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Germantown: Awbury Arboretum Schools Residents on Honeybees

June 28, 2012 4

https://vimeo.com/44874188] When Anaiis Salles checked on her “girls” the master beekeeper at Awbury Arboretum noticed one of their hives had been tampered with. Salles, along with her bee steward helpers, put the top of the [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Cooperative Creates an Artistic Oasis

June 22, 2012 1

The Greene Street Artists Cooperative  has been a community where multifaceted artists can live and work for over two decades. Each artist comes from a diverse background, but as a whole they make up a unified [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Art Lives Here

June 20, 2012 0

Karen Singer still goes back to her old sketchbook from high school to find threads of ideas that she uses in her creations today. As the owner of Karen Singer Tileworks for 21 years, Singer [continue reading…]

Economy

Germantown: At 10 Tons of Clothing A Week, It’s More Than the Average Thrift Shop

June 19, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/44157845] The Germantown Thrift Shop, located at 101 E. Chelten Ave., raises funds for the Whosoever Gospel Mission and provides real-life workforce development training for the men who are enrolled in the New Life Rehabilitation [continue reading…]

Environment

Germantown: Teaming Up to Clean Up

June 18, 2012 0

Friends of Vernon Park has teamed up with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in an effort to maintain Vernon Park’s beautiful landscape. Members of AmeriCorps NCCC and volunteers from Friends of Vernon Park had no problem rolling [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Community Garden Adds to Neighborhood’s Changing Dynamic

June 13, 2012 1

https://vimeo.com/43841138] Residents of West Rockland Street, located between the 4800 blocks of Germantown Avenue and Green Street, have been working diligently to assure that the neighborhood is safe and functions as a tightly knit unit. [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

West Oak Lane: A Proud and Determined Block

June 11, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/43625924]   For the residents of Ogontz Avenue between Andrews Avenue and Middleton Street, an invested block captain and caring neighbors have helped their block maintain its peacefulness and achieve a strong sense of community. [continue reading…]

Elections

Germantown: Community Leaders Join Forces to Combat the Voter ID Bill

June 8, 2012 0

The new restrictions on voting implemented by Gov. Tom Corbett this spring has sparked some Germantown-area leaders recently to form a coalition for the purpose of opposing those restrictions that they contend are targeted at [continue reading…]

Germantown

West Oak Lane: New Water Ice Parlor Coming Soon

June 6, 2012 0

Herman Townsville will welcome this summer season with his new ice cream and water ice parlor. Townsville bought the building at the corner of  Stenton and Ogontz this past December and with the help of [continue reading…]

Economy

Germantown: Crisis Ministry Serves the Community

June 5, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/43411752] With the number of people in need of emergency assistance steadily increasing, the Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry has opened its cupboard every Thursday to distribute food. The Crisis Ministry, located at 35 W. Chelten [continue reading…]

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