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Features in BrewerytownNew Pies, Old Vibes: Pizza Dads Opens Up on Girard Ave.
When Spirit News wrote about Pizza Dads initially, we cracked a joke regarding brains and dads, saying that the two do not always coincide. However, after visiting Pizza Dads, it…
Shealyn Kilroy | 04/25/2017 -
Features in BrewerytownBrewerytown’s Era Offers Traditional Ethiopian Cuisine, Community Vibes
Walk into Era at the northeast corner of Poplar and 27th Streets in Brewerytown and your first impression might be that it is a classic neighborhood corner bar. There is…
Sean Kearney | 04/25/2017 -
A&E in BrewerytownSound Space Dance Studio Brings Philly Back to Tap Dancing Heyday
West Girard Avenue in Brewerytown has quickly developed into one of the more eclectic corridors in Philadelphia. A short walk down the avenue will take you past a brewery, record…
Sean Kearney | 03/15/2017 -
Features in BrewerytownOtto’s Taproom: A Look Inside Brewerytown’s Newest Watering Hole
Brewerytown is welcoming a new bar to the West Girard corridor with the opening of Otto’s Taproom and Grille at the corner of 29th and Flora Streets, one block north…
Kyle Noone | 03/15/2017 -
Features in BrewerytownULI Panel, Crime & Punishment Brewing Co. Weigh In On How Breweries Impact Community Development
A unique event hosted this month by the Philadelphia chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) featured a roundtable discussion on the impact of breweries and brewpubs on neighborhood…
Michael Hanisco | 07/14/2016 -
Features in BrewerytownCats and Coffee
A New Café Looks to Find Forever Homes for Philly's Strays Kathy Jordan is always thinking of ways to help Brewerytowns’ stray cats. Outside the storefront that will be Le…
Beth Boyle | 02/04/2016 -
Features in BrewerytownCrime & Punishment: Beer for Everyone
Brewerytown earned its namesake in the mid to late 1800’s when it was home to a number of breweries. Prohibition chased many of the original breweries out of the neighborhood…
Sean Kearney | 02/04/2016 -
Community in BrewerytownSarah’s Place: In Defiance of the Finer Things
Neighborhood bars are dropping like sloshed barflies at last call, at least according to recent statistics. A Nielsen Consumer Report from October 2015 states that an average of one in…
Joe Palinsky | 02/01/2016