Local Business
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Local Business in FairmountFairmount Resident Creates Service Providing Women’s Health Products
When Suzie Welsh was 16, she contracted malaria while in Malawi, Africa. Years later, the Fairmount resident looks back on this incident as the event that led her to create…
Kaitlyn Moore | 04/20/2017 -
Features in FairmountHOME Made For the Holidays
Project HOME, a nonprofit organization nationally lauded for its work in targeting homelessness and poverty in Philadelphia, is undergoing a revamping to its three social enterprise programs. Phil Waller,…
Payne Schroeder | 11/28/2016 -
Features in FairmountEye on Business: Brown Street Coffee and Bànhery in Fairmount
Vietnamese cuisine has come into fashion in Philadelphia over the last few years. Pho and banh mi restaurants have been popping up in neighborhoods across the city and the…
Sean Kearney | 08/10/2016 -
Features in FairmountFairwear: Clothing That Combines Recreation and Responsibility
Balance between work and play is paramount for Lou Pollack — especially when he’s designing products for his company Fairwear. Fairwear produces office-appropriate apparel made with materials typically reserved…
Grace Shallow | 06/22/2016 -
Features in FairmountUnivest Financial Center Opens at AF Bornot Dye Works Building in Fairmount
Univest Bank and Trust Co. kicked off its expansion into the Philadelphia market on the 1st of June as they held a ribbon cutting ceremony to signify the opening of…
Patrick Clark | 06/08/2016 -
Features in FairmountYoga is For Everybody
Wake Up Yoga In Fairmount isn’t just for yuppies sipping iced coffee. Yoga has a tendency to conjure up specific images in the minds of the general public. Some may…
Joe Palinsky | 04/15/2016 -
Food in FairmountFairmount’s Bar Hygge Set to Open Soon
Keep your eyes peeled for the newest local tavern. According to Philadelphia Eater, Bar Hygge is set to open its doors as early as next week. Husband and wife Tom…
Thomas Beck | 01/29/2016 -
Community in FairmountRCO Roundup: A Peek at What Your Community Organizations are Doing
The new year brings a new vision for the Fairmount Community Development Corporation. With sights on assessing two features of the neighborhood, CDC executive director Kevin Moran hopes to sharpen…
Mark Brakeman | 01/14/2016