Philadelphia Water Department – call-for-artists PWD partnered with the US Water Alliance and the Germantown Community Flood Risk Task Force to establish the Rising Ideas Community Arts project. This is a call for community artists, cultural leaders, and organizations interested in creating art addressing Germantown flooding. The intent of this community arts process is to […]

Germantown Info Hub and G-town Radio want to invite you to take part in our Germantown Info Hub Neighborhood Stories Project! We will produce more than 40 first-person narratives by and of Germantown neighbors. Germantown residents have the opportunity to interview a fellow neighbor for the project, or tell a story themselves and receive compensation. […]

WCGN recently received notice that as of December 15, 2020, Yahoo Groups will be shut down for good. That means we (and you) will no longer be able to access or use this platform to share news and information with each other. We believe this means that an email sent to WestCentralGermantownNeighbors@yahoogroups.com will just get […]

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 […]

I recently learned of the death of Jim Alexander, a long-time resident of the 200 block of West Washington Lane. What a loss! What a champion Jim was, enduring being short of breath for so long, yet keeping his spirits up to the extent that people wouldn’t even know that he was under such duress […]

Tuesday, May 7, 6:30 pm Germantown Community Presbyterian Church (Greene & Tulpehocken) For those of you who care deeply about the environment and the planet (and we assume that’s most of you), the WCGN board has arranged a special treat. Ms. Hailey Stern of the Philadelphia Water Department will be with us to make a […]

WCGN has formed a Membership Committee, whose first project has been to put together a flier for door-to-door delivery, in the hope of better communicating with residents who may not know about the association or may not realize that it has relevance for them. The leaflet encourages people to sign up for the newsletter (or […]

The Zoning Committee would like to draw your attention to an important new document outlining our vision for development as we move forward. It should give prospective developers a sense of what choices WCGN is likely to support and what sorts of plans it is likely to oppose. Click here to see it.

WCGN will be voting on the updated bylaws at the Memorial Day Picnic, Monday, May 28, 2018. Please take a moment to review this document in advance. The pdf of the document may be viewed/downloaded here.

Monday, June 18, 2018 3:30 -5:00pm OR 6:00-7:30 pm Lovett Libray and Park 6945 Germantown Ave. The planning commission will present their plan for the “Upper Northwest” Philadelphia. “The Upper Northwest District Plan is one of 18 District Plans that will guide Philadelphia’s physical development. The plan will make recommendations for zoning changes, city-owned land […]