Monday, May 13, 2013
The Mt. Airy BID will host a public forum to discuss parking issues on Germantown Avenue.
The Mt. Airy Business Improvement District will host a public forum on parking on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at The Gathering Place located at 6755 Germantown Ave. The forum will focus on parking challenges in the 6700 and 6800 blocks of Germantown Avenue. “Parking on those blocks becomes more challenging as the area continues to grow,” said BID director Hollie Malamud-Price. “We’re trying to find a solution that is beneficial to both the businesses and the residents.” Malamud-Price said that the problem stems from the businesses on Germantown Avenue not necessarily having a lot of turnover throughout the day, limiting the parking options. There are no permits, no meters and no lots at that end of the Avenue,” Malamud-Price said. “We …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Blocks of Germantown Avenue will be closed on Sunday for the Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Festival.
The Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Festival started 17 years ago as a way to counter-balance the arts festival in the fall. Since then, it has grown into an event that brings people from all over. Beginning Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m., it is expected to bring a lot of people. “We estimate that there will be between 20 and 30,000 people at this festival,” said Peggy Miller of the Chestnut Hill Business Association. “The police tell us that the crowd turns over about two and a half times.” The Home and Garden Festival will feature around 260 booths lining Germantown Avenue that will sell and show garden and home décor items. “There will be booths about gardening,” Miller said. “But, there will also be businesses and non-profits, people …
Parts of Germantown Avenue will close for the Home & Garden Festival.
Germantown Avenue will be closed in Chestnut Hill from Willow Grove Avenue all the way to Rex Avenue on Sunday, May 5, for the 17th Annual Home and Garden Festival. Event organizers expect from 20-30,000 visitors to attend the event that features food, fun and gardening. Organizers say there will be limited parking in some of the lots in Chestnut Hill for $5, but they recommend that festival attendees use public transportation. The heart of the festival is at the end of the SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line. Germantown Avenue will be closed to traffic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and then it is expected to reopen at 5 p.m. Related Story: 30,000 People Expected for Home & Garden Festival
A section of Germantown Avenue will close for Mt. Airy Day.
Germantown Avenue between Johnson and Upsal will be closed Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Mt. Airy Day. All SEPTA and traffic will be rerouted around the festival, but all buses will run on their normal scehdule. While there is no formal parking dedicated for the event, organizers say that parking can be found within a two block radius of the festival that will take place on the lawn of the Cliveden of the National Trust. Germantown Avenue will reopen to traffic after 5 p.m. on Saturday. Related Story: Mt Airy Day Celebration Set For Saturday
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Heavy equipment is out as construction crews work on Germantown Ave.
The shoulder on the southbound side of Germantown Avenue is closed at the corner of Washington Lane near the Sunoco due to construction. Crews have heavy equipment out as they work on the shoulder. If driving in the area please drive slowly and carefully.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Gorgas Lane is closed for construction where it intersects with Germantown Ave.
Construction crews have closed Gorgas Lane to traffic where it intersects with Germantown Ave. right across from the Germantown Home. Please use alternative routes if you're planning on travelling in the area.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The city's Zoning Board will hear a number of proposals Tuesday morning.
A number of new businesses and changes could be coming to Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, depending on how a number of appeals go at Tuesday and Wednesday's Zoning Board meetings. Here are the following properties that will be discussed at meetings: 7406 Germantown Avenue: New Covenant is looking to expand its existing nursery operation into a full-time service offered to the area's residents. According to the city's planning website, the campus is looking for a use variance that will "permit for an educational facility as part of an existing religious assembly with accessory daycare [facilities] on the same lot within an existing multi-structure complex." 7102 Germantown Avenue: A would-be tattoo parlor is seeking a variance that would allow …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
As the holiday season approaches, a non-traditional kind of store is coming to Germantown Avenue. Two pop-up shops, shops that come into a vacant real estate location for a limited amount of time, have recently appeared on the Northwest. Curio in Chestnut Hill, which specializes in home decorations, opened its doors on Thursday while the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's pop-up shop on Germantown Avenue was recently featured in a gift guide from Visit Philly. The idea of pop-up shops is not a new one: things like political phone banks and halloween costume shops have long been utilizing the pop-up model to take advantage of vacancies for a limited time. Still, it begs the question: are these pop-up shops a good thing for the Northwest?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Find out how a realtor made the jump into antiques.
Meet Hertis Smithey and Michael Boyle, the general manager and owner of Owen's Antiques on Germantown Avenue in Mt. Airy. The store recently celebrated is grand re-opening Q: Hertis, you are a realtor by trade. How did you make the jump from realtor to the general manager of an antique store? Smithey: Well, sales, marketing and customer service are the common denominators. Michael has been great in trusting me with the marketing and the acquiring of pieces [for the store] and that's been great. I've always had an interest in art and antiques. I took a course on art at Columbia University, I have a friend who is an art historian, I love The Antiques Roadshow and I used to live on Antiques Row at 18th and Pine, so while I've never been …
Find out how a realtor made the jump into antiques.
Meet Hertis Smithey and Michael Doyle, the general manager and owner of Owen's Antiques on Germantown Avenue in Mt. Airy. The store recently celebrated is grand re-opening Q: Hertis, you are a realtor by trade. How did you make the jump from realtor to the general manager of an antique store? Smithey: Well, sales, marketing and customer service are the common denominators. Michael has been great in trusting me with the marketing and the acquiring of pieces [for the store] and that's been great. I've always had an interest in art and antiques. I took a course on art at Columbia University, I have a friend who is an art historian, I love The Antiques Roadshow and I used to live on Antiques Row at 18th and Pine, so while I've never been …
Elayne Bender
10:21 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
Although Mt. Airy Day ends at 5, Germantown Ave. will not reopen till about 7PM. more ›