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Olivia Jane Winters for NewsWorks
May 22, 5:00 AM
Julie Carroll quite literally fell into an archeological discovery on Walnut Lane in Germantown. While pruning rosebushes behind her Victorian home in March, one of Carroll's legs plummeted into a hole disguised by More »
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Participate in this year's Northwest Philly prom coverageEveryone has a story about prom. Whether you're the apprehensive parent sending your daughter off to her first prom with a new boyfriend, the tux shop owner with hundreds of orders to process and plenty of amusing stories to More »
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Eric Walter
You tell us: What not to do at promSometime in the next month, a teenager you know is likely going to the prom — perhaps the most formal date of his or her life so far. If there were one thing you could tell the kid not to do, what would it be? More »
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The $10 million bail ordered for Padge-Victoria Windslowe was:
outlandish. The judge made a good decision to reduce it to $750,000. - 26.1%
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Total votes: 23
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Mom and Popaholic
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Erica David for NewsWorks
May 22, 4:00 PM
When I walked into Zipf's Candies in Chestnut Hill, I'll admit that I was on the look out for Oompa Loompas, the diminutive and perhaps slightly sinister workers in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Zipf's More »
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Germantown
Stay in the know: Attend a Germantown Community Connection meeting. More »
West Oak Lane
14th District police to host a community meeting this week. More »
Local designers and live music
Bringing fashion to Germantown's
It was tough to tell if you were in the 18th century or the 21st
Historic shoot out at Cliveden
Their T-shirts read "Dollar Tree + Sav-A-Lot = Better Germantown"
Chelten Plaza protesters don't plan to give up anytime soon
EYE ON

Germantown group seeks submissions for 'Homeless Has A Name' film festival »

Northwest Weekender: Spring concerts, open galleries and farmer's markets
May 18 Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  Here are our top picks.  Backyard composting workshop at Awbury Aboretum – 1 Awbury Road Food scraps have other uses besides garbage fodder.... More »
Does your preschooler think she's fat?
May 20 Chubby. Fat. Thin.   Are these the words of a four year old? It seems that more and more the answer to this question is yes.   A study conducted by the University... More »
Why I love roses
May 17 Readers, my last few posts have been focused on problem areas for gardeners- pests, erosion, environmental degradation, etc. But it's spring, it's gorgeous outside, and we deserve to have a... More »
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Brian Hickey, editor - Germantown/West Oak Lane Hi, I'm Brian Hickey, editor of the Germantown/West Oak Lane page. Until I find the perfect place to host office hours at which you can share stories or learn about becoming a contributor for NewsWorks, please reach me via email at bhickey@whyy.org or on Twitter at @gtownwolane.  
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