Commerce
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Silk Way Offers Taste of Kazakhstan’s Mixture of Ethnicities and Cultures
Silk Way, a new Kazakh family-owned restaurant in Queen Village, offers a delicious culinary tour throughout Central Asia, writes Ali Mohsen for Billy Penn at WHYY. Owner, Olzhas Karymsakov, opened the eatery with some starting support from his family, who own a restaurant and three spas with attached kitchens in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The menu is…
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Protect Your Most Valuable Property
Most professionals assume they have a time management problem. But in many cases, the real issue is something deeper. It’s an attention management problem. Entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan describes attention as a form of property — something you own and have the right to control. Yet in today’s busy world, it often feels like everyone…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Highlights Leak Repair Program Following Fix A Leak Week
Aqua Pennsylvania recently joined in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Fix A Leak Week by shining a light on a program that goes further than leak-detection tips: Aqua’s Leak Repair Program, which helps income-eligible customers cover the cost of fixing leaks that are driving up their water bills when customers reach out to Aqua before a…
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With Four Decades Under Her Belt, ‘Queen of TV Shopping’ Bids Farewell to HSN
Host Bobbi Ray Carter has spent 43 years wearing the crown of “OG and Queen of TV Shopping” at HSN, becoming a monumental voice of live shopping in the homes of millions, reports HSN at PRNewswire. With the network’s earliest days as Home Shopping Network, Carter started in 1983 when HSN was a small studio…
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Jackson Street Steaks & Brewpub Brings a New Combo to Media
Jackson Street Steaks & Brewpub in Media has the perfect combination: Cheesesteaks and beer, reports Bob Kelly for Fox 29 Philadelphia. The shop is the creation of three Fishtown entrepreneurs. It’s been open about a month and already has a faithful gathering of customers. Gus and Pete are owners of Pete’s Famous Pizza and Moustaki’s…
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New Tavern in Northern Liberties Aims to Fill Void on Delaware River Waterfront
Lucky Duck, a new bar, restaurant, and American bistro, has opened in Northern Liberties, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. The new restaurant is located at the Rivermark apartment complex and offers a lovely view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. “The view kind of sells itself,” said Lucky Duck co-owner Priyank Rambhia. Rambhia, alongside business partners…
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Philadelphia High School Students Take Up Fight Against Misinformation, Disinformation
A group of nine students at Kensington Health Sciences Academy are taking a stand against misinformation and disinformation, writes Carly Sitrin for Chalkbeat. For many of the students, this work is personal. As they’ve seen social media algorithms show them AI content, spread lies, expose them to slanted political rhetoric, and their loved ones fall…
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Popular Ice Cream Shop Coming to Former Al Pastor in Havertown
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is coming to Havertown this summer with a new shop at the former Al Pastor Mexican restaurant, writes June Bakan for Patch. Al Pastor, located at 13 W. Benedict Ave, closed in January. The Havertown Handel’s will have walk-up counter service only and outdoor patio seating, writes Caroline O’Halloran for Savvy…
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New P.J. Whelihan’s Replacing Newtown’s Iron Hill Clears Final Hurdle
P.J. Whelihan’s Pub and Restaurant is scheduled to open in Newtown this spring, after receiving final approval from the township’s board of supervisors last week, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. The supervisors unanimously approved conditional use for the popular eatery, which will occupy the closed Iron Hill Brewery at the Village at Newtown Shopping…
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David’s Bridal Expands Beyond Retail With New Wholesale Push
King of Prussia-based David’s Bridal is launching a wholesale division with designer gowns and boutique-focused services, writes Tatiana Walk-Morris for Retail Dive. David’s Bridal is adding a new business line, launching a wholesale division aimed at boutiques, small businesses, and larger retail partners. The new push will begin with capsule collections featuring more than 50…
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QVC Group’s Debt Crisis Deepens, Bankruptcy Looms as Future of West Chester Giant Hangs in Balance
As West Chester-based QVC Group struggles under $6.6 billion in debt, bankruptcy is becoming an increasingly likely outcome despite creditor talks, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. QVC Group’s debt load surpasses standard measures of its total value, now at a $5.96 billion enterprise value, far exceeding its $25 million market capitalization. Over the…
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Five Below Shares Rise, Likely Driven By New Store Openings
Five Below has seen a 7 percent increase in its post-market trade shares after issuing a better-than-expected fiscal 2026 outlook, writes Rachel Phua for Bloomberg. The Philadelphia-based retailer is predicting a sales bump fueled by new store openings. Bloomberg analysts are projecting that the net addition of about 150 new stores would result in between…
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Wistar Institute Welcomes James Lovett to Board of Trustees
The Wistar Institute, a global leader in biomedical research in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, is pleased to welcome James Lovett to its Board of Trustees. Lovett comes to the role with a strong background in the life science industry and a prior 7-year term on Wistar’s Board of Trustees. Lovett served for seven years…
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Meet the Heroic Dog Who Saved a Philadelphia Neighborhood From A Gas Leak, Potential Explosion
A 4-year-old husky named Kobe is being called a hero after he saved a neighborhood from a gas leak that could have led to an explosion, writes Kelli Bender for People. The dog started digging a large hole in the front of his Philadelphia home. As the hole grew bigger, Kobe’s owner, Chanel Bell, started…
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Chestnut Hill Sees Influx of Black Residents and Black-owned Businesses in Recent Years
Over the last few years, Chestnut Hill has seen an influx of Black residents and Black-owned businesses that have helped breathe new life into the historically affluent, and now evolving and increasingly diverse neighborhood, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While 70 percent of Chestnut Hill residents are white, the Black population has seen…
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Sarcone’s Bakery in South Philadelphia Has Spanned 5 Generations of the Same Family
Sarcone’s is a famed South Philadelphia bread bakery that opened in 1918 in the Sarcone family rowhouse. Now, more than 100 years later, the bakery has spanned five generations, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While the transitions from one generation to the next each had its own unique circumstances, each transition can be…
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Thinking About Buying a Business? Free Chester County Seminar Explains the Process
Interest in buying and growing an existing business increased during the past decade. Several forces drive this shift. First, many small business owners are nearing retirement. Across the United States, a massive ownership transition is underway. Over the next 10 to 15 years, hundreds of thousands, and likely millions, of profitable local companies will need…
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Eastern University’s Tia Argento Advances to Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship
With speed, precision, and mastery of spreadsheets, Tia Argento, a student in Eastern University’s School of Mathematics and Computational Sciences, won first place in the Microsoft Excel (Office 2019) category at the state level of the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) U.S. National Championship. The achievement qualifies her to compete at the MOS National Championship in Nashville…
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