Local Business
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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 -
Community in KensingtonImpact Hub Announces Closing
Collaborative creative cooperative working spaces, a convenient mashing of alliterative buzzwords that ultimate means shared office, have gotten a lot of attention in Philadelphia — there are 17 co-working spaces currently…
Ben Smolin | 09/02/2015 -
Community in FishtownBicycle Stable Shuttering
After serving cyclists from both Fishtown and Philadelphia at large for years, Frankford Avenue staple Bicycle Stable has announced that they will be closing. While they're not quite gone yet,…
Ben Smolin | 09/01/2015 -
CommunityRiverCity Returns to Fishtown
The Fishtown Neighbors Association has once again teamed up with the Department of Parks and Recreation to present the 8th annual RiverCity Festival on Saturday, October 10, from 12-6 PM…
Ben Smolin | 08/31/2015 -
Community in Fishtown2 Fishtown Area Business Association Info Sessions Next Week
The Fishtown Area Business Association (FABA) has a Papal Q&A and a Night Market info session scheduled for next week. The Papal Q&A session will take place on Monday, August…
Ben Smolin | 08/28/2015 -
Community in FishtownWhat Is Liberty Vintage?
Adam Cramer, 47, is not a Harley guy. He’s not a café racer guy either. He is, however, an original British bikes kind of guy, namely Triumphs and Nortons. His…
Megan Matuzak | 08/27/2015 -
Food in FishtownNew Bake Shop in Fishtown Corners the “Unicorn Cake” Market
In case you missed it, Ramona Susan's Bake Shop opened late last month at 1255 Marlborough Street and they have something on the menu called “Unicorn Cake.” Yup, forget unicorn…
Max Pulcini | 08/19/2015 -
Community in Northern Liberties2nd Street Festival Returns to NoLibs this Sunday
It's hard to believe that it's already August. You know what the means: The 2nd Street Festival is almost here! The day-long, free gala event is a Northern Liberties summer…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/31/2015 -
Features in FishtownFront Street Café on its Way to Fishtown
On the corner of Front and Thompson Streets stands a beautiful, brick building, left over from the 1800s. Good thing it stuck around to be the site of Front Street…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/17/2015 -
Features in FishtownThis Sketch Of La Colombe In Fishtown Is Beautiful
Lydia Marie Elizabeth, an illustrator, designer and artist who lives in Philadelphia, did this awesome sketch of the new(ish) La Colombe cafe and rum distillery in Fishtown. We see a lot…
Joshua Albert | 07/13/2015 -
Community in Northern LibertiesMore Neighborhood Construction? 88 New Residential Units to Face Zoning Board
[caption id="attachment_3544" align="alignright" width="300"] Conceptualized housing along the 600-block of N. 5th Street[/caption] This year has given rise to construction in the area, with commuters seeing a change—for the worse—in…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/10/2015 -
Community in KensingtonFloor Plans Released for Future KCFC Food Market
The Kensington Community Food Co-op (KCFC) is a step closer to its goals of being a full-service, neighborhood grocery store, as its collaborator in CDS Consulting released a prospective floor…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/09/2015