Your Daily Guide

🍺 Philly Says Goodbye to Local Bars This Week

You may want to change your happy hour plans. Olde Kensington’s Say No More is closing its doors after only two years in business. Meanwhile, Old City’s JJ Bootleggers is saying goodbye after 12 years but teases something new to come. [🔒 Philadelphia Business Journal]

• Related: There’s been speculation this week on whether McGlinchey’s Bar is closing for good or staying on borrowed time. But its closure would lead to a loss of one of the few remaining dive bars that allow smoking despite a 2008 ban. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

🚌 City Leadership Unveils Plan in Response to SEPTA Service Cuts

Whether you drive, bike, or ride SEPTA, commuting around Philly is going to look way different once service is significantly slashed on Sunday. The city is responding by implementing measures like more Department of Streets staff assigned to monitor traffic and increased PPA enforcement. If you need help finding where to park, here’s a map. [NBC10]

🚽 Philly Phlush Coming to Clark Park

You won’t have to shuffle to the nearest café when you gotta go anymore. The Philly Phlush program is expanding its public bathrooms to West Philly’s Clark Park as part of the park’s development plan. If you’re in need of other public bathrooms across the city, we got you covered. [West Philly Local, 📝 Hey Philly]

American households spend over $1000 on clothing each year. Although we’d like to get our money’s worth, clothing doesn’t last as long as it used to. Whether it’s a broken zipper or a cracked sole, if we don’t have the skills to repair our stuff, tossing it in the landfill feels like the easiest solution. Luckily, Philadelphia has some talented seamstresses, tailors, and cobblers who can make your stuff good as new.

Clothing

HNI Collective is driven by the missions of size inclusivity and sustainability in fashion. You can get a button replaced, tear repaired, or fix an open seam among other alterations. Request your service using this form.

Sew + Sew Studio has been busy teaching Philadelphians how to sew, but if you need someone to do the job for you, head over to Olde Kensington. Its services include hemming, resizing, strap shortening, and cropping.

Queen Village’s Fabric Row is home to several textile shops keeping the neighborhood’s legacy as a garment district alive. One iconic shop that can meet your needs is Baldwin’s. Led by Larnell Baldwin and his 40 years of expertise, this shop can assist with invisible mending, leather repair, and custom alterations.

Shoes & Accessories

Don’t toss out your leather shoes! Roxborough Shoe & Luggage Repair is a one-stop shop for fixing leather goods. Not only can you get your shoes repaired, cleaned, and restored but this shop can fix handbags, belts, wallets, and your luggage to carry it all.

Lenny’s Mobility specializes in mobility equipment, so of course this place can fix your shoes to get you where you need to go. Tucked away on 10th Street near Jefferson University’s campus, this shop will resole, dye, and clean your shoes as needed.

Guaricela’s Shoe Repair agrees that you spend too much money to just throw your shoes away. Located in Center City, this family business can fix any type of shoe.

I have some more ideas for end-of-week plans but you’ll want to look your best heading out. Luckily, our City Cast Philly Neighbors have recommendations:

📣 Are you in need of a trim? Matthew W. suggests going to Bud’s Barbershop on 16th and Ritner. Matthew says, “They do great haircuts and the vibes are immaculate!”

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