Yes! And celebrates ten years of A Summer Sort of Thing, building community and creativity.
By Maleka Fruean • Germantown Info Hub
Yes! And… Collaborative Arts is marking its 10th annual Summer Sort of Thing with Sea You in Paradise!, a free outdoor musical staged by young performers at Holman Field.
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Opinion: Philadelphia politics is shaped by low voter turnout.
By Mike Cogbill • Germantown Info Hub
Philadelphia is one of the nation’s most diverse and liberal cities, but only a fraction of residents decide who leads it. With one-party dominance and low-turnout primaries, Democrats spend more time fighting over labels than expanding the electorate and turning more people out to vote.
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Drain Buddies! has launched; Germantowners can start adopting storm drains this Friday
By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
After a year of planning, Germantown resident Kadafi El-Kardah has launched Drain Buddies!, a neighborhood program that allows residents to adopt and care for local storm drains.
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On Germantown’s ‘Who’s Your North Star’ Liberty Bell: A Q&A with Birdie Busch
By Deesarine Ballayan • Germantown Info Hub
Birdie Busch’s “Who’s Your North Star?” Liberty Bell at Coleman Library connects Germantown’s history with the people, places and institutions that continue to guide the neighborhood. In a Q&A with GIH, Busch discusses the community-led design process and the importance of showing up through art and civic life.
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Newly unveiled Visitor Center explores and connects the ‘many stories’ of Germantown
By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
Historic Germantown has unveiled a free Visitor Center featuring a welcome gallery, gift shop and exhibits highlighting more than 300 years of Germantown history.
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Enter UNBOUND: Steven CW Taylor’s visual study of the Nature of Freedom
By nelle mills • Germantown Info Hub
Photographer Steven CW Taylor’s Unbound: A Visual Study on the Nature of Freedom asks viewers to slow down and consider how freedom changes depending on where we stand. In this review, nelle mills moves through Taylor’s images from Lamu, Kajiado, and Kibera, reflecting on the beauty, stillness, limits, and motion held inside the work.
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SEPTA’s Zero Fare Program gets another year of funding. Advocates want more.
By Pryce Jamison
Philadelphia’s Zero Fare Program will get another year of funding, keeping free SEPTA access available for income-eligible residents through July 2027. Advocates say the program helps riders get to work, school, health care, and other daily needs, but they want the city to make free transit permanent and expand access for students.
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Connecting the Blocks: A new 8th District safety initiative brings resources to doorsteps to fight gun violence
By Maleka Fruean
Back to the Block pairs alley and block cleanups with Friday resource tables to bring food, employment support, expungement help and youth programs directly to 8th District residents. Organizers say the goal is to address quality-of-life concerns, build trust and support violence prevention block by block.
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