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Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Activities at Stapeley Help Senior Citizens Stay Healthy

April 16, 2013 0

The residents of Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley on the corner of Greene Street and West Washington Lane quash the stereotype of inactive seniors. The assisted living facility offers an assortment of activities, including game [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Friends of Vernon Park Hosts Countdown to Germantown Day

April 9, 2013 0

The Countdown to Germantown Day in Vernon Park was hosted on this week to celebrate the past, present and future of the neighborhood. The event marked the 329 and a half-year anniversary of Germantown and [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Diverse Backgrounds Create a Home at Senior Living Community

April 5, 2013 0

The residents of Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley on the corner of Greene Street and West Washington Lane came to the facility for its resources but found a home when they arrived. Each senior brings his or [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Tune in to G-Town Radio Hosts’ Eclectic Music Program

April 3, 2013 4

Reade McCardell, radio host at G-Town Radio in Germantown, has hosted FEWSH since his start at G-Town Radio six years ago. McCardell had his start in radio back in Michigan where he worked at WXOU [continue reading…]

Education

Germantown: Haines Street Church Offers Resources for Community

March 27, 2013 0

Located at 47 E. Haines St., the Janes Memorial United Methodist Church sits nearby  Germantown High School and across the street from Robert Fulton Elementary School, both of which will be closed by September. Janes [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Axis Philly: Business Owners, Residents and Community Organizers in Germantown Work to Beautify Historic Business Corridor

March 27, 2013 0

[vimeo 62719426] Longtime residents of Germantown have seen major changes occur in the business corridor of Germantown Avenue and Chelten Avenue. Once the shopping destination of the city, it has now become a place where litter [continue reading…]

Education

Germantown: Local Woman Grows Nonprofit to Combat HIV/AIDS

March 25, 2013 0

As an individual stricken with HIV and someone who has lost loved ones to the disease Dawna Edwards-Watson has many reasons to lose hope, but she has transformed her pain into passion through her nonprofit [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Lecture, Book Preserves History of Neighborhood

March 20, 2013 0

Joseph Minardi was at the Lovett Memorial Library at 6945 Germantown Ave. this week to talk about his latest book Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia, 1690-1930s. The lecture, hosted by the Friends of Lovett Memorial [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Homestay Offers an Unusual Visiting Experience

March 6, 2013 0

Molly Smith, a public school teacher, runs the Germantown Homestay out of her house, which was built in 1888. She started her small business in 1985 and rents out one of her rooms to guests from [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Senior Home Adapts to Residents’ Desires

March 3, 2013 0

The spirit of the renovations planned for Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley on the corner of Greene Street and West Washington Lane was spearheaded by the facility’s own residents. Beginning in early April, the $5 [continue reading…]

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