Topic: Germantown
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Philadelphia Celebrates Juneteenth 2024
A holiday with Philly roots includes some of the city's biggest events of the year, from Germantown to West Philadelphia to Southwest and Old City — and then some
By Abigail Chang and Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Delaware_Resilience_Hub_GROUP-791x400.jpg)
Ideas We Should Steal: Climate Resilience Hubs
When government was slow to help Wilmington, DE residents hit by Hurricane Ida, one woman stepped up with a grassroots disaster response team that is now a permanent fixture. Could a similar program help underserved Philly communities at climate risk?
By Angie Bacha![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Trace_HED-791x400.jpg)
View From The Streets
For the first time in three years, the city is poised to start a new year with fewer than 500 fatalities, thanks to a renewed focus on the most violent neighborhoods. But the gunshots, sirens, and recurring cycles of mourning persist
By Mensah M. Dean![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Community-Fridge-791x400.jpg)
How a Community Fridge Built … a Community
Jane Ellis opened one of the city’s first community fridges at the start of Covid. Two years later, Germantown’s two free-to-all pantries testify to the power and promise of mutual aid
By Ethan Young![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BFG-Ying-791x400.jpg)
Business for Good: YING
Karla Ballard has raised over $1 million for her app, which seeks to replicate the community of helpful neighbors she grew up with in Philadelphia, one task at a time
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Glitter-Glow-up-Vest-791x400.jpg)
Glitter’s Glow Up
Morgan Berman’s street cleaning startup company is working better than ever. The City, which once declined to fund the “unproven pilot,” now faces proof: It works.
By Nick Russo![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Indie-Bookshops-Header-791x400.jpg)
15+ Indie Bookstores in Philadelphia We ❤️
Summer novels, banned books, literary classics, moving memoirs: Whatever you’re into reading, you’ll find it at one of Philadelphia’s independent bookstores
By Amber Burns![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/RM_WhyNotProsper-5-791x400.jpg)
Citizen of the Week: Rev. Dr. Michelle Simmons
Rev. Simmons’ Germantown nonprofit Why Not Prosper helps recently incarcerated women get their lives back — and stay out of prison for good
By Christina Griffith