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Apparently, No One at PHA Has Seen Poltergeist

At 301 West Queen Lane, which intersects with Pulaski Avenue, a “Burial place for all … Negroes … and Mulattoes as they Die in any […]

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Who Says Chestnut Hill Is Going to Hell?

A year ago, things in Chestnut Hill were looking bleak. Hammered by the recession and the hangover effect of a war between über-landlord Richard Snowden […]

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Upsala To Become A Home Again

Upsala, the historic mansion in Mt. Airy that served as the staging ground for Continental Army forces during the 1777 Battle of Germantown, began life […]

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Farmhouse Friday: Country Charm In Mt. Airy

Back in 1844, when this lovely and beautifully maintained farmhouse was built, the German Township had just split itself in two. The more urban portion became […]

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“Entry-Level” Condos Planned for South Kensington Site

The Riverwards Group, already at work on N5 Square, a mixed-use mid-range residential development at the intersection of 5th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue […]

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Jamaican Me Hungry

Rick Nichols tells the story of Dave Dawes, owner of Jamaican D’s a lunch truck and a cafe in Germantown that serves up real Jamaican […]

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LISTEN: Delvin Barnes Appears in Philadelphia Courtroom

Delvin Barnes, the man charged with kidnapping Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, appeared in federal court in Philadelphia today (hear the full, 5-minute appearance below). He got a […]

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Morning Headlines: Queen Lane Apartments Getting Cleared Out For Demolition

Don’t worry, months of waiting are almost over (but not quite yet)! PlanPhilly’s Aaron Moselle reports the demolition prepping for the Queen Lane Apartments is […]

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The Sherlock Holmes of Raccoon Infestations Wins a Battle Against Nature!

You may remember that I was inadvertently running a wildlife park in my Germantown home earlier this year. At the time, I was still holding out hope […]

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Just Listed: Renovated House in Mt. Airy

The three neighborhoods that together comprised pre-consolidation Germantown Township — Germantown, Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill — often feel like a world apart from the […]

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Brand New Queen Lane Apartments Will Have Wednesday Groundbreaking

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has announced that it will break ground on the new Queen Lane Apartments development in Germantown on December 17th. Expected to […]

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In the Round: Hazelhurst & Huckel’s West Price Street Curves

According to the American Architects and Buildings database, the architects of this home, Edward P. Hazlehurst, a Frank Furness colleague, and Samuel Huckel Jr., opened […]

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Alden Park Tenant Group Launches Rent Strike

The historic Alden Park apartment complex on the border of East Falls and Germantown may be in the midst of a total makeover, but tenants […]

The Colored Girls Museum

Contact the museum to set up a time, then let the guide wind you through the three-story Germantown home, where an intimate collection of art, […]

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Bradley Cooper is the Sexiest Man Alive

People magazine has named Bradley Cooper—a Germantown native—the “sexiest man alive” for 2011. Cooper edged out Liam Hemsworth, Idris Elba and others to join the […]