Emily Brooks
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Ridge Avenue hardware store ’embodies’ local business
We’ve all been there: Wandering around big-box hardware store looking for that little mystery part that’s going to keep the s ...
11 years ago
With ambitious renovation, Taylor’s Cafe aims to add Roxborough newcomers to the customer mix
Taylor’s Cafe has long been a staple of the Roxborough community with generations of families gathering at the Ridge Avenue eatery ...
11 years ago
Insomnia Cookies opens its doors on Main Street Manayunk
While a University of Pennsylvania freshman in 2003, Seth Berkowitz grew tired of the late-night food options, or lack thereof. Greasy fr ...
11 years ago
A historic organ helps Chestnut Hill church community remember a beloved choir member
Ann Stookey exuded life and energy. As an accomplished vocalist and musician, award winning floral designer and an avid volunteer, Stooke ...
11 years ago
Roxborough native Justin Bogle returns to Philadelphia to head up Avance
When Justin Bogle was a junior in high school, he got a part-time job bussing tables at the then-River City Diner on Main Street in Manay ...
11 years ago
‘House Hunters’ drops by Mt. Airy’s Wine Thief Bistro
Guests at the Wine Thief Bistro in Mt. Airy on Friday were met with more than their usual selection of food and drink — a chance for th ...
11 years ago
24-hour Planet Fitness on Ridge Avenue opens in time for the new year
One week into the new year: Resolutions have been made, and some, possibly already broken. Weight loss tops the charts as the number one ...
11 years ago
Local artist and educator Todd Marrone dies at 39
Amidst the joy of the holiday season, on Thursday, Dec. 26, the Philadelphia art community was pained to learn of the loss of one of thei ...
11 years ago
Final ‘Stag and Doe’ night of the holiday season takes over Chestnut Hill
The streets were filled with the sights and sounds of Christmas last night as Chestnut Hill celebrated its oldest holiday tradition — S ...
11 years ago
Sustainable landscape company seeks to ‘keep Christmas [trees] alive’
There’s a motto at Tiny Terra Ferma on Main Street in Manayunk this holiday season: “Keep Christmas alive.” The garden ...
11 years ago
Roxborough-Manayunk Food Co-op struggles in efforts to expand
In April of 2012 more than 200 residents and organizers in Roxborough and Manayunk gathered to discuss the possibility of launching a nei ...
11 years ago