The Local

The Local Hypervocal = News with Views
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 , 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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09/15/2025

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Couldn't ask for a prettier September morning on the river.

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09/12/2025

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Row, run, or ride -- it's a great morning to get out on the river in .

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09/11/2025

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Historic barn on Jeff/PhilaU's campus was one of the first structures built here in the early 1800's -- the style is very German, aka a "Rhine Valley bottom" (precursor to PA "bank barns" prevalent in this area).

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Rainy morning on Midvale

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Colorful storefronts on Conrad.

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09/08/2025

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Brilliant morning with bridges

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09/06/2025

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Some cheery color for a gray Friday (Penn Street)

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09/05/2025

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Profusion of pink blooms on Coulter.

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09/04/2025

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Scenic river commute down Kelly Drive...

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Sunlight on stately Warden Drive

🍂🧠💪 This September, The Local’s full of brains, brawn, and bite! ✅ Meet the Gen Z changemakers behind Kind Koala 🌍🐨✅ Spo...
09/03/2025

🍂🧠💪 This September, The Local’s full of brains, brawn, and bite!
✅ Meet the Gen Z changemakers behind Kind Koala 🌍🐨
✅ Spotlight a life-changing mentor and Futurist 🙌🚀✨
✅ Discover raccoons: the ultimate Philly survivors 🦝🗑️
✅ Revisit the glory days of America’s middle class 🏡💸
✅ Honor Bucko Kilroy, local Eagles legend and one of the dirtiest players ever 🏈🦅
✅ Plus: 🍜Thai eats worth the trek, Ask Athena’s advice, police blotter, original art and a crisp bushel of Missed Connections – ripe, juicy, and shamelessly bruised. 🍎💋🥴

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📢 FUN FACT: Unlike digital media, newspapers can be crumpled into the perfect kindling for that first fire of the season.🔥🪵

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Local Voice for NW Philly

Founded in 2014, The Local offers hyperlocal news with a “hypervocal” spin.

“East Falls Local” started as a page for photos & items of interest specific to our neighborhood of East Falls, Philadelphia. Soon after, we began sharing features on EastFallsLocal.com, and in a free publication we offered at first seasonally, and then monthly as our popularity grew. In 2017, CultureWorks of Greater Philadelphia took us under their humanities wing as a non-profit project promoting free, independent press. Thanks to a generous grant from Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania in 2018, we became “The Local” and expanded to highlight contributors throughout NW Philadelphia -- reporters, community leaders, and developers, as well as fiction & humor writers, memoirists, reviewers, and more.

Re-booted as nwlocalpaper.com (thanks Todd!), we’re telling the stories you won’t find in anywhere else, from the “front lines” of developing neighborhoods struggling with real issues and celebrating unique triumphs every day.

SUBMISSIONS: Authors, artists, designers, photographers, and makers of all kinds -- email [email protected] for guidelines and a “Wish List” of content we’re currently seeking. SPONSORS & ADVERTISERS: In addition to print ads and social media blasts, we offer a variety of exciting ways to connect with our diverse, highly-engaged audience. Since we’re a 501-C3 (non-profit organization), your contributions may be tax deductible! Email [email protected] for more information. Thank you for supporting free local press.