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Travel back in time to October 1777 and experience the Battle of Germantown at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/1/26
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For 175 years, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 109 E. Price St. in Germantown, has been a spiritual anchor, a place where worship, justice and community meet.
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by Sue Ann Rybak
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9/24/26
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City officials and Germantown residents on Saturday will cut the ribbon on the newly renovated playground at Happy Hollow Recreation Center.
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9/24/26
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The Germantown Life Enrichment Center (GLEC) has received a $750,000 state grant for critical building renovations, which state Sen. Art Haywood (D-4th District) presented to the organization on Sept. 17.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/23/26
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The developer for the long-vacant Germantown Town Hall will hold a community meeting on Sept. 30 to share updates on the building’s restoration.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/9/26
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Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) has announced that construction on Harvey Street in Germantown is anticipated to begin this week.
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9/3/26
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When Lindo Jones, a Germantown-based poet, published his debut graphic novel “PawnShop” last year, he didn’t want the celebration to end after the release party.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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8/27/26
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Jerk Squad Philly planted the foundations of its first-ever location at 5301 Germantown Ave. in June.
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by Julianna Musser
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8/20/26
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West Central Germantown Neighbors (WCGN) has received a grant for its new pocket park project coming to 6100 Germantown Ave.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/19/26
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True Light Fellowship Church will host its annual Community Day & Festival 2026 on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6400 Ardleigh St. in Germantown.
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8/6/26
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During the summer of 2015, 14 individuals from neighborhoods across Philadelphia traveled to G-Town Radio in Germantown to take part in the creation of #Racism is a Sickness.
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by Len Lear
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8/6/26
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To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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7/9/26
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Over a year after being re-awarded the project, Columbus, Ohio-based developer KBK Enterprises has yet to present a plan for the Germantown YWCA property.
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by Tommy Tucker
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7/2/26
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With the new Historic Germantown Visitor Center opening on July 9, guests have a new way to discover the full breadth of what the neighborhood has to offer.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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7/1/26
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Mural Arts Philadelphia will dedicate a new mural in Germantown on Saturday, June 27, in honor of Zachery Frazier, co-founder of the Trust Factor Organization.
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6/25/26
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You might say that Ray the goat no longer has a leg up on the other 12 goats who live at the 55-acre Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, but when it comes to resilience and personality, he is still standing tall.
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by Len Lear
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6/25/26
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) has removed metered parking in parts of the Mt. Airy and Germantown commercial corridors on Germantown Avenue.
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by Tommy Tucker
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6/24/26
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When Dr. Barbara Rolnick isn’t assisting patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Pediatric Primary Care in Roxborough, she tends to her plot at a community garden in Ardmore.
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by Abby Weiss
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6/18/26
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The Johnson House Historic Site will be hosting its 20th annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 20, from noon to 7 p.m.
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by Julianna Musser
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6/18/26
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Life Turning Point (LTP), a nonprofit that provides a transitional home to mothers and children looking for housing, is fundraising to renovate a cottage on its Germantown campus.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/11/26
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