Powelton Village: Green Line Cafe Stands for More Than Just Coffee
Alon Abramson, 27, has worked at the Green Line Cafe for two weeks. At the corner of 36th Street and Lancaster Avenue, the Green Line Café in Powelton Village is more than just an average coffee shop....
View ArticleCobbs Creek: Café Rue 52 Aims to Revitalize 52nd Street
“West Philly’s best kept secret.” Those were the words used by Mahari Bailey to describe Café Rue 52, the new creperie and espresso bar at 503 S. 52nd St., which he owns. Bailey grew up in the...
View ArticleBrewerytown: His Dream Becomes a Coffee Cafe
[vimeo 65353919] Owner J. Roger Powe III and his employees talk shop one month after iMunch opened. For roughly three decades J. Roger Powe III had an itch. After spending almost 20 years in...
View ArticleMount Airy: Social Media Sheds Light on Local Businesses
Technology is changing the way we live. An employee scoops ice cream at one of Germantown Avenue’s quaint shops, the Juice Room + Video Library. So- it is interesting to observe how Mount Airy – a...
View ArticleBrewerytown: Mt. Airy’s High Point Cafe to Add Life to Girard Avenue
Girard Avenue is known for its wide streets, diverse neighborhood and trolley tracks running its length. The Brewerytown section of Philadelphia has had its highs and lows but right now, it’s on the...
View ArticlePort Richmond: ‘River Wards Cafe’ and Apartments Coming to Richmond Street
When Joe Livewell uncovered the “ghost sign” beneath the plaster, a hand-painted advertisement of a boy holding bread, it solidified the fact that Richmond Street was once a place for foot traffic, a...
View ArticleFrancisville: Kayuh Bicycles’ Hybrid Shop Serves As Community Space
On the corner of 19th and Girard streets, there is a mural of an individual riding a bright orange bike zooming passed cars. The mural reads “Kayuh: You’ll get there faster.” Kayuh means “pedal” in...
View ArticlePoint Breeze: Five Ways to Enjoy Point Breeze
Coffee shops and barber shops that double as art venues, an outdoor eatery with a sardine can hanging from the side of the restaurant, murals scattered along the sides of buildings and city views worth...
View ArticleBrewerytown: Former Foster Youth Find Opportunity at The Monkey and The Elephant
Lisa Miccolis’ desire to change the foster care system began after she visited South Africa in 2008. There, she met a 16-year-old Zimbabwean refugee who would lose his refugee status at 18 and have to...
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