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Manayunk: Lucky’s Last Chance Is Not Your Average Burger Joint

June 14, 2016 Kevin F Barr

Since the restaurant’s opening in 2011, Lucky’s Last Chance has earned recognition for its selection of specialty burgers, hot dogs and craft beers. In 2013, the peanut butter and bacon burger even earned the restaurant

Featured Stories

Somerton: Kosher Bakery Remains a Neighborhood Favorite

June 14, 2016 Taylor Gillen Carson

Hutchinson’s Bakery, located at 13032 Bustleton Ave., remains a local favorite in the Northeast after more than 25 years of operation and three location moves. The kosher bakery offers many cakes, cookies, donuts and danishes

Business

West Oak Lane: Five Restaurants That Are Contributing To The Neighborhood’s Revitalization

June 10, 2016 Victoria S Batista

As you travel north on Broad Street, you’ll come across several flourishing communities such as West Oak Lane, East Oak Lane, Olney and Fern Rock. These communities consist of thriving, independent restaurants, community service organizations,

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Coffee Shop Doubles as a Resource for Former Foster Youths

June 3, 2016 Jordan Gunselman

Though it seems like an ordinary coffee shop, The Monkey & The Elephant in Brewerytown is an entirely unique organization. Its only employees, besides management, are young people who have just recently exited the foster system.

Featured Stories

Somerton: Five Must-Try Food Spots

May 31, 2016 Taylor Gillen Carson

Somerton is not your typical Philadelphia neighborhood. With Bucks County and Montgomery County at its borders, it is a part of the Northeast that feels more like the suburbs. There are a wide array of

Food

Newbold: Restaurant Owner Brings Homestyle Indonesian Food To An Award-Winning Restaurant

May 27, 2016 Taylor Lee Calta

Hardena Resto Waroeng Surabaya is home to authentic Indonesian food located on the corner of Hicks and Moore streets in Newbold. Customers can enjoy tahu seafood, tempe orek, beef ending, bala bala (an Indonesian favorite

Business

Manayunk: Five Unconventional Food Items You Can Find On Main Street

May 25, 2016 Kevin F Barr

Main St. in Manayunk is the perfect place for anyone looking to escape the limitations of a mundane menu. These five eateries provide unique offerings for Philadelphia’s more adventurous food lovers. Tacos de Chapulines at

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Descendant of Lenni Lenape Tribe Strives for State Recognition

May 9, 2016 Margery Cedano

Thousands of years before Bridesburg became the neighborhood we know of today, it was the lush lands that the Lenni Lenape (meaning “original” or “real” people) farmed, fished, hunted and thrived in. On April 13,

Business

South Philadelphia: Where Old Meets New

May 6, 2016 Patricia N Madej

It’s a Saturday afternoon, and Vincent Iannelli is working in the back of his bakery on Passyunk Avenue. Iannelli, 29, wears a sauce-smudged cooking apron and a baseball cap atop his dark, slicked-back hair. He

Business

Northeast: Supermarket Closures Leave Food Pantries Scrambling

May 6, 2016 Ashley Rose Kane

It was 8:40 a.m. on a recent sunny, spring-like day. In addition to the birds chirping, chatter could be heard as a line from the front of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church wrapped around Sackett

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