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Mount Airy: Five Places to Grab a Bite on Germantown Avenue

February 22, 2017 Howard Knapp 0

Mount Airy is a quiet neighborhood in the Northwest portion of Philadelphia. Situated between Germantown and Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy is undergoing a “revival” of sorts with many new businesses and restaurants coming to the [continue reading…]

Education

West Oak Lane: Simons Recreation Center Director Offers “Safe Haven for the Kids”

March 3, 2016 Chelsea Ann Rovnan 1

For Amenah Claiborne, her role as center director at Simons Recreation Center doesn’t feel like work. Instead, her job reminds her of a family, one that is helping to provide a safe haven for kids [continue reading…]

Economy

Roxborough: Environmental Groups Work Together To Make Their Community A Better Place

June 17, 2015 0

Ivy Ridge Green was co-founded six years ago by Chris Kingsley, Annie Scott and Blaise Syrnick. Spearheaded by Destination Schuylkill River, Ivy Ridge Green’s goal is to add more green to the communities of Roxborough and Manayunk. Though Kingsley is [continue reading…]

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Chestnut Hill: Community Group Spearheads Change in Chestnut Hill

March 27, 2015 0

Will Detweiler moved his family from a small farm in Montgomery County to Chestnut Hill in the late 1960s. Detweiler was drawn there by a number of factors, but the community itself was at the [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: School Funding a Major Issue in Mayor Race

March 6, 2015 1

While the race to see who will become Philadelphia’s next mayor revolves around a number of issues facing the city, the issue that appears to be at the forefront is funding for the city’s district [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: Free Library of Philadelphia Leads Community

February 18, 2015 0

We spoke with the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Northwest Area Coordinator Jeff Bullard, and Andorra Branch Librarian JoAnne Woods about how the Free Library serves the community in the Northwest, and also in what ways [continue reading…]

Environment

Northwest: Built History and Natural Future Combine at Glen Fern

July 14, 2014 0

Philadelphia takes history seriously. Home to many of the nation’s “firsts,” including first brick house, first capital city and first hospital (to name a few) the “green country towne” is as overflowing with historic sites [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: Rediscovering The Past At Glen Fern

July 14, 2014 10

Glen Fern is the former property of wealthy and influential miller Thomas Livezey that dates back to 1747. In its day, the sprawling farmstead at the edge of the Wissahickon Creek featured one of the [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Northwest: Teens 4 Good Program Empowers Youth Through An Urban Farm

July 7, 2014 0

Teenagers have taken the lead of a half-acre urban farm at the Schuylkill Center, in Northwest Philadelphia, to provide the community with fresh food. Teens 4 Good is an Environmental Education program empowering youth and [continue reading…]

Education

Northwest: Philadelphians “Bee-ing the Change”

July 3, 2014 0

“I am not a bug person,” said Anaiis Salles, resident beekeeper at Green Sanctuary Community Apiary, located on the grounds of the 52-acre Awbury Arboretum. How, then, did Salles become an authority on beekeeping in [continue reading…]

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