Patriotic performance continues with The Allentown Band
by Ed Mahon
Patriotic music will fill Pastorius Park when The Allentown Band returns for a pre-Independence Day Concert on Wednesday evening, June 30. The music can be heard at 7:30 p.m. at the park site, Lincoln Drive and Abington Avenue.
The Allentown Band, founded in the 1820s and considered the oldest civilian concert band in the United States, has taken part in the concert series since 1975. "Stunning" was the word used to describe their performance in a past...
Friends of Cresheim take first step in extending trail
The Friends of Cresheim Trail are hosting a hike through the Cresheim Trail on Wednesday, June 30 at 6 p.m. Carl Shaifer, a member of the group, said the Friends will meet at the Trolley Car Diner at 7619 Germantown Ave. From there they will go into the Cresheim trail area, where the total hike should last approximately two hours, according to Shaifer. Shaifer encouraged everyone from the community to join the hike. All that's needed are long pants and a positive attitude.
The Friends of Cresheim Trail was formed this winter with the purpose of extending the Cresheim Trail to connect different communities such as Mt. Airy...
Commitment, passion are needed to make things happen, Goode tells NIM
By JOHN OLIVER MASON
The Rev. W. Wilson Goode Sr., former mayor of the City of Philadelphia and a Baptist minister, was the featured speaker at the 15th annual assembly of the Northwest Interfaith Movement at the Germantown Jewish Centre on June 10. In addition to Goode's address, NIM honored congregation members for efforts to make the world in which to live a better one.
Goode spoke of his work. "As I travel through the city and around the country, trying to encourage people to begin to use their skills and talents, in order to make life better for people who live in our society," he said, "in a sense, I think...