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Germantown

Crime

Germantown: Engaged Citizens Spend Another Evening With The Captain

October 17, 2018 Elizabeth Leer

Police Capt. Anthony Ginaldi (pictured above) and Officer Joseph Lukaitis hosted the 39th Police District monthly Captain’s Meeting and Community Town Watch Meeting on Sept. 24 at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia, a few blocks

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Local Artists Gather To Promote Their Scene

October 16, 2018 Elizabeth Leer

The Germantown Artists Roundtable held their monthly meeting Oct. 3 at the iMPerFeCT Gallery on Germantown Avenue. Germantown artists and art lovers are invited to attend this meeting to meet other local artists, share their

Allegheny

Politics: Cindy Bass Gives The Community A Voice

April 16, 2018 Reed Margo

Logan residents feel they have been kept in the shadows for decades by their council people, but City Councilwoman Cindy Bass is finally giving them a voice. “We’ve been promised that our issues are going to

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Club LaRose Has Turned Into A Home And Hub For All

March 21, 2018 Reed Margo

Chenet LaRose’s dream was to open a community hub in Philadelphia where he could teach people about his Haitian heritage, but his Club LaRose quickly turned into a popular jazz club. LaRose, a retired dentist,

Business

Germantown: Barber Mark Lightfoot Keeps It All In the Family

March 13, 2018 Kayla Solomon

Mark Lightfoot arrives at his barbershop as early as 6 a.m. to make sure everything is in place for his morning appointments. From the placement of each tool at each work station to the cleanliness

Germantown

Germantown: Building Community One Conversation at a Time

March 1, 2018 Reed Margo

Keith Schenck sees familiar faces on every Germantown corner. Schenck, a photographer, is involved in an artists’ collective as a leader and mentor. He and fellow artists organized two One Love Guns Down events to raise funds

Chestnut Hill

Northwest Philadelphia: Five Venues Where You Can Hear Jazz

February 26, 2018 Reed Margo

Looking for a live music performance without traveling into Center City? Philadelphia is a city steeped in jazz tradition and Germantown Avenue is rich in history and in the arts with numerous places along the

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: Five Murals To Put On Your Radar for Fall 2017

October 20, 2017 Emily Pentz

Philadelphia is a city where you can find murals and street art in many neighborhoods. From Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens in South Philly to the “wicked” Philly-style graffiti seen around the city, the street art

Featured Stories

Germantown: How One Woman and One Foundation Are Working Towards “One Less”

September 29, 2017 Kayla Solomon

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released 2016 data that placed Philadelphia at the top of the list as the poorest big city in the nation. With a poverty level close to 26 percent, the city seems

Allegheny

Amateur Sports: Roller Derby Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

July 13, 2017 Jonathan Ginsburg

When reminiscing about the storied sports history of Philadelphia, roller derby isn’t exactly one of the first things that comes to mind. Despite its turbulent swings in popularity, the sport’s history in Philadelphia dates back

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