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The vibrant arts and culture scene in Northwest Philadelphia will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 9, with the Mt. Airy Arts Festival.
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by Len Lear
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8/31/23
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After spending $6.7 million renovating Mt. Airy’s Lovett Library, officials have discovered a humidity issue that has forced periodic closures.
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by Tom Beck
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8/30/23
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A collaborative of Mt. Airy neighborhood organizations has been awarded a $400,000 grant that will help fund the continued implementation of a revitalization plan.
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by Pryce Jamison
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8/24/23
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Commonwealth Youthchoirs, a nonprofit choral music education organization based in Germantown, named Jameson Gilpatrick as its new executive director.
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by Tom Beck
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8/24/23
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No matter what befalls their new eatery, Toska Restaurant & Brewery, it will be a picnic compared to what the owners endured in Kosovo.
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by Len Lear
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8/24/23
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It’s hard to discern exactly why, but more families are sending their children to their public catchment schools.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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8/23/23
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The former Germantown High School appears to have finally begun a slow transformation.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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8/17/23
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The Mt. Airy CDC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for “The Community Reading Nest,” a new literacy installation for children.
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by Pryce Jamison
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8/17/23
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The city’s zoning board denied a special exception request from the owners of J’Excellence, an event hall located at 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave.
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by Tom Beck
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8/17/23
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Mt. Airy neighbors overwhelmingly rejected a business owner’s proposal to operate an event space on 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave.
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by Tom Beck
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8/10/23
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The Rev. Rayford Emmons, the first African American Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is entering his 50th year of service.
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by Len Lear
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8/9/23
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The conflict between the founder of the Mt Airy Art Garage and its current board members appears unlikely to end soon.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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8/9/23
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It has become so easy to order books online that one would think it must be impossible for a small bookstore to survive. Yet this one does.
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by Len Lear
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8/3/23
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Three Northwest Philadelphia residents won national recognition with Hometown Media Awards for their work with PhillyCAM.
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8/3/23
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An unkempt piece of land will soon become a community hub where Mt. Airy residents can plant vegetables, tend to trees and explore nature.
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by Tom Beck
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8/2/23
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With her appointment to lead the Philadelphia Police Department’s 14th District, Capt. Tanisha Richardson is, in a way, coming home.
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by Tom Beck
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7/27/23
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Pete Merzbacher insists he was so busy making his popular baked goods that he did not even realize he was part of a winning team.
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by Len Lear
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7/27/23
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Two zoning issues will be discussed at the West Mt. Airy Neighbors zoning committee meeting on Aug. 2.
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7/27/23
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Award-winning young adult author Elizabeth Acevedo will discuss her new book, “Family Lore,” at a book signing on Aug. 7.
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7/27/23
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Mt. Airy’s Supper Sessions dinner festival returned with hundreds of people flooding the 7100 and 7200 blocks of Germantown Avenue.
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by Pryce Jamison
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7/20/23
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