Gina Michaels’ life has all the elements one might expect to find in an artist’s biography: time spent living in New York City, a connection with the natural world, fluency in French, deep spirituality, a [continue reading…]
Ten years ago, Mamoudou Hama traveled from Mali for a vacation in New York City. Little did he know he would meet the woman of his dreams and end up spending the rest of his [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/31855738 w=540 h=398] For the first time this year, Germantown High School is now a Promise Academy. Starting in September, the students received an extra hour of education on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/31147809] For the past four years, Karen Herring has spent the majority of her nights on the streets of Philadelphia. When there’s inclement weather, she will shift her transitory bed to the Suburban Station subway [continue reading…]
Just over two weeks ago, Ilya Imyanitov opened up Germantown’s newest dental office. Located at 5616 Germantown Ave., Easy Dental is open to the public for individual’s of all types of insurance. “They’re aren’t a [continue reading…]
With Halloween approaching, many children are getting ready to dress up and fill their bags with candy. In Germantown, many churches and community centers are also starting to prepare for Halloween events designed to keep [continue reading…]
Looking at Barbara Burnam, it’s hard to believe the 75-year-old woman has much influence and control over her community. However, for the past 50 years, “Miss Barbara” Burnam has served as block captain for the [continue reading…]
Despite the numerous problems that people face in Germantown, resident Cheryl Bird, along with others, take advantage of the numerous free food programs that the area’s churches and organizations offer. “You cannot starve down here. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/29851753] Benjamin Hawkins sat in Vernon Park eating a chocolate cupcake he was given by the Vernon Park cleanup crew. Upon finishing the snack, Hawkins quickly tossed its crinkled wax wrapper to the ground. “Oh, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/29234084] Before she found the Germantown Restoration CDC’s food service training program, Chatel Royster was struggling. This time last year, Royster was a victim of the poor economy. After getting laid off from her job [continue reading…]
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