Author: Helen Bradley
Small Businesses We Love
If you want to shop, we know just the places.
Check out some of our favorite spots — near and far — to find the best stuff.
LOCAL SPOTS!
Brickbat Books | Books
Anastasia’s | Antiques
Partners and Son | Zines and Comics
Walter Pine | Plants and Things
Fiore Fine Foods | Fine Foods
Thunderbird Salvage | Salvaged Goods and Gifts
Circle Thrift | Vintage and Thrifted Goods
Minnow Lane | Babies and Children Gifts
Omoi | Stationary
Harriett’s Bookshop | Books
The Head and The Hand | Books
Philadelphia Record Exchange | Records
Ham and Bone | Pet Supplies and Gifts
Jinxed | Home Goods and Gifts
Repo Records | Records
Great Circles | Records
Runehammer | Hobbies and Games
Proper Goods | Gift Shop
Ritual | Metaphysical Supplies
Uncle Ron’s Candle Co. | Stuff to Burn
PLUS: Don’t forget The Readymade Store at Fireball, featuring local artists of all kinds.
Check out some of the options online here or come to Fireball and check it out.
WORTH THE TRIP!
Fool For Love | Vintage Clothing
Atomic Books | Venue and Books
Housewerks Salvage | Architectural Workshop and Shop
Redscroll | Records
50 Watt | Books
2025 Holiday Markets and Events!
Check out some of our favorite places to support art, artists, and our neighbors and friends this season:
11/21 + 22 | Liberty Flea
:: a two-day holiday market at the bok building ::
11/22 | EPHEMERA
:: an evening of handmade storytelling at Philadelphia Brewing Company ::
11/22 – 12/24 | Christmas Village
:: an authentic German holiday market in LOVE Park ::
11/22 | Miracle on American Street Holiday Gift Market
:: interactive arts and holiday vendors at NextFab::
11/22 + 23 | Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar
:: a full vendor experience at the Event Center in Rivers Casino ::
12/6 | A Very ZESTY! Holiday Special
:: a free comedy show right here at Fireball! ::
12/6 | Christmas in Kensington
:: an all-day indoor holiday market ::
12/13 | Parade of Spirits
:: annual parade at Liberty Lands ::
12/13 | Shadowscene’s Holiday Bazaar
:: rock and roll market at StarBolt ::
12/13 | Haunted Christmas
:: a day of spooky holiday magic ::
12/13 + 14 | West Craft Fest
:: two days of handmade holiday gifts ::
12/14 | Trans Art Mart
:: a Philly market highlighting trans and non-binary artists ::
12/19 – 21 | Punk Rock Flea Market
:: a place for awesome stuff and old punk stuff ::
Get Ready for 2026
We all know that time is an illusion, but we might as well make it the fun kind with custom calendars.
Need some inspiration to make your own? Check out some of our favorite calendar projects from Katie Scarlett, Chan, Serena Niesley, South Philly Food Co-Op, and Circa 78 Designs.
AND, for the rest of October, get 15% off all standard saddle stitch calendar orders online with code: 2026READYORNOT
Ready to order? Click here.
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Insides on 70lb Smooth Text; Cover on 100lb Gloss Cover
Chan:
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: 100lb Smooth Uncoated Text
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: 100lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
South Philly Food Co-Op (Illustrated by Justine Grape):
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: 100lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Insides on 70lb Smooth Text; Cover on Rolland Enviro 100lb Uncoated Cover 100% Recycled
BOOKMARK SPOTLIGHT
Whether you are the kind of person who commits to one book at a time, or you have a pile of TBR’s on your nightstand, bookmarks are the hard-working and hand-held treasures that we can never get enough of.
Check out some of the favorites that we’ve printed over the years below and order your own here!
Fall Happenings Guide
The weather is starting to drop at night and we are starting to dig out the pumpkins and gourds, soooooooo, you know what that means! It’s time for to mark your calendars with Fall Fests and Arts.
Check out some of our favorites below!
Philly Fringe – Through September
xponential music fest (xpn fest) – September 19-21
Making Time at Fort Mifflin – September 19-21
Now and Then Vintage Market Farmer’s Market – September 20
Now and Then Sunday Vintage Market – September 21
Sacred Seeds Family Festival at One Art – September 21
Art Battle Philadelphia – September 26
Arts After Dark in Smithville (NJ) – September 27
Philly Comics Expo, October 4
Kensington Derby and Arts Fest – October 25
Photos below from the Kensington Derby and Arts Festival!
Meet Rabbit Rabbit
Rabbit Rabbit was created by two friends, Susie and Erin, who want to spread more good and more luck to more people. They sell clothing, accessories, housewares, and all kinds of fun, sustainably sourced stuff.
They also donate $1 of every purchase to both the National Alliance on Mental Illness and The Trevor Project. Check out these postcards and hang tags we printed for Rabbit Rabbit below.
Hang Tags:
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Natural White 100lb Smooth Cover with 1/8″ hole drill
Post Cards:
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Natural White 100lb Smooth Cover
Want to make your own stuff? (We want you to!) Find templates for everything you could possible need here. And if you need a custom quote, we do those, too.
Dog Days of Summer | Art Round Up
Well, here we are. The dog days of summer. Hot, humid, long days that leave plenty of time for making art before the sun goes down.
What better inspiration than Melissa Mendelson, Alicia Chen, Katie Mai, and Lexi Nelson? Check out some of our favorite canine-inspired art below and don’t forget to order from our $20 menu before August 17th to get all the best deals.
“Dogust,” by Melissa Mendelson
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Insides on 70lb Smooth Text/ Cover on 100lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
“Dogs I Met In The Elevator,” by Lexi K. Nilson
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Insides on 80lb Gloss Text/ Cover on 80lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
- Binding: Saddle-Stitch
PAUL’S PHILLY PIZZA PICKS
Paul here.
The pizza scene in Philly has come a long way! When I moved to Philadelphia almost 2 decades ago there was a lot of queasy greasy pizza 🙁 .I remember walking into a place where I could see the giant can of ketchup in the corner they were using as sauce (the slices were brown under the cheese). There is so much good pizza in Philly now! Here’s some of my favorites from the local za spectrum from slices to fancy sourdough, plus a few extras.
*I will make no comment about upside down pizza :).
OG Pizza. This is some of the best “pizza” pizza in Philly. Like what you’d think of as pizza from a slice place if you’ve spent time in NY or NJ, just delicious and made with quality ingredients. It’s also very close to Fireball (I eat a lot of OG) *pro tip – garlic knots forever! Margarita Sicilian if you want to try something different.
Pizza Richmond. Pizza Richmond and Shackamaxon are two locations of the same place. I go to Richmond more because it has a good size dining room. A little “greasy” in a good way, charred to perfection, great special slices and soft serve. Also BYO!
Pizza Shackamaxon Pizza Richmond and Shackamaxon are two locations of the same place. I go to Richmond more because it has a good size dining room. A little “greasy” in a good way, charred to perfection, great special slices and soft serve. Also BYO!
Char Delicious sourdough pies! A really good place to chill out and bring people (kids/your friends). Crazy delicious meatballs, Great soft serve, Also BYO!
Sally More delicious sourdough! Get anything you can “LOUD”, great apps, amazing wine selection. Also pretty close to the Skullykill River Trail if you want to ride your bike.
Monkey Club Focaccia pizza! Great place to hang out if you’re looking for a chill bar.
Places I want to try, but for one reason or another I just haven’t made it to. I’ve heard good things!?
Circles and Squares (I had the square pie back in the Win Win days and it was amazing)
Angelo’s South Philly is far from my house and I don’t think you can eat there (at least you couldn’t at one point when I checked). Looks fantastic though.
And if you are on the road, check out Ollies!
Ollie’s in High Falls, NY Everything they have is great! Try the “Purple Rain” with pepperoni and a side of ranch. They also make what might be my favorite chicken parm sandwich ever. Usually packed when the weather is nice.
Project Spotlight | Sacred Bones
Sacred Bones is a label born in Brooklyn, NY, with the intention of bringing great new music to light and reissuing music lost to time. With an eclectic release catalog and a rad Record Society subscription option, there’s tons to check out.
Peep the J Cards we printed for them below and explore their collection on their site.
Get your own J Cards from our $20 Menu until August 17th!
SUMMER OF SPECIALS IS NOW!
This summer is all about our $20 Menu.
Mix and Match. Collect and Combine.
We’re print’n it!
Go all out until our specials end on August 17th at 11:59PM.
$20 Business Cards!
One hundred business cards for twenty bucks. Rectangle or square. Get ’em here.
$20 Postcards!
One hundred (or seventy five) postcards for twenty bucks. Get ’em here.
$20 Posters!
Fifty large posters for twenty dollars. Or – seventy five small posters for twenty dollars. Get ’em here.
Summer of Specials Menu Art featured on this blog post by ShinYeon Moon
