Education
Education: Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short
Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short [continue reading…]
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Education
Education: Germantown Pride Persists a Decade After School Closures Wounded the Community
Germantown Pride Persists a Decade After School Closures Wounded the Community [continue reading…]
Education
Education: The School Closures Were Traumatic
Kristen Clark said that the school closures of 2012 and 2013 were traumatic. [continue reading…]
Education
Education: The Lasting Effects of the 2013 School Closures
Ten years after the School District of Philadelphia closed 24 public schools, the impact looms large. [continue reading…]
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Health: The Unseen Cost of an Undiscussed Topic
The fundamental comfortability and taboo nature of talking about women’s health, and access to knowledge period products, and even care has never served women or menstruating people. [continue reading…]
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Germantown: Formerly Incarcerated Women Work Toward a More Peaceful City
Michelle Simmons founded Why Not Prosper 21 years ago after returning home from prison. The group operates three residential facilities in Philadelphia. In the past year, they started holding peace walks every two weeks with the goal of drawing people into their Germantown command center. [continue reading…]
Business
Germantown: Kitchen Garden Brings Neighbors, Community Into the Farm
The Germantown Kitchen Garden, established in 2008, was inspired by Amanda Staples’ desire for easy access to fresh and organically grown vegetables. Now, shoppers at the garden find a plant nursery, vegetables grown in a humid greenhouse, and a sense of community. [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Arts: Germantown-native Kambel Smith Debuts Sculpture Exhibition At Fleisher/Ollman Gallery
Germantown native Kambel Smith is showing his second solo exhibition at Fleisher/Ollman, on display now until May 26th. [continue reading…]
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Germantown: This Weekend, A Hip-hop Symphony Addresses Gun Violence in the Community
With a background in theater and art, Douglas Rucker is the writer and director of a play called “YO, PUT THE GUN DOWN!” to raise awareness of gun violence in the community that is affecting the youth. [continue reading…]
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Germantown: One Refugee Family’s Experience Avoiding Deportation
This past August, Oneita and Clive Thompson (pictured above) received a phone call telling them something they never could have imagined: they were being deported. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer left Clive Thompson [continue reading…]