Art & Design Industrial Design Firm Has A Knack For The Clickety-Clack Theresa Stigale takes us inside the headquarters of Oat Foundry at Frankford Arsenal where its split flap signs are winning the hearts of customers around the globe
Photography Kensington Workshop Keeps Neighborhood Clocking In Inside a 124-year-old mill in Kensington, World Manufacturing Inc. is buzzing with work orders. Theresa Stigale puts us on the production line with this photo essay
Photography Fade And A Shave: Inside Philly’s Black Barbershops Contributor Theresa Stigale documents life inside neighborhood barbershops with this photo essay
History The Generations Collide On Fabric Row Theresa Stigale continues her series exploring Philadelphia’s commercial corridors with this profile on the recent reimagining of 4th Street’s Fabric Row
Development On North 5th Street In Olney, Shopkeepers Redefine “Main Street” Theresa Stigale checks in on shopkeepers and the non-profit North 5th Street Revitalization Project, as the shopping district evolves beyond “Koreatown”
Photography Baking Yuletide Cheer at Potito’s in South Philly There is nothing like lining up to buy baked goods in South Philly during the holidays. Theresa Stigale has this photo essay about Potito’s, a classic, family-owned neighborhood bakery at 16th and Ritner
History The Gold Standard In North Philadelphia Metallurgy As the economy rides its roller coaster of peaks and valleys across history, the gold refining industry rides with it, often in the opposite direction. Theresa Stigale profiles one such operation, Garfield Refining Company, who have refined precious metals for jewelers, dentists, pawn shops and more since 1892
City Life On 60th Street, Sowing The Seeds Of Rebirth The first decade of the 21st Century was harsh on West Philadelphia’s 60th Street. As the much-needed reconstruction of the 100-year-old Market-Frankford Line dragged on, businesses closed and people left. But now, a coalition of invested neighbors have high hopes for the corridor’s renaissance. Theresa Stigale meets with many of the people bringing 60th Street back to life in this photo essay