Celia Jailer has this report from the June 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

An enchanting enclave in Northwest Philly brings Normandy to the Delaware Valley

Plans for a new 24-unit apartment building has neighbors in Northwest Philadelphia in an uproar

New apartments will fill the parcel of the former Mount Airy restaurant, while the fate of its classic, 1950s-era diner hangs in the balance

Neighbors in Northwest Philly are up in arms over a plan to develop part of United Lutheran Seminary

Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, an Art Deco delight fills the heart of Mount Airy

As though the wet, heavy snow wasn’t enough, Mother Nature polished it off with a nice, icy sheen. The 1-2 punch proved a bit too much for many in Penn’s Woods, and falling trees took out power, homes, and cars. Brad Maule surveys the damage in West Mount Airy

Across the street from the Wawa at Germantown Avenue and Allens Lane, a historical marker traces the roots of Mount Airy. William Allen, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania—and British Loyalist—built his estate here in 1750. Neighborhood resident Brad Maule profiles Allen’s influence on young Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, then considers s’s and apostrophes on Allens/Allen’s/Allen Lane