Germantown will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of flannel-wearing people.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/31/24
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Like Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” owners of a new pottery studio have discovered the value of support.
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10/31/24
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Germantown resident Gary Hines began noticing the growing pile of trash shortly after the Rite Aid closed its doors.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/24/24
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Joe Boruchow's signature black and white stencils can be found around Germantown.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/24/24
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The National Association of Black Journalists’ Philadelphia Chapter will host a discussion examining Project 2025.
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10/10/24
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A Germantown-based seed company is at the heart of a groundbreaking exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
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by Ann Marie Doley
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10/3/24
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Tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict spilled onto the streets of Germantown on Monday.
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by Carla Robinson and Tommy Tucker
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9/24/24
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The fate of Germantown's historic YWCA building may be decided within a few weeks.
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by Carla Robinson
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9/18/24
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Concerns about traffic, overcrowding and impact on the neighborhood's historic character dominated discussion.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/12/24
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Since being released from prison more than two decades ago, the Rev. Michelle Simmons has turned her formidable energies into helping others.
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by Peter Crimmins, WHYY
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9/5/24
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Another large new apartment building is going up on Germantown Avenue, this time replacing the Comer Paper & Party building.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/4/24
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A 75-unit apartment building may be built next door to Germantown Town Hall, across the street from the former home of Germantown High School.
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by Aaron Moselle, WHYY
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8/29/24
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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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In Germantown, full-service restaurants and cafés are a rarity. This may account for the excitement about Das Good Café.
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by Ann Marie Doley
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8/7/24
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At St. Harmony Cafe, kids pick up litter. They plant and water trees, make drinks and serve their neighbors.
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by Maleka Fruean, Germantown Infohub
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7/25/24
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With a big flat roof on its new supermarket in Germantown, the Weavers Way grocery co-op is going solar.
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by Richard L. Stein
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7/11/24
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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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Historic Germantown has chosen three local luminaries for induction into its Hall of Fame.
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by Pryce Jamison, Germantown Info Hub
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6/6/24
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Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor. Now she has been reinstated.
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WHYY News
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6/5/24
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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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