When Thomas Montgomery Jr. opened the North Philadelphia breakfast spot The Wiz Café, he took a major leap of faith based on his lifelong entrepreneurial spirit. The Wiz Café is a breakfast-focused restaurant that Montgomery opened in July 2021. Per the café’s website, the Wiz is focused on filling the void of “the lack of…
When Crystal Nelson decided to found West Philadelphia’s Philly Peace in Progress, she had one overriding thought that pushed her forward through any hardships: “We got to get peace, but we’re going to take the time to get that progress.” Formed in 2020, Philly Peace in Progress is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the…
For the Rev. J. Henry Buck Jr. of Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, creating his eatery, Southern Flames BBQ, was a way of giving those who have persevered through hardship “the taste of a second chance.” Founded in 2018, Southern Flames BBQ is a barbecue eatery that specializes in recipes passed down through Buck’s family…
For Tiffany Green, the co-owner and founder of Dillonades, creating a local lemonade brand was a way to move forward past life’s struggles and, very literally, “make lemonade out of lemons.” Founded initially in the early 2000s and reopened in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, Dillonades is a fresh fruit lemonade company that…
