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New Technology Ensures PA Turnpike Crews Are Safer When Clearing Debris
A new technology has made it safer for Pennsylvania Turnpike cleanup crews to clear debris from the highway in Montgomery County and statewide, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. Around 7,000 times each year, Pennsylvania Turnpike crews are called to remove items blocking a lane. The things found on the road range from ladders to…
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Kensington Barber Gives Support, Finds Peace One Haircut At a Time
For the past nine years, Josh Santiago has run a three-days-a-week mobile barbershop, writes Max Marin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Santiago is the founder of one-man nonprofit, Empowering Cuts, in which he provides free haircuts throughout the Philadelphia region and also tours the country with a mobile barber van. He estimates that 90 percent of…
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These 2 Philadelphia Restaurants Are the Most Expensive in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is rich with a multitude of high-quality dining establishments that make the state well-regarded for its culinary scene. Among the countless restaurants throughout the Commonwealth, two in Philadelphia have consistently stood out as the most expensive — Barclay Prime and Vetri Cucina, writes the PureCountry1067 team. Barclay Prime, located in Rittenhouse Square, is known…
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Mayor Cherelle Parker Commits To Making Philadelphia More Business-Friendly, Signs New Order
Mayor Cherelle Parker has stayed true to one of her many campaign promises in signing the PHL Open for Business Executive Order, writes Jeff Cole for FOX 29. The executive order outlines her administration’s commitment to “creating a business-friendly government that removes regulatory burdens, accelerates approval timelines and further streamlines City permit and licensing processes.”…
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Breezy’s Deli & Market Opens in South Philly, and Its Like a ‘Neighborhood Wawa’
When a chef decides to start something similar to Wawa but focused on a neighborhood, the result is the highly anticipated new Breezy’s Deli & Market that opened this past weekend in South Philadelphia, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chef Chad Durkin spent a decade working on Washington Avenue, on the line that…
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The Eagles Were Once In Position To Draft the Late OJ Simpson in 1969, Until They Weren’t
The Philadelphia Eagles endured a miserable 1968-69 NFL season that put them in prime position to draft Heisman Award-winning running back OJ Simpson. That is, until winning two games towards the end of the season, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Eagles started the season 0-11 before running back Tom Woodeshick led the…
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Pocono Palace, Once One of the Favorite Honeymoon Spots in Pennsylvania, To Close Its Doors in May
Pocono Palace in East Stroudsburg, best known for its plastic hot tubs shaped like a champagne glass, will be closing its doors for good on May 2, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The hotel was once synonymous with newlywed bliss in both the Philadelphia and New York City regions. It was founded by…
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Mighty Mick’s Gym, Famous For Role in Rocky Films, Will Be Converted Into Retail Space For A Kensington Brewery
Mighty Mick’s, the boxing gym highlighted in the Rocky films, was recently renovated and is slated to become a tasting room for Kensington’s Lost Time Brewing Company, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Up to now, the brewery has not established a retail presence, instead operations at pop-up events, beer festivals, and to restaurants…
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Breyers, the Ice Cream Company Founded in Philadelphia More Than Century Ago, Could Be Sold or Spun Off By Unilever
Nearly 160 years ago, William Breyer started hand-churning ice cream in Philadelphia. His creation, which he sold to his neighbors, was made in a huge bucket equipped using a paddle that was operated by an outside handle. Today, Breyers is part of an $18.4 billion ice cream unit within Unilever, which is looking to sell…
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WSJ: Penn Hospital Doctors Perform Revolutionary Procedure Involving Brain-Computer Implant
Doctors at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia recently performed a revolutionary procedure by temporarily implanting a brain-computer interface device onto a patient’s brain, writes Jo Craven McGinty for The Wall Street Journal. Jeffrey Keefer was undergoing brain surgery to relieve Parkinson’s disease symptoms at the hospital. Since his skull would be open for hours anyway, he…
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New Industrial Warehouse Coming to Northeast Philadelphia After Dallas Real Estate Firm Purchase
Crow Holdings Development is planning to build a 150,000-square-foot industrial building on a 14.4-acre Northeast Philadelphia site it recently acquired for $8 million, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Dallas real estate investment firm purchased the site from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, which is a subsidiary of Philadelphia Industrial Development…
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Philadelphia is the Best Place To Live in Pennsylvania, According to Local Real Estate Experts
Pennsylvania offers something for everyone. With its strong economy, rich history, low taxes, lush landscapes, and bustling cities, the state continues to be a popular one for newcomers, writes Dobrina Zhekova for Travel + Leisure. A group of local real estate experts ranked the top nine best places to live in Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia is…
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Two Philly-based Creators Launch Independent Comic Book Label, Plan New Comics Expo
After starting an independent comic book label, Philadelphia-based creators Don Steinberg and Rich Harrington are now looking to bring a new comics expo to the city, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Steinberg and Harrington have so far published their comic Cereal under the Boink Comix label. The six-part series is inspired by the…
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Di Bruno Bros. Receive Investment From Local Grocery Store Magnate Jeff Brown
Di Bruno Bros., which has been a staple in Philadelphia for 85 years, recently received investment from former mayoral candidate Jeff Brown, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. While the size and scope of the investment is unclear, it is confirmed that an entity owned by the Brown family has become a secured…
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These Are Some of the Best Philadelphia Restaurants To Visit Right Now
Philadelphia’s culinary landscape is vibrant, making it one of the most exciting dining destinations today, writes Alisha Miranda for Time Out. The list of must-try restaurants in Philadelphia is a long one. Friday Saturday Sunday in Rittenhouse Square was put on the national radar when it won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant last…
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How Dock Street Brewing Continues To Break Barriers For Women in the Male-Dominated Industry
Since 1985, Dock Street Brewery has been home to one of the country’s first craft breweries and one of the few led by a woman, reports Howard Monroe, Scott Hezlep, and Mike Spatocco for CBS News Philadelphia. That barrier-breaking woman is Rosemarie Certo. “When we started craft brewing 39 years ago, there was no such…
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Philly’s Soul Glo Becomes First Hardcore Punk Band To Perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk
Soul Glo, the Philadelphia-based hardcore punk band, has made history by becoming the first such group to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk, writes Dylan Itkin for XPN. Held inside a room filled with local black and brown hardcore fans from the Washington D.C. area, the 15-minute performance featured a four-song set. The band also set…
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The Pitch to Bring a WNBA Team to Philadelphia
Philadelphia remains the largest city in the United States without a WNBA franchise, and many locals want that distinction to be no more, writes Harrison Cann for City & State Pennsylvania. As the fourth-largest media market for professional sports teams, Philly has a lot going for itself in hopes of bringing a new professional basketball…
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