With discarded cardboard and a remarkable eye for detail, Kambel Smith transforms everyday trash into architectural masterpieces that have left art critics speechless.
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by Len Lear
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4/3/25
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A SEPTA bus operator was attacked by an unidentified man on Bethlehem Pike outside Primo Hoagies at about 5 p.m. on March 28.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/1/25
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3/20/25
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Germantown residents packed into an event room on March 11 to share their thoughts on SEPTA’s mixed-use development plan at Germantown station.
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by Tommy Tucker
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3/20/25
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Germantown Avenue is about to get a flavor boost as Northwest Philadelphia celebrates Mt. Airy Restaurant Week.
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by Staff
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3/6/25
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SEPTA has chosen a large and empty lot next to Germantown Station on Chelten Avenue for a transit-oriented development project.
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by Tommy Tucker
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3/4/25
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The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved ArchWell Health's proposal to turn the former drugstore into a primary care facility for seniors.
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by Tommy Tucker
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2/27/25
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City workers who cleaned up illegally dumped construction debris behind Valley Greene apartments have completed only half the job.
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by Tommy Tucker
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2/27/25
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In the heart of Germantown's Maplewood Mall, Lily of the Valley Cupcakery & Cafe serves up handmade treats from its cozy storefront.
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by Len Lear
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2/27/25
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The rich aroma of freshly roasted coffee beans fills the air at Salam Cafe on the first Saturday of every month.
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2/27/25
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The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) has allowed its commitment letter to KBK Enterprises to expire without renewal.
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by Tommy Tucker and Carla Robinson
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2/13/25
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Philadelphia attorney and Mt. Airy resident Howard Langer, 74, has won the National Jewish Book Award for his debut novel "The Last Dekrepitzer."
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2/13/25
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Moneek Pines was in an Uber in the Bahamas when she got the call that her business ARTrageous Brush & Flow was on fire.
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by Tommy Tucker
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2/6/25
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Police arrested a 37-year-old man Thursday after he allegedly threatened violence during a shoplifting incident at the ACME supermarket in Mt. Airy.
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by Tommy Tucker
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2/6/25
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The former Rite Aid at 6201 Germantown Ave. may become a primary care facility for seniors, pending approval of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
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by Tommy Tucker
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2/6/25
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Upper Dublin artist Heather Michaelson's work is taking center stage at a special event in Flourtown on Feb. 8.
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by Len Lear
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2/6/25
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Despite a last-minute objection from Councilmember Cindy Bass, the ZBA voted unanimously to approve a use variance for the development at 7600 Germantown Ave.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/30/25
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Thanks to a Court of Common Pleas ruling, a parking lot within the Germantown Urban Village Historic District, at 26-34 Church Lane, now may become a 33-unit building.
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by Tommy Tucker
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1/30/25
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For almost 30 years, one Northwest Philadelphia program has been transforming the lives of students while building a pipeline of future teachers.
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by Len Lear
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1/27/25
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