https://vimeo.com/20487095] Residents of the neighborhoods in the Northwest section of Philadelphia came together to discuss important issues at the Community Café. About 100 people gathered at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church to enjoy coffee and [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391619] Sure, the phrase “community service” doesn’t sound like fun for most teens. However, at Germantown High School, about 65 high school students choose to stay after school to work together in groups on creative [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391628] Wister, the smaller of Germantown’s two R-7 SEPTA train stations, is an easy spot to miss if you are not a local to Ashmead Street or making a special effort to look for it. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393266] Hungry residents in Germantown may find their bellies a little fuller this year, thanks to the efforts of the three churches that comprise Germantown Avenue Lutheran Parish (GALP). For six weeks Christ Ascension (8300 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393255] Ivan Cox is on his way to the barber shop at Ashmead Street and Germantown Avenue. He stops before he enters the shop, looks down the street and shakes his head at the two [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18392082] Three groups of young people practice for future swim competitions with the support of their coaches and parents three nights a week at the Pickett Pool. The Indo-Pacific Sailfish Aquatics Club, Polar Bears Aquatics [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393815] It is often difficult for people to admit when they need help. Whether that help is financial, educational, mental or another form, people usually do not want to confess their faults and hurt their [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395153] A $20 million redevelopment project was announced Wednesday that will transform upper Ogontz Avenue into Philadelphia’s “Gateway to the Northwest.” The plan is to make the transition from the suburbs to the city an [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391657] On an unseasonably chilly Wednesday several dozen residents began gathering in Germantown’s Vernon Park at 8 a.m. After signing their names to a list and receiving hand written numbers, these men and women brought [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393301] Like many Americans, residents of Philadelphia’s Germantown section consider income tax season as the most dreaded time of year. In 2010, however, most U.S. citizens will enjoy an increased refund thanks to the Recovery [continue reading…]
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