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“If I was going to be in a band,” Noah Weinstein told the Local from a studio in Huntsville, Alabama, “I wanted it to be a band that was going to go somewhere.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/12/23
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Just last month, a Pew Research Center poll of Philadelphia residents confirmed what a lot of city residents already believed: reducing the city’s crime rate is a “top priority.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/11/23
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TierView Development was granted a demolition permit for one wall of the building that formerly housed the Mt. Airy National Bank at 7208 Germantown Ave. in preparation for an addition.
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by Tom Beck
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5/11/23
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Like the first debate, the second, which was held jointly by Germantown Community Radio and Center in the Park, had its fair share of highlights that portrayed the differences between Bass and Anderson-Oberman, who, if elected, would serve in office for the first time. The Local was present and rounded up a few of the highlights.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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Campaign season in the 8th Councilmanic District will end Tuesday when voters decide whether to retain incumbent Councilmember Cindy Bass or elect her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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In a statement emailed to the Local Friday, Bass repeated the quote she provided for a previous Local story: “It’s not an auction; it’s an election.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/8/23
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Michael Daniels, a former constituent services representative for Councilmember Cindy Bass, was sentenced to 90 days in jail last week.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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About 100 Germantown neighbors turned out in force to express unanimous opposition to a proposed five-story, 148-unit project at 42-68 Church Lane.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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Last Wednesday evening’s debate for May 16th’s 8th District Councilmanic primary election featured three-term incumbent Cindy Bass and her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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Mt. Airy residents are on track to soon see the construction of eight newly improved crosswalks along Germantown Avenue beginning in the fall of next year.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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4/28/23
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The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board continued until May 22 a hearing on Christine Visco’s appeal of a violation issued for operating a business within a residential district.
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/23
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The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board is scheduled Monday to hear a homeowner’s appeal of a January zoning violation for operating a business inside a residential district.
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by Tom Beck
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4/20/23
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With affordable housing and other development concerns emerging as a major issue in the current race for city council, many voters are considering what kind of relationship each candidate has with developers.
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by Tom Beck
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4/20/23
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Democrats in the 22nd Ward Open Caucus, a rump group of progressive committee people who have split from the ward's existing party leadership, voted last week to endorse Helen Gym for mayor.
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by Tom Beck
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4/13/23
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Even before last week, it was clear that Seth Anderson-Oberman, challenger to incumbent 8th District Councilmember Cindy Bass, was generating buzz.
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by Tom Beck
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4/12/23
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At just 34 years old, Abu Edwards has one impressive resume. Now he's hoping to take that same drive and apply it to an at-large seat on city council.
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by Tom Beck
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4/7/23
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Mayoral candidates were asked about some of the city’s most pressing issues last week in a mayoral forum in Germantown.
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by Tom Beck
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4/7/23
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Police are investigating incidents of neo-Nazi stickers placed along telephone poles up and down Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill.
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by Tom Beck
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4/5/23
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The ward’s elected leader, Jeff Duncan, called Anderson-Oberman, who overwhelmingly won the vote among 9th ward committeepeople by a 20 to four margin, an “impressive candidate.”
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by Tom Beck
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4/4/23
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Angelo Cataldi has finally called it quits, even though he didn't get his storybook ending.
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by Tom Beck
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4/1/23
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