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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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A six-count suit filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia charges widespread negligence and retaliatory behaviors.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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7/14/23
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Life after death has always been a controversial concept, but it is hard to quarrel with the idea that the Irish Center has achieved it.
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by Len Lear
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7/13/23
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Why let the kids have all the fun? This summer, Northwest Philadelphia has an array of creative opportunities for adults.
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7/13/23
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, which serves its members and the surrounding community, has not been immune to the plague of gun violence.
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by Pryce Jamison
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7/12/23
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The permit would allow the demolition of a two-story house at 6915 Germantown Ave., now used as a home for disabled people.
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by Tom Beck
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7/6/23
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Community spirit is alive and well - and few know that better than the members of Mt. Airy’s Cresheim Village Neighbors.
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by Len Lear
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6/29/23
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In 1969, the Northwest Center in Mt. Airy opened its doors to help those with mental health and developmental challenges. Now it's undergoing a renovation to help further that vision.
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By Kyle Bagenstose
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6/28/23
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