By Aubrey Fink
As City Council reviews Philadelphia’s proposed FY27 budget, residents at a Northwest Philly town hall made clear what they want to see protected and expanded: schools, transit, violence prevention, and neighborhood services.
By Pryce Jamison • Germantown Info Hub
Philadelphia is building a broader response to tangled titles, a problem that can keep families from fully claiming inherited homes and accessing repairs, insurance, or financial help. Through the Register of Wills’ Title Clearance Unit, legal aid groups, and neighborhood partners in places like Germantown and West Oak Lane, the city is working to help residents clear deeds, prevent displacement, and protect generational wealth.
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By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
After more than a year of uncertainty, Uncle Bobbies has announced it is staying in Germantown, with plans to move into a new home at 6241 Germantown Ave. The larger, more accessible site is expected to open in fall 2026 and keeps the beloved bookstore and coffee shop rooted in the neighborhood it has helped shape for more than eight years.
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By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
Haitian-American filmmaker and cultural worker Lunise Cerin sees collaging as more than art-making. Ahead of her Saturday workshop at Coleman Library, she talks about memory, dreaming, preservation, and why creative community spaces matter right now.
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By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
The Germantown Exhibition is now on display at Coleman Library, bringing together three collections that celebrate local artists and the neighborhood’s history. Through linocuts, photography, and a colorful original painting, the public art display turns the library into both an artistic and archival reflection of Germantown.
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By Deesarine Ballayan • Germantown Info Hub
Young Germantown neighbor Alex Unterburger and fellow Girl Scouts in Troop 9907 recently earned the Silver Award after creating and leading “Teaching the Tots,” a series of early literacy workshops for children ages 2 to 5. The project paired storytime, songs, letter activities, and take-home books to help families build reading habits before children enter school.
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By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
More than 45 people gathered at Maplewood Mall for a Germantown “No Kings” rally on Saturday, March 28. Attendees described concerns about democracy, affordability, federal cuts, and civic backsliding, while pointing to local organizing as one way to build power.
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By Pryce Jamison
Center in the Park is expanding its long-term care ombudsman services citywide through a new subcontract with the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, nearly doubling its reach across senior care facilities in Philly.
By Pryce Jamison
After more than a year of workshops centered on grief, gun violence, and healing, Healing Verse Germantown is preparing to turn neighborhood streets into a public poetry exhibition this spring. The project, led by Yolanda Wisher and Trapeta B. Mayson, will feature poems by local residents across sidewalks, bus stops, floral installations, and other public art forms throughout Germantown.
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