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Around the Neighborhood


Celebrating Small Business Saturday in Brewerytown
On Small Business Saturday, Novemver 25, City officials including Mayor Kenny and Philadelphia Department of Commerce Director, Anne...
Dec 7, 2023

July Community Digest
Looking forward to celebrating the holiday weekend in the Art Museum District, and excited to share our community and businesses with so...
Jun 30, 2023

Art Museum District Community Digest
While we enjoyed several spring days in February, we are looking forward to the real thing later this month and eager to spend more time...
Mar 1, 2022

February Business Digest
Welcome to our new mid-month Business Digest, an opportunity to celebrate and support the neighborhood businesses that make the Art...
Feb 15, 2022

Art Museum District Job Opportunities
Several of our Greater Art Museum Business Alliance (GAMBA) members have job openings they'd like to fill this summer. View all the...
Jul 12, 2021


Want A Feel-Good Story? Fairmount Bicycles Provides An Open Fridge For Those In Need
This was a big moment and Fairmount Bicycles wanted to make sure that everyone on social media, Instagram specifically, knew about it:...
Jul 7, 2021

Local business spotlight: Search + Rescue Drygoods
Maybe you’ve driven past the open storefront and peeked in at Search + Rescue Drygoods at 3101 Glenwood Avenue in Brewerytown and...
Mar 27, 2021


Parkway Pharmacy Distributes 1,800 COVID-19 Vaccines, Hopes To Do More
Dennis Czerw is rolling up his sleeves and digging in amid mounds of paperwork, legal gymnastics and logistical challenges. Czerw, the...
Mar 12, 2021

Local Restaurants Navigating Tricky Rules as City Opens to 50 Percent Capacity
Maybe it was a case of fortuitous planning. Maybe it was just good timing. Michael Poole, the co-owner of the Thai-inspired Trio BYOB at...
Mar 5, 2021


Eastern State Penitentiary is ready to open its doors for the spring!
One of the area’s most popular attractions is preparing for a re-re-opening in mid-March. Starting Friday March 12, the Eastern State...
Mar 3, 2021


We Got Fish! And It’s Bringing Fairmount Together
Robert Amar’s idea started small – to provide some neighbors and friends in need with seafood. A restaurant fresh fish wholesaler, Amar...
Feb 12, 2021
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