Philadelphia receives a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to implement Healing Verse Germantown, a public art project addressing gun violence through poetry workshops, a poetry hotline, public exhibitions, and community engagement.
Steven C.W. Taylor has been named PABJ’s 2023 Visual Journalist of the Year, showcasing Black culture and community emotions through his lens. Explore his award reaction, Ubuntu inspiration, and more in our latest feature.
Pedro Rodriguez’s journey from a student activist in the 1970s to a lifelong community advocate in Philadelphia. His work spans housing advocacy, government roles, and even leading the Philly Counts 2020 campaign. In retirement, he continues his activism, emphasizing the power of multiracial coalitions.
The Lightning House, a drumming, woodworking, and art hub, is open at Awbury Arboretum through the S(tree)twork project. In partnership with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Philly Tree Plan, it merges art, culture, tree education, and city-wide planting.
The September 7, 2023 episode of the Germantown Info Hub Radio Hour, originally aired on G-Town Radio on Thursdays.
The Housing Security Working Group has comprised a document containing info about self-help/illegal evictions.
Philly Birth Fund becomes nonprofit, provides safe home births to Black families in Philadelphia
The Philly Birth Fund is now officially a non-profit, raising funds to provide lower cost and free home birth to Black families in the area.
Equally Informed Philly, Germantown Info Hub and Billy Penn are teaming up to crowdsource community questions to feature in “Candid Candidate”.
To celebrate 169 years of Germantown as a Philadelphia neighborhood, the Germantown Info Hub is listing a few fun facts about the community that has happened since 1854.
Get to know Kalina Harrison, the Georgia Peach with Germantown Pride. Here are five things you should know about your Germantown neighbor.