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Mount Airy: Residents Show Meaning of Community

April 2, 2013Nichole Baldino

https://vimeo.com/62903378] Steps away from the Allen Lane train station lies the 100 block of West Mount Airy Avenue. From a distance, it looks like the typical residential street, with similar houses, front yards and holiday

Health

Mount Airy: Finishing Last Still a Victory at Run

October 6, 2012

At the First Annual West Mount Airy Neighbors Blocktoberfest Run/Walk Saturday, runner No. 151 Tiffany Thurman finished last. But, she said, the run was a victory in her eyes. “I was the first to start

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Local Church Hosts Open Mic Night

June 25, 2012

The Mount Airy Community Church hosted Mount Airy Open Mic Night this weekend at the Moving Arts of Mount Airy studio. The Mount Airy Community Church is the host location three open mic nights a

Housing

Mount Airy: Wissahickon Village Cohousing Plans New Neighborhood

June 19, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44256183] Wissahickon Village Cohousing hopes to build a community where neighbors share more than just a cup of coffee or borrow some sugar. The plan is on the drawing board now, but local residents hope

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West Mount Airy: Germantown Jewish Centre Still Draws a Diverse Crowd

June 12, 2012

https://vimeo.com/43893430] Since 1936 the Germantown Jewish Centre has provided a vibrant hub for Jewish life in Philadelphia. Members of this synagogue, located at 400 W. Ellet St., range from Jews living nearly next door to

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