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The 2018 Porsche Panamera 4S was left deep inside Valley Green.
Porsche abandoned on Valley Green trail
Hikers in the Wissahickon’s Valley Green park noticed an unusual addition to the orange trail on May 19 – an abandoned blue Porsche.  more
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Rachel Blanchfeld, co-coordinator for the Philly Book Bank’s Books from the Start program, reads to kids at an event at Philadelphia Police’s 12th district headquarters.
School Book Bank’s future uncertain
The Philly Book Bank serves MLK High School in Germantown. Now, officials feel they are being pushed out. more
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SEPTA Regional Rail train drops off riders at the Chestnut Hill West Station.
Private schools fear possible SEPTA cuts
Private school students are among the many groups that would be affected by the proposed upcoming SEPTA cuts. more
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The five sisters from left to right: Donna, DeAnn, Cheryl, Gail and Debra.
Remembering a Pier 34 victim from Germantown
Sunday marked 25 years since Gail Ramsey lost her sister, DeAnn White, a Germantown native, in the Pier 34 collapse. more
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Water department testing led to fear, confusion.
Wissahickon water rumors flood internet
The fluorescent green water stemmed from a nontoxic fluorescent dye used by the Philadelphia Water Department. more
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Local residents gathered at SEPTA headquarters, urging more state funding.
Residents rally for SEPTA funding
Northwest Philadelphia residents and Save the Train Coalition members united, taking the train to SEPTA headquarters. more
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Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway will unveil its new Chestnut Hill West inspired train station during its ribbon cutting on May 21.
Morris Arboretum Garden Railway unveils new train station
Now entering its 27th year, Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway will unveil a new Chestnut Hill-inspired train station and pollinator-focused exhibition for the upcoming season.  more
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Tommy’s French onion soup recipe
While Turkish delight would not make me break, if I traveled to Narnia and the White Witch presented me with French onion soup, I would betray my entire family. more
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Election primer
In less than a week, voters in Northwest Philadelphia will cast ballots for judicial candidates in the May 20 primary election. more
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Five elements of the interior of the Germantown Trust Company Building - including a gold floor plaque - will be preserved.
Conservancy works to preserve Germantown Trust Company Building
Ahead of an upcoming renovation, the Chestnut Hill Conservancy worked with owners of the Germantown Trust Company Building to preserve certain elements. more
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Sergio Hyland
Working Families Party organizer arrested in murder
Sergio Hyland faces charges in a July 2024 death. more
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“I never sent a letter. It's not my letter. I never signed anything, and it's a forgery,” Brady told the Local. 
Mystery letter adds confusion to election
More questions have arisen over its origin. more
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Bob Brady calls circulating letter a ‘forgery’
Local groups say all but one Democratic-endorsed judicial candidate withdrew from their online public forum before the event. They cited a mysterious letter as the cause. more
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Piedmont azalea is one species that helps pollinators.
Caring for native pollinators in your garden
Spring is here, and along with pollen comes the pollinators; Pennsylvania is home to 437 native bee species, and diverse plants in your garden can help their populations thrive.  more
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (right) talks about his experience working with State Rep. Tarik Khan during a community forum on April 23 at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Roxborough.
Evans, Khan host community forum
Much of the conversation focused on the Trump administration, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and appointed officials. more
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MGMT Residential presented renderings for 6225-27 Germantown Ave., a 45-unit mixed-use project, during a Civic Design Review meeting on April 8.
Mixed reactions to Germantown development
The 59th Democratic Ward held a Civic Design Review (CDR) meeting on Germantown’s latest mixed-use development, with attendees commenting on the project's size. more
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The historic Germantown YWCA building
G-Town Y’s future remains a question
A judge denied reconsideration for local developer Ken Weinstein’s petition to gain a conservatorship over the Germantown YWCA building. more
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Kadina Smith-Flemming, a registered nurse at Chestnut Hill Hospital, spoke at a Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals press conference on April 16, calling for safer staffing levels and wage increases.
CH Hospital nurses warn, ‘We are strike ready’
Nurses and technicians held a press conference outside the hospital, informing the public of their concerns. more
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City Councilmember Cindy Bass, center, discusses the issues with participants at a Northwest Tenants meeting on April 7 in Germantown. 
Cindy Bass attends tenants' group housing talk
The affordability of rental housing and tenants’ rights were among the primary topics as City Councilmember Cindy Bass attended a Northwest Tenants meeting. more
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Guests, including State. Rep.Tarik Khan, attended a Ramadan Iftar dinner hosted by Gov. Josh Shapiro last month at the Harrisburg mansion.
Local officials denounce Shapiro arson attack
Local officials condemned the firebombing of Gov. Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg mansion, expressing outrage over the incident. more
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