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Manayunk

Manayunk: North Light Community Center Staff Offers Support Programs For Local Families

November 2, 2018 Jared Johnson

North Light Community Center, located at 175 Green Lane, just off Main Street, has been a consistent presence in the neighborhood for more than 80 years, offering child care, raising money for scholarships for local

Business

Mt. Airy: Mary Sweeten Builds Community With Co-op Newsletter

October 26, 2018 Michaela Althouse

Arriving at her third empty newspaper box of the day, editor-in-chief turned delivery-woman Mary Sweeten (above) pulls bundles of her newsletter from the back of her husband’s Volkswagen. She loads the box with copies of

Business

Germantown: Andrew Trackman Talks Bettering Businesses And The Community

October 25, 2018 Kira Runk

In 2014, Andrew Trackman (pictured above) became the Executive Director of Germantown United Community Development Corporation (GUCDC), located at 5320 Germantown Ave. He has been with the organization since it was created in 2012. He grew

Housing

Zoning: Mt. Airy Residents Hold Rally To Halt Apartment Construction

October 24, 2018 Michaela Althouse

Residents of the 7000 block of Cresheim Road held a rally Saturday morning, Oct. 13, to protest the proposed construction of an apartment building on their block. Speakers, including representatives from West Mt. Airy Neighbors

Business

Roxborough/Manayunk: Shifting Demographic Impacts Housing Market

October 22, 2018 Jared Johnson

Manayunk and Roxborough are changing as their populations continue to get younger. Both sections of the city have proved to be destinations for young people to live after they finish school, and more of them

East Falls

East Falls: Votes, Traffic And Zoning Occupy Community Council

October 17, 2018 Lindsay Hargrave

Candidate’s Night at the East Falls Community Council meeting, a special meeting held each year before primary and general elections, was held at at the East Falls Presbyterian Church on Vaux Street on Oct. 8.

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

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Construction, Transportation Headaches To Persist During Planned Bridge Overhaul

October 10, 2018 Michaela Althouse

Five months into a $12.1 million repaving project on Lincoln Drive, Mount Airy residents prepare for the rebuild of the Allens Lane Bridge, set to begin in April. Between the two projects, residents can expect

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Residents Bring Concerns About Child Care Centers Directly to Councilwoman Cindy Bass

October 8, 2018 Michaela Althouse

Mt. Airy resident Robin Miller confronted City Councilwoman Cindy Bass in a meeting on Sept. 26 on her controversial bill to cut down on building new child care centers in the area. “I think if

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