Take a walking tour of the Tulpehocken Station Historic District on Sunday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m. The tour begins at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W Tulpehocken St.
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10/6/21
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The 2021 Revolutionary Germantown Festival will continue its forty-plus year tradition of commemorating Germantown's Revolutionary history on October 2, 2021.
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by Walt Maguire
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10/1/21
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With better lighting, the hope is customers and residents will use the 6400 block of Germantown Avenue more freely and will be more likely to patronize new businesses.. Victorian lamps will improve pedestrian experience.
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by Patrick Cobbs
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9/29/21
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The Quintessence Theatre Group received a $500,000 state grant for major repairs to the historic building. State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) presented the ceremonial check at a press conference at the theater September 8.
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by Walt Maguire
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9/29/21
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Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission hosts the dedication of a State Historical Marker commemorating John S. Trower (10/3/1849-4/4/1911), an African American businessman and philanthropist who ran a restaurant and successful catering business in Germantown. In Partnership with the Black Writers Museum, Germantown United CDC, Historic Germantown, and the Keeping Society of Philadelphia.
Sunday, October 3, 2021, 2:00 p.m., 5706 Germantown Avenue.
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9/29/21
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Charlotte Hodgson of Penn Charter School has been named to the 2021 USA Select U18 team, chosen as one of 22 of the nation’s top high school girls’ lacrosse players.
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by Walt Maguire
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9/23/21
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From late June through August of 1969, the Harlem Cultural Festival was graced by over 30 performances from music legends like Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, B.B. King, Gladys Knight and The Pips and more.
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by Len Lear
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9/22/21
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Nick Gillette’s “Yurodivy” will be performed September 23, 24 and 25.
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by Len Lear
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9/22/21
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P'nai Or, the Jewish Renewal Congregation joined the "Standing in Solidarity for Racial Justice" Vigil at the Unitarian Society of Germantown to mark the Jewish High Holidays, in a gathering for justice on Friday, September 10.
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by Mary Kalyna
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9/22/21
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The Mt. Airy Art Garage’s MAAG Rocks Art last weekend lucked out on perfect weather for their Fall event.
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9/22/21
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The Sculpture Gallery is ready to exhibit in the sanctuary of the Circus Campus in Mt. Airy. Meet with the curator: your benevolent, charismatic guide.
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9/15/21
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Mt. Airy Art Garage (MAAG) will be celebrating the community coming back together after a year of isolation with an arts festival, with lots of artists and live music, on Saturday, Sept. 18.
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9/15/21
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East Mt. Airy is booming with development, but much is the kind locals don’t want. The kind that makes long time residents feel pushed out.
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by Patrick Cobbs
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9/15/21
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Think you are too old to exercise? Popular Mt. Airy fitness trainer Yvonne Ferguson-Hardin is out to convince you otherwise with Mt. Airy Learning Tree's “Stretch 4 Life for Seniors.”
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by Len Lear
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9/15/21
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The new pre-school at Christ Ascension Church, 8300 Germantown Ave., will be a wholly separate entity from the child care facility there that shut its doors at the end of September, 2020.
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by Elspeth Lodge
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9/9/21
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Misty Godfrey was exposed at a young age to a hobby which she described simply as "grabbing a hold of your spirit, and you can't let go."
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by Len Lear
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9/8/21
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Things to do around Mt. Airy this weekend.
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9/8/21
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After over 20 years in Chestnut Hill and several more in West Mt. Airy, you'd think I would have learned my lesson. No other part of the city can compete with the Northwest.
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by Stacia Friedman
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9/1/21
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While it started as a hobby, Erica Johnson’s love for plants quickly became a reminder to care for herself and to heal during the stress and chaos of Covid-19.
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by Molly Welby
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9/1/21
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Grumblethorpe offers opportunities for young people to get involved with programs that local schools can participate in.
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by Gregory Starks
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9/1/21
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