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Germantown: Engaged Citizens Spend Another Evening With The Captain

October 17, 2018Elizabeth Leer and

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

Germantown: Local Artists Gather To Promote Their Scene

October 16, 2018Elizabeth Leer and

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

Mill Creek: Free Fried Fish Platters Encourage Residents To Vote

October 15, 2018Kaicey Baylor and

Many West Philadelphia residents registered to vote for the first time, then ate in celebration along 47th and Brown streets as The Men of Mill Creek, along with other Mill Creek organizations, ran their first

Fairhill: Charito Morales Advocates For Those Affected By Opioid Crisis

October 12, 2018Greta Anderson and

Activist Charito Morales said she does not affiliate with a specific community organization because it distracts from the issues at hand in the Fairhill neighborhood. Morales is a registered nurse and has been volunteering in

Haverford North: The Health And Resource Festival Returns To West Philly

October 11, 2018Kaicey Baylor and

St. Ignatius Nursing and Rehab Center collaborated with Alain Locke School, West Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Department of Public Health to bring back the Health and Resource Festival Saturday Sept. 29, which

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

October 10, 2018Michaela Althouse and

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

Mill Creek: Groups Collaborate To Build A Stronger Community

October 8, 2018Taylor Allen and

Pastor Derrick Long (pictured above), leader of the faith-based nonprofit organization Men of Mill Creek, wants community activism in Philadelphia to live on after he is gone. Young people are the way to do it, he

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

October 8, 2018Michaela 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

East Falls: Laurel Hill Cemetery Hosts Public Performance Art

October 4, 2018Lindsay Hargrave

On a crisp Friday afternoon in Laurel Hill cemetery, just before the gates were closed to the public, a different sort of burial took place. There was no casket, no flowers and no corpse. There

Hunting Park: City Renames Street After Late Football Coach

October 2, 2018Brianna Baker and

The 900 block of West Cayuga Street has a new name: Wayne “Coach Wiz” Allen Way. The city unveiled the revamped street sign with a ceremony on the morning of Sept. 29, honoring the legacy of