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Germantown: SW Germantown Neighborhood Defies Outside Opinion

November 7, 2013

Like with almost any neighborhood, there are people that have an initial impression of Germantown without even stepping into the area. But such opinions fall flat in the face of real-life residents of the Southwest

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Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Artists Roundtable Uses Art to Improve Community

October 18, 2013

The Germantown Artists Roundtable is made up of a group of artists, musicians and music lovers who work together toward creating a unique arts district in Germantown. “For so long, Germantown has been given a

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Germantown: Local Church Offers Much to Community

October 15, 2013

“It’s Vision Sunday,” said Pastor Ray Bernard to his congregation. He told the attendees about his plans to form athletics programs within Impacting Your World Christian Center. The announcement was met with great applause. October

Amateur Sports

East Germantown: Former NBA Player Colson Starting a New Tradition At Martin Luther King HS

October 8, 2013

https://vimeo.com/75453817] Last year, in head coach Sean Colson’s first year running the Martin Luther King High School basketball team, the Cougars went 25-5. Colson hopes that will be the start of a new, winning tradition. A

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Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Storytellers Emphasize Importance of Culture During Day of Peace

September 27, 2013

Children and adults gathered at the playground of the Lonnie Young Recreation Center to hear storytelling that promoted creating a culture of peace, as a part of Peace Day Philly. Observed on Sept. 21, Peace

“Claiming Our Place: Inhabit Germantown” exhibit
Germantown

Germantown: Historical Society Involves Community in Exhibit

September 26, 2013

Over the summer, the Germantown Historical Society premiered its newest exhibit entitled “Claiming Our Place: Inhabit Germantown.” The exhibit is the result of a grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage for their

Germantown

Germantown: Clinic Provides Care to Uninsured

September 21, 2013

In a country without universal health care where the prices of insurance and coverage are constantly on the rise, it’s getting hard to be someone living uninsured. In Philadelphia, 15 percent of adults go without

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Circus performers travel through time in the Funicular

September 13, 2013

Circus arts performers and fans gathered last Sunday at the Funicular Railway Station in Germantown. Nine members of Charm City Movement Arts, a circus school based in Baltimore, presented “Cultivate,” a story about a time

Featured Stories

Germantown: Face to Face Provides for Local Needs

September 4, 2013

The bustling dining room will give anyone who enters both a warm welcome as well as a hot meal. The free lunch is available at Face to Face Friday through Monday at 12:30. Located on

Germantown

Germantown: La Rose Jazz Club Offers Appeals to Jazz Enthusists of All Ages

August 16, 2013

Henderson, a drummer who works as an auto inspector during the day, uses his Sunday session to service Philadelphia’s jazz community to cultivate new talent by mixing players of all ages. Henderson insists that there

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