its diversity, collaboration and sense of community. These qualities are personified in many of its businesses. Six Senses Collaborative Clay Read the full story >>

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April 11, 2013
Currently, the space next to Lovett Memorial Library is empty and underutilized.

The grass field next to Lovett Memorial Library at 6945 Germantown Ave. is an open lot. Currently, only a few benches and unkempt gardens occupy … Read the full story >>

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April 2, 2013
30 year resident Itzik Lorant built a stoop outside of his home for neighbors to congregate on.

Steps away from the Allen Lane train station lies the 100 block of West Mount Airy Avenue. From a distance, it looks like the typical … Read the full story >>

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March 2, 2013
Junior high students hung out and played games at the Teen Center last Friday night.

Teenagers Inc. places young people in the community to provide services to residents in need. In turn, neighbors aid the organization in its fundraising efforts, … Read the full story >>

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February 20, 2013
One of Breen's chickens before she had to re-locate them.

This story is the second of two about backyard chickens in Philadelphia and the effort to legalize them. It’s done in partnership with NEastPhilly.com and Read the full story >>

Education, Mount Airy, Northwest Philadelphia »

October 20, 2012 (2 Comments)
Melissa Adams, a parent of a child at The Big Backyard, organizes clothes for sale at the yard sale. Participating in fundraisers is a responsibility of members of the coop school.

The Big Backyard’s annual yard sale held Saturday looked to raise money for the nursery school’s programming. For some parents, though, it was a … Read the full story >>

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October 18, 2012
Alice Williams Gaines moved to the 400 block of Wellesley Road in 1963. She said the diversity, and the mentalities of residents, has changed for the better.

Nestled between Emien and Cherokee streets, the 400 block of Wellesley Road houses more than 50 homes. Despite its vastness, residents on the street credit … Read the full story >>

Health, Mount Airy »

October 6, 2012
Tiffany Thuman finished the 5-mile race in 1 hour and 17 minutes.

At the First Annual West Mount Airy Neighbors Blocktoberfest Run/Walk Saturday, runner No. 151 Tiffany Thurman finished last. But, she said, the run was a … Read the full story >>

Featured Stories, Mount Airy, Northwest Philadelphia, Sustainability, Technology »

September 20, 2012
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the charging station's debut was held Thursday.

For 12 years, the Trolley Car Diner has served its customers under a name that pays homage to a specific and traditional mode of public … Read the full story >>

Entertainment, Mount Airy, Northwest Philadelphia »

June 25, 2012 (2 Comments)
The Princess Bride kicks off the Moonlight Movies series on Friday, June 22.

The Moonlight Movies series kicked off last Friday in the garden at the Lovett Library Park, located at 6945 Germantown Ave., in Mount Airy.

A … Read the full story >>