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Planned chicken wing restaurant ruffles the feathers of some Mt. Airy residents

A chicken wing franchise has left some Mt. Airy neighbors hot and bothered after both the owner and landlord failed to meet with the community before proceeding with development plans. Mt. Airy USA (MAUSA) is currently renovating the historic building at 6700 Germantown Avenue, which is set to be the

The view inside the now-shuttered Wired Beans Cafe at Germantown's Chelten Plaza. A painting of owner Robert Wheeler sits to the right of the ladder. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Wired Beans owner 'definitely' plans to open new cafe in Germantown

One week after he told NewsWorks that his year-old coffee shop in Germantown's Chelten Plaza was closing for good, Robert Wheeler's tone still carried an air of resignation on Tuesday.

Wawa shared a document with Pennsylvania lawmakers and the Corbett administration, which states that the $2 tax would create a black market for cigarettes. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

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Wawa enters the cigarette-tax fray in Harrisburg

Wawa is circulating literature that raises concerns about a proposal to tax cigarettes in Philadelphia.

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ADHD, obesity, and understanding what makes you tick [audio]

A long-term study that followed people with ADHD over 3 decades found a link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. In their weekly conversation, WHYY's behavioral health reporter Maiken Scott and

Kilian Hardware celebrates 100 years on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill

In 1913, Grand Central Terminal was opening in New York City, Henry Ford was establishing the moving assembly line and income tax was being introduced. In Chestnut Hill, Kilian Hardware was opening its doors. Today, it's the

Juneteenth Festival commemorates Germantown's Underground Railroad past

On a perfect early-summer Saturday, Germantown welcomed its annual Juneteenth Festival which offered everything from remembrances of abolition to live music, iced tea and funnel cake along Germantown Avenue. First held in

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Asbestos halts demolition at former Ivy Ridge nursing home site

Demolition of the former Ivy Ridge Personal Care Center got underway earlier this month, but stopped abruptly after a city site inspection found asbestos on the site. Several pieces of heavy machinery and a big pile of rocks

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14th District: Where a car and several handguns were stolen at gunpoint in broad daylight

June 7 1:30 a.m. Robbery: 7900 block of Limekiln Pike. Cell phone taken at gunpoint. 1:30 a.m. Rape: 6800 block of Ogontz Ave. Complainant assaulted by known acquaintance. 12 p.m. Theft: 700 block of E. Chelten Ave. $400 Details »

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