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Featured Stories

Mayfair and Rhawnhurst: Five Bakeries to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

February 14, 2017 Julianne Johnson

If there’s anything that ties residents of Northeast Philadelphia together, it’s the love of food and family. That same concept is what keeps some of Mayfair and Rhawnhurst’s long-standing bakeries in the hearts of their communities. Bakeries

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Bredenbeck’s Bakery Stands the Test of Time

October 6, 2014

“If you’re going to want a piece of cake, you are going to want a good piece of cake, and that is what we do here at Bredenbeck’s,” said Karen Boyd Rhode (above), owner of

Allegheny

Allegheny West: Denise’s Offers Delicacies on North 22nd Street

March 12, 2014

“Y’all don’t have any doughnuts!” a customer said as he examined the selection at Denise’s Delicacies in Allegheny West. “I was gonna put you some up but they said you were cutting back, Montel. They

Ludlow

Ludlow: Local Bakers Make Risqué Cakes that Spice Up the Neighborhood

June 20, 2011

Jose Toledo has owned and operated Lawrence Bakery Inc. at the corner of West Girard Avenue and Lawrence Street for more than 18 years. He and his wife Gloria took over from a previous owner

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