Topic: Fishtown
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How to Make the I-95 Detour Not Suck (As Much) (Again)
Traffic is gonna be bad for a while. Here’s help making your way up and down the interstate more tolerable — and maybe even … fun?
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/StudioJeremyville_paintings_HED-791x400.jpg)
Art for Change: The Man With No Backup Plan
Working across painting, sculpture and product design, Jeremyville sketches out ideas in Fishtown cafes that spread good vibes globally. The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative
By RJ Rushmore![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Oyster_House_by_Michael_Persico-791x400.jpg)
LGBTQ-Owned Shops, Restaurants, More in Philadelphia
Brick-and-mortar LGBTQ-owned businesses span all of Philly. Here, some that strive not just to sell, but also to do good in and beyond our city
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Port_of_Philadelphia_PhilaPort_Facebook-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: The Unchecked Threat of Natural Gas (LNG) at Our Port
PhilaPort Communities are being ignored in the state’s push to build a local terminal for explosive gas. A Clean Air Council exec calls for accountability — to residents and the climate
By Joseph Otis Minott![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/StagandDoeHED-791x400.jpeg)
Shop Small in Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Why shop local one Saturday in November only? Philly is full of great, independently owned stores — in brilliant neighborhood corridors — to shop all year long.
By Ethan Young![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mo-Rushdy-Header-Sabina-Pierce-791x400.jpg)
Generation Change Philly: The Home Maker
Developer Mo Rushdy made his reputation on high-end luxury homes. Now, he’s turned his considerable talents to creating generational wealth for low- to middle-income Philadelphians
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Modest-transitions-image-4-1-791x400.jpeg)
Business for Good: Modest Transitions
Melanie Hasan creates a model of sustainability, inclusivity and community in a Fishtown shop that makes and sells naturally dyed wares
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/JeannineCookSoloWURD-1-791x400.jpg)
Generation Change Philly: The Literary Activist
Few Philadelphians have had so seismic an impact in so short a time as Jeannine Cook, social justice activist and owner of Harriett’s Bookshop. And she’s just getting started
By Lauren McCutcheon