Tyraine Ragsdale has spent years combining beats and science under the DJ name Grand Hank. Learn how the West Philly native will bring a STEM Center to East Germantown to inspire youth.
The city has seen many forms of activism; but here is a solo protest. Jamal Johnson began a hunger strike in January, waiting for Mayor Kenney to declare Philly’s gun violence a public emergency. A crisis.
One charter school with plans to target children in Germantown is being evaluated by the Philadelphia School District Board of Education. Learn more here.
Learn how and where Germantown residents can receive a covid-19 vaccine.
More than 450,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus disease and as the country grieved, other acts were born; a new generation of activism, mutual aid, and a renewed effort to take care of one another. One Germantown resident, born and raised, decided to gather these efforts in one place. That resident is Rasheed Ajamu, better known as Phreedom Jawn on Instagram.
One building will not make the cut for the Wayne Junction Redevelopment. Local developer Ken Weinstein is petitioning to demolish the historic Recovery King Building.
Kimberly Kamara created NEEM, an on the ground support group for people grappling with the murder of a loved one, after losing her son to gun violence.
Germantown poets reflect on Amanda Gormans Inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb.
G’town Radio and the Germantown Info Hub explore gun violence solutions with local activists, community organizers, elected officials and more.
The Cannabis scene is expanding in Germantown— the Northwest Learning Hub hosts their second Cannabis Night Market. The market takes place tomorrow, Jan. 8, from 5 to 9 p.m on the 5800 block of Germantown Avenue.
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