Invested in Collingswood

Daniela Solano-Ward’s journey into local politics was unconventional - to say the least. In May, she became the first female and first Latina mayor of...

La Borinqueña in Norris Square “is saving all of us”

In the heart of Norris Square in North Philadelphia, a larger-than-life mural subject beckons to the community: La Borinqueña, the Afro-Boricua environmental science student...

Destiny for Kismet Bagels

Back in 1995, before Jacob and Alexandra Cohen were the powerhouse couple they are today, they were childhood crushes.  As adults, neither had much business...

A love of art

Shawnick Rodriguez didn’t plan to start a business - she simply loved making art.  Art became a way to process difficult times, and over the...

Fulfilling a need

When Fishtown resident Denise Spetrino became pregnant with her daughter in 2014, she began looking for a school that would provide her child with...