The Rev. Elsa Johnson Bass recently retired as a worship arts pastor whose mission was to get young people involved.
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by Len Lear
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1/18/24
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Dr. Marc Lamont Hill will deliver the keynote speech Saturday, Jan. 20, at the 7th Annual MLK Radical Symposium.
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1/18/24
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A residential project at the former site of the diner is running behind, but now has plenty of Wissahickon Schist.
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by Tom Beck
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1/17/24
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Mt. Airy residents now have an idea of what they can expect to see on the 6900 block of Germantown Avenue.
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by Tom Beck
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1/16/24
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In 2023, Allens Lane celebrated the center’s 70th anniversary with renewed energy, passion and commitment to the founders’ vision.
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by Vita Litvak, Executive Director
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1/3/24
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The birth of East Mt. Airy Neighbors (EMAN) in 1966 marked the commencement of a transformative movement.
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by Linda Bell, Board Chair of East Mt. Airy Neighbors
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1/3/24
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You might know Anne Dicker as chair of West Mt. Airy Neighbors’ Traffic Calming Committee. Come Jan. 9, she’s slated to add another title.
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by Tom Beck
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12/28/23
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Children attending classes at Germantown Jewish Centre were evacuated last week after the Mt. Airy synagogue received an emailed threat.
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by Tom Beck
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12/21/23
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Cherese Akers works to raise awareness about losing a baby.
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by Len Lear
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12/21/23
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The Philadelphia Historical Commission has added a section of Germantown’s ACES Veterans Museum to its list of historic places.
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by Pryce Jamison
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12/21/23
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We tend to associate the word “archaeology” with remote locations. Rebecca Yamin digs into Philadelphia.
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by Len Lear
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11/30/23
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George Boudreau is the newly named executive director at Ebenezer Maxwell Victorian Mansion.
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by Len Lear
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11/30/23
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Despite rising interest rates, development in Mt. Airy continues to chug along as investors seek to capitalize on land for dense new housing projects.
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by Tom Beck
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11/30/23
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A new civic group with the potential power to influence development in both Mt. Airy and Germantown has community leaders worried.
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by Tom Beck
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11/23/23
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If the team slated to turn the former Germantown High School into an apartment complex gets its way, it could be ready for move-in in 18 months.
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by Tom Beck
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11/23/23
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This Small Business Saturday, Mt. Airy is encouraging residents to shop local with a fun Go Mt. Airy Shopping Crawl.
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11/23/23
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The holiday season brings new chances to celebrate community in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood.
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11/23/23
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The paper is among 17 local news organizations to receive such awards, which are designed to help support long-term sustainability.
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by Carla Robinson
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11/15/23
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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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A female passenger shot and killed the driver of a Route 23 SEPTA bus in the Wayne Junction section of Germantown on Thursday.
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by Pryce Jamison
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11/2/23
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