When George Floyd’s name was added to the long list of un-armed African-Americans killed by police, images of his death and of protests against police violence, flooded social media. We spoke with Licensed Professional Counselor Cassandra Bolding about mental health during stressful and unpredictable times. Nichole Currie: For communities of…

Last Saturday, Northwest Philadelphia neighbors gathered at Joseph E. Coleman library for a street clean-up along the Germantown business corridor. Germantown United CDC and the Nu Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. organized the clean-up in response to damages to businesses that followed protests against the killing of…

Today Philadelphia moves forward with voting and extends mail-in ballots by a week. Registered voters can expect to vote at their polling locations, for Germantown: Mastery Pickett Charter School, Lingelbach School, Lonnie Young Recreation Center and Happy Hollow Recreation Center according to The Inquirer. For mail-in ballots, Gov. Tom Wolf…

Five candidates seek to fill the soon-to-be-vacated Pennsylvania House 198th District seat — if elected, they will represent Germantown, East Falls, Nicetown and upper North Philadelphia. Rosita C. Youngblood presided over the seat for 26 years, serving 15 terms. The following democratic candidates are lining up to replace Youngblood: Bernard…

A new COVID-19 test site map will help Philadelphia residents locate free coronavirus testing. The map lists about 49 sites across the city. Test sites in Germantown are located at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Center 9, 131 E. …

On Thursday, May 21, co-researcher for the Germantown Info Hub Letrell Crittenden spoke with Supreme Dow and Darisha Parker, candidates for the Pennsylvania House 198th district seat, a legislative district serving Germantown, East Falls and several other nearby neighborhoods. Crittenden discussed each democratic candidates post-pandemic plans if selected for…

A Mount Airy couple is helping neighborhood residents access fresh produce without visiting the grocery store. Jessica Rights, her husband, Nicholas Freeman, and volunteers pack more than 30 cardboard boxes in a van twice a week; each box filled with an assortment of 20 fresh fruits and vegetables, a pint…

All registered voters in Pennsylvanian can vote by mail in the upcoming primary. Due to the COVID-19 emergency restrictions, city and state officials, including Governor Tom Wolf, and City Commissioner Omar Sabir, are strongly encouraging all Pennsylvanians to use mail-in ballots. You can submit an online request for a mail-in…

On Thursday, May 14, Germantown Info Hub co-researcher Letrell Crittenden spoke with Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir about voter registration and voting in the June 2 primary election and restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Election day is not gonna look like any election you’ve ever seen,” Sabir said. …