Jill Saull writes: As winter starts to close in and the virus marches on it is more important than ever to care for our neighbors who are in need because of Covid-19. The Germantown Mutual Aid Fund is here to help. Visit greatgtown.org to request support or to make a donation. Please share with your […]
The property at the southwest corner of Tulpehocken and Germantown is being purchased from Settlement Music School by Hightop Real Estate and Development, which intends to build a 50 unit apartment building there, “by right”, with retail space facing the Avenue, and which intends to then continue to own and manage the property. We have […]
In case you’re wondering what has been happening with the city’s plans to rezone our part of Philadelphia, the short answer is that those plans are on hold indefinitely.
REZONING As many of you know, Philadelphia is reaching the conclusion of its project to make changes in the city’s zoning, and WCGN learned during the winter that part of the proposal for our neighborhood included rezoning Germantown Avenue to allow for larger buildings on certain properties. At the end of June the WCGN the […]
Sue and Bob Finch, Walnut Lane residents who have been at the heart of West Central Germantown for over 50 years, have sold their home and moved to Upper Black Eddy to live with their son and his wife. As a way to honor this as a moment in the history of the neighborhood, many […]
The topic of the Station Garden reminds me to alert anyone with trees in their yard to be on the lookout right now for the early stages of this destructive pest. I think by now many of us know what the adults look like, but are not as familiar with the nymph stage. Now is […]
The Spring Cleanup/Mulching day at the Tulpehocken Station Garden was cancelled and is being replaced with a few weeding sessions with very small groups spread out. As we will probably not mulch until the constraints are lifted, I will be scheduling more of these short sessions. If you are willing to participate in any of […]
WCGN’s January 26th Winter Potluck started off with an adorable surprise. Jenny Anne Horst-Martz arrived with a unique contribution to the dessert table–cupcakes dressed up as traffic lights, with dabs of red, yellow, and green frosting! She made these to celebrate the fact that the efforts of the Tulpehocken Coop residents and Jenny Anne have […]
WCGN, actively supported by several community groups including Germantown Life Enhancement Center, GUCDC, and SoLo (in the Penn Knox Neighborhood), will be opposing Mr Seymour Hoffman’s appeal of the ZBA decision with respect to the proposed use of the property on the northwest corner of Chelten and Greene. The intended use is as a personal […]
As reported by Jill Saull on 10/6/19 (sorry this post is late) The GHS/Fulton Campus Development is still in the planning stages. The Coalition is actively working on a CBA (Community Benefits Agreement). The proposal is for it to be a mixed-use project with about 240 apts, co-working/incubator space, 15 live/work studio space for artists, […]
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