West Philadelphia

Since its emergence last month, Vanessa Jerolmack’s backyard business has garnered a strong following from surrounding neighbors near 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. Jerolmack, no stranger to the abundance of taco joints located throughout her hometown of Los Angeles, saw an opportunity to

On a quiet, tree-lined block just off of 48th and Spruce streets, patrons of the University City Swim Club scuffled by last week in sandals with swim towels clutched to chests, tote bags over their

The popular coffee market in West Philadelphia is expanding in new ways as a rookie business is finding a unique method of getting their product to consumers.  Peddler Coffee, founded by Zachary James and Rich Kessler,

The converted firehouse at the corner of 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue housed Engine Company 60 and Ladder Company 13 before 1984, when the Fire Department moved just west to a nearby location. The building is

While people tend to correlate a daily gym routine as tedious and lackluster, many Philadelphian’s choose to spruce up their regime with an extensive number of unconventional and innovative ways. So take a break from

The city of Philadelphia has produced its fair share of basketball legends and stories for the history books. One West Philadelphia neighborhood has the privilege to boast being the hometown of one of the best

As the school year is coming to an end and the weather outside is getting warmer and warmer, many restless high school students cannot wait until the school day is over. In West Philadelphia, this

There’s a near endless bounty of ways to spend a night in the city of Brotherly Love. Fortunately, Philadelphia is also a haven for the thrifty.  Thanks to the burgeoning art scene and a pair of longstanding