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Germantown's beleaguered YWCA has encountered yet another setback as the developer has failed to secure crucial financing.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/21/24
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Nearly two years after the demolition of the old Mt. Pleasant Garage, local developer Ken Weinstein has moved to take control of the property.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/8/24
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Stereotypes of older people who watch TV and play bingo all day have no place at the Center in the Park.
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by Ann Marie Doley
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6/27/24
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The partnership is between the Friends for the Restoration of the Germantown YWCA and a group from Bryn Mawr College.
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by Bryan Derr
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6/26/24
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Plymouth Meeting’s Kris Rudzinski, director of the Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School, has announced a full schedule.
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by Michael Caruso
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6/20/24
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Ann Perrone is a trailblazer. Twenty-five years ago, she became the first female scoutmaster of a Boy Scouts of America troop in the city's "Northern District."
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by Len Lear
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6/13/24
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About 30 neighbors of the now-defunct Germantown YWCA trekked to City Hall last Thursday to support local developer Ken Weinstein in his quest to be named conservator.
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by Richard L. Stein
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5/31/24
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Common Pleas Court Judge Ann Butchart heard testimony supporting developer Ken Weinstein’s effort to take control.
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by Carla Robinson
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4/3/24
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I have sad news. The Chestnut Hill Local is losing Tom Beck.
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3/14/24
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A new Philly Phlush public toilet has been installed in Germantown’s Vernon Park. But it's inaccessible.
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2/1/24
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The date was set by Judge Ann Butchart in a scheduling hearing on Dec. 22.
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by Tom Beck
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1/2/24
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In 2023, the Local was crowned the top weekly newspaper in the state by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. We don’t mean to brag, much.
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by Tom Beck
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12/27/23
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When the ribbon was cut on Germantown’s iconic Rowell’s department store last week, civic leaders were marking more than a grand opening.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/20/23
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The 2008 state law, Act 135, gives neighbors, businesses, and nonprofit organizations the right to ask a court to put the property in the hands of a conservator.
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by Carla Robinson and Tom Beck
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11/17/23
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The developer of the long-shuttered Germantown High School campus is scheduled to appear at a Town Hall next week to discuss his plans.
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by Maleka Fruean
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11/9/23
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Keith B. Key, CEO of a development company that’s been contracted to redevelop the Germantown YWCA, announced a new funding plan.
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by Tom Beck
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10/19/23
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“The subsidies the developer will apply for require the developer to have community meetings,” PRA spokesperson Jamila Davis said in an email. “This meeting is part of that process.”
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by Tom Beck
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10/4/23
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A years-long battle that residents have fought to find a new developer for the Germantown YWCA appears to have hit a brick wall.
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by Tom Beck
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6/21/23
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Bass won the race despite being beaten overwhelmingly in Chestnut Hill’s 9th ward, which had the highest turnout in the city.
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by Tom Beck
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5/22/23
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Like the first debate, the second, which was held jointly by Germantown Community Radio and Center in the Park, had its fair share of highlights that portrayed the differences between Bass and Anderson-Oberman, who, if elected, would serve in office for the first time. The Local was present and rounded up a few of the highlights.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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