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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…]

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: StrEAT Festival Returns with New Theme

April 3, 2013 2

Residents in Manayunk can look forward to food trucks with gourmet food, crafts, a restaurant tour and festival shopping in Manayunk during the StrEAT Food Festival Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. [continue reading…]

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Residents Show Meaning of Community

April 2, 2013 1

https://vimeo.com/62903378] 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 residential street, with similar houses, front yards and holiday [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…]

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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…]

Fairmount

Fairmount: Zoning Controversy Continues Over Coffee House Cooking Permit

March 25, 2013 0

The OCF Coffee House in Fairmount and the Spring Garden Civic Association are looking to come to an agreement about prolonged zoning issues within the next month. Spring Garden Civic Association Vice President Justino Navarro [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…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Gourmet Grocer to Close After 25 Years

March 20, 2013 0

Jonathan Best Gourmet Grocer at 8229 Germantown Ave. is closing its doors on March 31 after decades of serving the community. The specialty foods store carried groceries that used to be hard to find. However, with [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…]

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Restaurant Month Brings Reservations to Germantown Avenue

March 6, 2013 0

“[Restaurant Month] is a definite reason to check out Chestnut Hill,” said Anne McNally, owner of McNally’s Tavern at 8634 Germantown Ave. Her restaurant is just one of many participating in this month’s festivities. For [continue reading…]

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