The Local
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Enjoy The Local's free printed grassroots newspaper online & around town Anchored by other N.I.C.E. Available free from advertisers.
The Local started in October 2014 as @EastFallsLocal, a page for photos & items of interest specific to a small neighborhood in NW Philly where we live. In 2019, we changed our name to "The Local" when we branched out to Germantown & other surrounding communities. By 2021 we had teamed up with WHYY's News & Information Community Exchange program, and then in 2022, we began publishing with one of our N.I.C.E. partners, REVIVE Media, to become Philadelphia's first grassroots collaborative newspaper. partners, The Local now features strong voices from all over the city from a variety of media platforms. A printed local news publication is crucial as the city undergrows tremendous growth & change. Philadelphia remains however one of the most segregated cities in America. The Local paper seeks to disrupt that narrative, creating an inclusive media space for conscious conversation across cultures, ages, classes, and boundaries of all kinds. ADVERTISERS Along with traditional advertising, we'll brainstorm creative, value-added engagement with our lively, diverse online community: [email protected]
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09/21/2026
Eight years ago today from the
: Crawford street (Sept 2018)
09/21/2026
Eight years ago today from the
Couldn't ask for a prettier September morning on the river.
09/21/2026
Seven years ago today from the
Happy Friday the 13th from Laurel Hill Cemetery.
09/08/2026
Nine years ago today from the
: Red door on McMichael (Sept 2017)
09/08/2026
Eleven years ago today from the
PS Anyone remember Laxmi's? ๐๐๐
Laxmi's sword-toting Sikh stands guard over Conrad Street in .
09/08/2026
Eight years ago today from the
Seasons mingle at a rocky bend in Wissahickon creek.
09/08/2026
Ten years ago today from the
: sunset on the Falls Bridge (Aug 2016)
09/08/2026
Seven years ago today from the
Happy Sunday from the cool shady Wissahickon.
08/20/2026
Eleven years ago today from the
Flowers aren't the only pops of color around -- this shed at Division St & Conrad could be a painting (Dutch still life?).
08/20/2026
Seven years ago today from the
Sunny sidewalks, patriotic porches (Queen Lane)
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