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Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) has announced that construction on Harvey Street in Germantown is anticipated to begin this week.
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9/3/26
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Foodies will take over Main Street from Sept. 14-20 at more than 20 locations, with special menus and prices as Manayunk Restaurant Week returns with old favorites as well as some newly opened hot spots.
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9/3/26
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PECO Energy Company is seeking to build two major power lines in Montgomery County, a project that has been flagged by people who closely monitor data center development.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/2/26
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The Annex at Germantown apartment complex has been operating without a rental license since opening in 2024, and tenant reaction has led to at least one confrontation with management.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/2/26
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The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has received a $500,000 state grant to improve its visitor center through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
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8/27/26
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After a 10-year hiatus, the Philadelphia Cycling Classic returns this weekend, with the main events on Sunday — and of course, the terror of “The Wall” in Manayunk.
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8/27/26
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Saying he is concerned about rising antisemitism, state Rep. Tarik Khan is co-hosting a talk by Holocaust survivor Raymond Polak on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fallser Club in East Falls.
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8/27/26
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This year’s fourth Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl, an annual celebration of the area’s book scene, took place on Saturday, drawing crowds of enthusiastic readers.
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8/27/26
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SEPTA rolled out phase one of its new bus network on Sunday and Monday, adding two new routes and six extensions while discontinuing seven other routes.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/26/26
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The Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation and the Police Department started cracking down on illegal activity in Devil’s Pool on the weekend of Aug. 14, days after a Change.org petition began circulating.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/26/26
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State Sen. Jarrett Coleman, a Republican representing parts of Bucks and Lehigh counties, has introduced a bill that would allow bicyclists across Pennsylvania to treat red lights and stop signs as yields.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/26/26
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans introduced a bipartisan bill designed to strengthen the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and expand the supply of affordable, accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities.
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8/20/26
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“Let the Sunshine In” was a popular song from the hit musical “Hair” way back in 1969. But don’t be surprised if you hear that catchy tune being reprised by Springfield Township’s Board of Commissioners.
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by Robert Calandra
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8/20/26
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Looking for your ancestors, and wondering who they were, where they came from, and how their stories shaped your history?
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8/20/26
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Megan Stotz, a technology integration specialist and STEM teacher at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (NFA) in Chestnut Hill, has been accepted into the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program.
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8/20/26
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Shamrock Medicine celebrated its opening in Chestnut Hill last Friday with a ribbon cutting and open house at its new offices, located at 6 E. Willow Grove Ave.
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8/20/26
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West Central Germantown Neighbors (WCGN) has received a grant for its new pocket park project coming to 6100 Germantown Ave.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/19/26
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Weavers Way Co-op’s Chestnut Hill location plans to close for eight to 10 weeks next summer for renovations.
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by Tommy Tucker
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8/19/26
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More than a dozen organizations, including Woodmere, and scores of people signed a treaty on Aug. 12 in support of the Lenape Nation, an indigenous tribe in present-day Pennsylvania.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/19/26
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The Upper Merion Board of Supervisors on Aug. 13 rejected a developer’s plans to build an AI data center campus bigger than the King of Prussia Mall or Philadelphia International Airport.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/18/26
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