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Community in FishtownSmall Business Owners Network To Bolster Local Commercial Corridor
In order to gain a better understanding of the business climate in the Fishtown area and identify the different challenges and opportunities presented before the neighborhood’s small business owners, Philadelphia…
Max Pulcini | 05/07/2014 -
Features in FishtownEye on Business: Fishtown Vapes
Anthony Fanelli may not be a doctor but he sincerely believes he is saving lives. As the owner and operator of Fishtown Vapes, one of the newer businesses to sprout…
Max Pulcini | 04/23/2014 -
Community in Fishtown
We’re All In This Together: Local Survey Give Forecast of Local Business Climate
Business is about making money— bottom-lines, profit margins, dollar signs. With budding commercial corridors developing along Girard and Frankford Avenues, Philadelphia Financial Credit Union (PFCU), New Kensington Community Development Corporation…
Max Pulcini | 04/16/2014 -
Opinion in Fishtown
Stick to the Fight, When You’re Hardest Hit: The Persistence of St. Laurentius Parishioners
The news hit the parishioners of St. Laurentius very hard when they were blindsided by the announcement from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that their church would be closed immediately…
Guest Author | 04/16/2014 -
Features in FishtownThe Riverward’s Rocket
To the average American, job interviews are nerve-racking affairs. What do I wear? What will I say? Am I qualified enough? The answer to those questions all fall into the…
Max Pulcini | 04/02/2014 -
Community in FishtownFirst Presbyterian Church in Kensington Celebrates 200 Years
Old is a word that is often taken for granted—it’s used loosely and with little regard for what is actually old and antique. Example: A 20-something complaining about being old…
Max Pulcini | 03/12/2014 -
Features in FishtownA Comfortable Place to Be: Murph’s Celebrates 10 Years in Fishtown
“A Comfortable Place to Be.” That’s what the sign outside of Murph’s Bar on 202 E. Girard Ave. reads to everyone passing down Fishtown’s bustling business corridor. A cozy, Irish…
Max Pulcini | 03/12/2014 -
Features in FishtownAOH & LAOH 51 Communion Breakfast: Local Neighbors and Business Recognized for Service to the Community
Fishtown neighbors packed into Holy Name of Jesus Church hall for the annual Communion Breakfast held by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 51 (AOH 51) and the Ladies’ AOH,…
Spirit Staff | 02/12/2014 -
Family in Fishtown
In Memory of Lacey Gallagher: A Heartfelt Message
Lacey Gallagher will forever be in our hearts and minds. Her spirit lives on and her kind, caring and genuine nature will continue to be a part of this community. …
Denise and Frank Gallagher | 02/12/2014 -
A&E in FishtownTattoos Are More Than Ink—It’s Art
Troy Timpel still remembers when he got his first tattoo. With a can of Miller High Life in one hand, his greying beard in the other, he went on to…
Max Pulcini | 01/28/2014 -
Community in Fishtown
Giving Recognition Where Recognition is Due
Every neighborhood has a hometown hero. In Fishtown’s case, that champion might just be Nancy Bartelle. A Fishtown girl with genuine love for the community and those residing there, Bartelle…
Max Pulcini | 01/15/2014 -
Features in FishtownEye on Business: Universal Magnetism
Back in the 1920’s, postindustrial mystics and masters of hypnosis believed that the minds of others could be controlled through the powers of magnetism. In a strange marriage of science…
Max Pulcini | 01/15/2014