One year of ICE Out trainings
By Maleka Fruean • Germantown Info Hub
It's officially been a year since Councilmember Kendra Brooks and her team have hosted ICE Out trainings citywide, training folks on their legal rights as bystanders in dealing with ICE immigration officers. They reflect on this past year and the next steps as City Council heads into the fall.
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Around Town: August 2026
By GIH Staff • Germantown Info Hub
August brings a full lineup of free and low-cost events to Germantown, including community festivals, block parties, health fairs, markets and back-to-school giveaways.
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Community is knitted at Germantown’s newest fiber arts studio
By Aubrey Fink • Germantown Info Hub
At My Dye Garden Studio, Germantown neighbors are learning fiber arts, working with plant-based dyes and building community together.
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Yes! And celebrates ten years of A Summer Sort of Thing, building community and creativity.
By Maleka Fruean • Germantown Info Hub
Yes! And… Collaborative Arts is marking its 10th annual Summer Sort of Thing with Sea You in Paradise!, a free outdoor musical staged by young performers at Holman Field.
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Opinion: Philadelphia politics is shaped by low voter turnout.
By Mike Cogbill • Germantown Info Hub
Philadelphia is one of the nation’s most diverse and liberal cities, but only a fraction of residents decide who leads it. With one-party dominance and low-turnout primaries, Democrats spend more time fighting over labels than expanding the electorate and turning more people out to vote.
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Drain Buddies! has launched; Germantowners can start adopting storm drains this Friday
By Rasheed Z. Ajamu • Germantown Info Hub
After a year of planning, Germantown resident Kadafi El-Kardah has launched Drain Buddies!, a neighborhood program that allows residents to adopt and care for local storm drains.
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On Germantown’s ‘Who’s Your North Star’ Liberty Bell: A Q&A with Birdie Busch
By Deesarine Ballayan
Birdie Busch’s “Who’s Your North Star?” Liberty Bell at Coleman Library connects Germantown’s history with the people, places and institutions that continue to guide the neighborhood. In a Q&A with GIH, Busch discusses the community-led design process and the importance of showing up through art and civic life.
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