By Eboni Zamani
The loss of D’Angelo sparked grief far beyond music. In this personal reflection, Eboni Zamani explores Black cultural memory, generational disconnect, and the urgent need to preserve the physical and communal spaces where culture lives and breathes.
By Pryce Jamison • Germantown Info Hub
After an ICE detention destabilized a Northwest Philly household, the Northwest Immigration Network (N-WIN) stepped in. The faith-based coalition connects immigrant families to rapid-response mutual aid, housing help, legal resources, and know-your-rights education as enforcement pressures grow.
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By Maleka Fruean • Germantown Info Hub
The Northwest Photo Club’s first group show, “Urban Wild,” brings Northwest Philly’s nature into focus at Awbury Arboretum’s Cope House Gallery, running through Feb. 27, 2026.
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By Deesarine Ballayan • Germantown Info Hub
Fifty years after first being shown at the William Way LGBT Community Center, Arleen Olshan’s artworks return to mark the center’s Golden Jubilee. “The Tangle I’ve Gotten Into” brings together deeply personal portraits, intimate nudes, and moments from a radical, loving queer history in Philly.
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By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
Philly has two protections for workers facing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking—but advocates say pay, housing instability, and workplace culture still shape whether survivors can use them.
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By Pryce Jamison • Germantown Info Hub
Bernice Rosalind Eugenie Sebastian—Philadelphia’s oldest known living resident—has died at 112 after a hospital stay in Olney. Her niece and caregiver, Marie Monique-Marthol, remembers a life rooted in education and mentorship in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and offers a heartfelt thank-you to the Germantown “village” that supported them.
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By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
After years of sitting vacant, Germantown Town Hall may be headed toward a new future: an all-commercial community hub meant to blend civic, cultural, business, and wellness uses under one roof.
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By Maleka Fruean
Healing from trauma and grief doesn’t have to happen indoors — or alone. At the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum, wellness is rooted within the space: a grief garden, storybook trail, small free library, and rituals like tying memorial ribbons or speaking to a loved one by phone. In 2026, PGP’s new Director of Wellness, Anita Nutter, is expanding outreach — especially to schools — and ensuring neighbors know the farm is open, welcoming, and rich with volunteer and youth opportunities.
By Rasheed Z. Ajamu
Bundled up against snow and ice, neighbors rallied outside 6199 Ardleigh St. with a clear ask: turn the former Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School into a fully funded domestic violence resource and support center.
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