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Hill auto garage still in high gear after 68 years

Roanoke Garage, 31 W. Willow Grove Ave., has been a staple in Chestnut Hill for 68 years. The D'Amico family has owned and operated this small garage and kept engines running in the community for all of it. more

by Gregory Starks | 8/19/21

Spectacular landscaping at a Chestnut Hill area property by Romancing the Garden.

Friend's request leads to 'Romancing' design firm

The Chestnut Hill community is known for its beautiful gardens, and for the past 24 years local landscaper Susan Galka has brought botanical dreams to life with her company Romancing the … more

by Samuel Frost | 8/11/21

Multi-sport athlete hits home run with car detailing

One day last March, just about the time the pandemic was starting, Isaiah Gregory was cleaning his car and posted it on Instagram. “People started contacting me, asking how much I would charge to do their car,” said Gregory, “but then I started doing much more than cleaning." more

by Len Lear | 8/5/21

The O & F Farmstand at 7639 Germantown Ave. (at the intersection with Cresheim Valley Drive) has a spectacular selection of just-picked fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants. (Photo by Len Lear)

Hill stand's veggies: 50 years of fresh food

I have driven by the O & F Farmstand at 7639 Germantown Ave. at the intersection with Cresheim Valley Drive on the border that separates Chestnut Hill from Mt. Airy hundreds of times over the years, as I am sure many other area residents have done, and wondered who owns it. more

by Len Lear | 7/23/21

After 34 years Bird in Hand Consignment will close at the end of August, and reopen this Autumn in a larger space at 9 W. Highland. Style Camp is vacating the Highland location and moving to Chapel Hill, NC.

Bird in Hand to relocate

After operating at 8419 Germantown Avenue since 1987, Bird in Hand Consignment Shop will be moving to a new and more spacious location at 9 West Highland Street. more

by Molly Welby | 7/23/21

Mt. Airy resident Jennifer Mastalerz, rear, is seen in 2019 with students from Saul Agricultural High School in Roxorough at the annual free compost day held each fall. (Photo by Najwa Smith)

Mt. Airyite's composting firm thrived during pandemic

As trash piled up last year, people realized they could reduce the load by composting. Bennett Composting sometimes made up to 4,000 stops a week. more

by Elspeth Lodge | 7/14/21

Vince DeRosiers (from left), Christopher Endrikat and Eric Endrikat are the owners of the New Ridge Brewing Company. (Photo courtesy of the Roxborough Development Corp.)

Oddly, the pandemic helped make new brewpub a success

You could say that Vince DesRosiers is counterintuitive. Vince and his best friends, brothers Chris and Eric Endrikat, opened the New Ridge Brewing Company on June 26, 2020. more

by Len Lear | 7/9/21

Robin Tasco, a master electrician and ardent crafter for over 30 years, opened Tasco Art Salon at 8113 Germantown Ave. on May 29, next to Carman's Shoe Repair. (Photo by Stacia Friedman)

Vintage furniture, African art at new salon on Hill

Robin Tasco, a master electrician and ardent craftsman for over 30 years, was driving along Germantown Avenue when she noticed the many vacant storefronts the pandemic left in its wake. That was all she needed to set the wheels in motion. more

by Stacia Friedman | 7/8/21

Megan Paugh (right; pronounced “Paw,” appropriately enough) and Michelle Weidinger, seen here with their goodwill ambassador, Sunny, are the owners of Fairmount Bark, the new pet care facility at 7627 Germantown Ave., just off Cresheim Valley Drive. More details at fairmountbark@gmail.com. (Photo by Isabella Sorrentino)

New Hill pet care business fulfills lifelong dream

Fairmount Bark provides boarding for a night or a week or two; day care, including day care home visits by staff members; bathing; and all grooming services except for hair cutting. more

by Len Lear | 7/7/21

Windfall Gallery owner Cynthia Fillmore said the hardest thing she ever had to do, business-wise, was to “survive the pandemic!”

Hill merchant needed a windfall to survive pandemic

Cynthia Fillmor began working at Windfall Gallery in 2007, then took over the business from Kaye Baluarte when she retired in January of 2014. Baluarte had opened Windfall in 1984. more

by Len Lear | 6/23/21

Slider pokes are very healthful, popular dishes at Malelani Café, a Mediterranean BYOB at 6734 Germantown Ave.

Charming Greek Mt. Airy café: Comfort food for Mediterranean tastes

Malelani Café is a charming BYOB restaurant, café and music venue that has been doing business at 6734 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy since 2014. more

by Caryl Johnston | 6/17/21

A candid photo of a dad enjoying his children near Kitchen's Lane just off the Wissahickon Creek in West Mt. Airy. (Photo by Michael Albany)

Albany now in Mt. Airy; top professional photographer

Most readers of this newspaper are surely familiar with the name Albany, the capital of New York State, but most are probably not familiar with the name Michael Albany, a long-time Mt. Airy professional photographer with a seemingly endless list of business clients. more

by Len Lear | 6/10/21

Only a handful of local beekeepers are big enough to market their honey. (Photo by Walt Maguire)

Local honey: Area apiaries so local you might miss them

Philadelphia has backyard gardens and open park space or lots across most neighborhoods, and relatively low use of pesticides, making it a relatively friendly habitat for honeybees. more

by Walt Maguire | 6/4/21

Business partners Carly Chelder, Timothy Brown and Mac Comly opened the Tannery Run Brew Works at 131 E. Butler Ave. in Ambler in March of 2019. The name comes from the Tannery Run Creek that runs right below the brewery.

Get 'mugged' at new (partly) woman-owned area brewery

Beer making is generally thought of as a male enterprise, but as with many other industries and professions, that has been slowly changing. more

by Len Lear | 6/3/21

Children love to dance at the SNAPCo studio and dance school, which was opened last November at 7942 Germantown Ave. (Photo by Byron Purnell of B’Captured Productions)

Hill dance studio opened in middle of pandemic focused on growth

Here is a riddle: Who has the nerve to open a dance studio in the middle of a pandemic? Answer: Lydia Robinson, a Mt. Airy resident for the past 20 years. more

by Len Lear | 5/27/21

Ali Rashidian has been serving up great homemade Middle Eastern food for 35 years in this area, but he is now a one-man operation since the pandemic has made it nearly impossible to hire new employees for his Caspian Grille in Lafayette Hill. (Photo by Judy Rubin)

Working alone after employees leave for Amazon, Uber

I pulled up to Caspian Grille in Lafayette Hill, hungry and anticipating a homemade chicken gyro. more

by Judy Rubin | 5/20/21

Steve Babaki, of Chestnut Hill, founder of Conscious Cultures Creamery, holds two of his vegan cheeses that are available at Weavers Way. (Photo by Michaela Grob)

Romance led chef to Hill and vegan cheese making business

They say that behind every successful man there is a woman. In this story, there is a woman behind every successful cheese. more

by Stacia Friedman | 5/13/21

Long-time Mt. Airy residents Rob and Elizabeth Pelszynski opened the new Mt. Airy Taproom in the former home of Goat Hollow six months before the pandemic started. (Phots by Len Lear)

Mt. Airy's 'Cheers' recovering after 'depressing' year

The Mt. Airy Taproom opened on Friday the 13th (isn't that bad luck?) of September, 2019. It was doing a solid business with the Mt. Airy crowd until the pandemic struck six months after its debut. more

by Len Lear | 4/21/21

Owners Laura and Todd Lacy have managed to keep Attic Brewery afloat during the pandemic and have even been able to hire additional team members. (Photo courtesy of Attic Brewery)

Local brewery adds workers, aids non-profits in pandemic

Attic Brewing Company has not only not laid anyone off, but they have doubled the size of their team and partnered with over a dozen local organizations and donated more than $14,000 to Germantown non-profits last year. more

by Len Lear | 4/7/21

The words on the side of the building at 6350 Germantown Ave. indicate clearly that you have arrived at the right place, Young American Hard Cider. (Photo by Len Lear)

New unique Northwest restaurant bubbles with charm

I have a feeling that when the pandemic is over, one of the most popular gathering places in Northwest Philly will be Young American Hard Cider, which opened last November at 6350 Germantown Ave. (at Duval), close to the border dividing Germantown from Mt. Airy. more

by Len Lear | 3/24/21

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