Topic: Mount Airy
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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/2022/08/Glitter-Glow-up-Vest-791x400.jpg)
Glitter’s Glow Up
Morgan Berman’s street cleaning startup company is working better than ever. The City, which once declined to fund the “unproven pilot,” now faces proof: It works.
By Nick Russo![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Indie-Bookshops-Header-791x400.jpg)
15+ Indie Bookstores in Philadelphia We ❤️
Summer novels, banned books, literary classics, moving memoirs: Whatever you’re into reading, you’ll find it at one of Philadelphia’s independent bookstores
By Amber Burns![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Energy-Co-op-Philadelphia-791x400.jpg)
One Man’s Trash …
The Energy Co-Op in Mount Airy turns Philly’s garbage into renewable energy. Now it’s available to all Philadelphians
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/open-791x400.jpeg)
Business for Good: The Merchants Fund
The 150-year-old organization gives help to small businesses when they need it, $10,000 at a time
By Patrick Bilow![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Just-Act-Peoples-State-of-the-Union-Lisa-Jo-Epstein-791x400.jpg)
The Citizen Recommends: People’s State of the Union
Interactive theater company Just Act uses the audience as “spect-actors” to address social problems
By Angela Gervasi