Local Business
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Features in Port RichmondThe Thrifty Irishman Moves To A Newer, Bluer Home Across the Riverwards
There’s a new pot of gold in Port Richmond, but it’s not a cauldron with coins. Run by a thrifty Irishman, this prize at the end of the rainbow…
Shealyn Kilroy | 06/01/2017 -
Food in Port RichmondBonk’s Bar: What’s Old is New Again at This Port Richmond Crab Shack
Bonk’s Bar was a Port Richmond institution for decades. The bar and crab shack on the corner of Richmond and Tioga Streets was run by the Bonk family and…
Michael Hanisco | 04/27/2017 -
Features in Port RichmondBait & Switch: New Seafood Restaurant Lands in Port Richmond
It’s officially summer, so why not head to the beach? It's nice to get out of the city, feel the sea breeze pushing an ocean mist into your face, dig…
Michael Antonio Castaneda | 06/22/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondAnything and Everything: Where Unique Antiques Call Home
You can find many a gem wandering the streets of Port Richmond, but few quite as rewarding as Anything and Everything, a 12,000 square foot warehouse that we discovered when…
Justin Helm | 03/09/2016 -
Local Business in Port RichmondKenney, Port Richmond Firm Discuss the Future of Manufacturing in the Riverwards and in America
According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, United States Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, paid a visit to PTR Baler and Compactor, a manufacturing company in Port Richmond that produces recycling…
Thomas Beck | 01/15/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondPA DEP Zaps Kinder Morgan’s Port Richmond Plant with Civil Penalties
Energy firm Kinder Morgan has incurred a $570,000 fine by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP). The penalty resulted from a 2015 fuel spill at Morgan’s Port Richmond…
Jack Grauer | 01/08/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondPort Richmond Gets a Poochie Park
Until very recently, dog owners in Port Richmond had limited safe options for their dogs to play outdoors. There was no place for dogs to romp off leash before Mike…
Lindsey Miller | 12/03/2015 -
Features in Port RichmondAllegheny Family Chiropractic Center: An Old Business Trying New Things
Dr. Dana Kent is no stranger to chiropractic adjustments. From the time she was born, Dana and her siblings were getting adjusted by their father, Dr. Raymond Kent. She remembers…
Max Pulcini | 09/30/2015 -
Community in Port RichmondThe Port Richmond Business Alliance: Sticking Up For the Little Guy
It’s tough out there for a small business owner. You have to find and maintain customers, balance your budget and create a sustainable business plan all at the same time.…
Ben Smolin | 09/03/2015 -
Features in Port RichmondThe Greatest Book Shop in Philly: Port Richmond Books
Port Richmond Books isn’t just a bookshop—It’s a place for community. The bookstore is a culmination of owners Deen Kogan and Greg Gillespie’s dedication and love for Philadelphia’s literary scene.…
M. Mena | 04/23/2015 -
A&E in Port RichmondPortside Voice for the Arts Awards and Dance Benefit Rocked the Night Away
The Portside Arts Center held the 1st Annual Voice of the Arts Awards and Dance Benefit on Fri., November 14 at the Skybox at 2424 E. York Street. “This is…
Max Pulcini | 11/19/2014 -
A&E in Port RichmondPortside Arts Center will host the 1st annual Voice Of The Arts Awards
Portside Arts Center will host the 1st annual Voice Of The Arts Awards – Dance Benefit on Fri., November 14 from 8PM-12AM. Held at the Skybox (2424 E. York St.),…
E. R. Miller | 11/12/2014