PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — This week on FYI Philly, we satisfy your appetite with a new lodge in Center City, enjoy an eatery with unique views, meet the makers restoring history in our backyard and more!<\/p>\n
Cunningham Piano<\/strong> builds, restores and supplies pianos for people around the world. The Philadelphia company has been a leader in the piano industry since it began in 1891.<\/p>\n 135 years later the company is a go-to location for people looking to restore historical pieces to its original grandeur. They work with all models of pianos with restoration projects lasting anywhere from 6 months to nearly two years. The restoration work takes place in a historic building in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood.<\/p>\n Cunningham Piano<\/a> | Facebook <\/a>| Instagram<\/a><\/strong> Cherry Hill Showroom Delmar Showroom The Hungry Pilot<\/strong> is cleared for takeoff with the restaurant and bar next to the Chester County Airport, literally.<\/p>\n The restaurant-bar offers up-close views of the runway, and is visited by travelers and locals alike.<\/p>\n The Hungry Pilot<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/strong> The Lodge by Two Robbers<\/strong> makes hamburger heists tasty, with martinis that steal the spotlight.<\/p>\n The burger-and-martini joint is from the twin brothers behind Two Robbers Fishtown, founded in 2019 by Vivek and Vikram Nayar. Their vodka sodas and bottled spirits are the base for their crafted martinis, and gourmet burgers and sides are the perfect match for their drinks.<\/p>\n The Lodge by Two Robbers<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/strong> Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, local inventor Jay Ciccarone has created a tool to up your game-a Lycra-based weighted compression sleeve.<\/p>\n With the LaceUp<\/strong> sleeve, Ciccarone says you’ll burn more calories, increase your heart rate and build muscle. The sleeves are being used by everyone from volleyball and field hockey players to walkers and elite runners.<\/p>\n The sleeves have also shown surprising promise for people with neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Disease or Multiple Sclerosis.<\/p>\n Jay donates the sleeves to the Fighting Back Scholarship Program in Malvern, a non- profit that offers fitness training to individuals who are fighting back from traumatic injury, illness or disease.<\/p>\n Jay says he’s now working with Jefferson University on a study “to put some science behind the findings.”<\/p>\n He says his ultimate mission is to make people feel and perform better one weighted compression sleeve at a time.<\/p>\n LaceUp<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Facebook<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Longstreth Sporting Goods<\/a><\/strong> |<\/strong>Facebook<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Instagram<\/a><\/strong> Fighting Back Scholarship Program<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Facebook<\/a><\/strong> | <\/strong>Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Owners of Gazzos Steaks<\/strong>, Joe Lewis and Mike Lampson, opened their second brick-and-mortar in Ardmore over the summer.<\/p>\n The South Philly natives started with a food truck in 2022 as a weekend hobby when they moved to Pottstown to share the beloved Philly cuisine with the burbs.<\/p>\n With high demand for their one-pound prime rib steaks, they opened a brick-and-mortar in Pottstown in 2024.<\/p>\n This past Summer, the co-owners opened a second location that’s window service only with outdoor seating for quick take-out.<\/p>\n The two will continue to serve their beloved cheesesteaks along with new sandwiches like the Chicken Cutlet and their Roast Pork sandwich.<\/p>\n Joe and Mike hope to continue providing the Philly favorite to the suburbs.<\/p>\n Gazzos Steaks <\/a>| Instagram<\/a>|<\/strong> Adventure awaits in the Pocono Mountains. Kalahari Resort is known as a destination for its waterpark but there is endless entertainment throughout the property. Gorilla Grove<\/strong> is an outdoor space that has rope courses, ziplines and miniature golf in a beautiful setting. The Grove has fall programming planned through the season that includes pumpkin picking, apple fishing and more as the leaves change in the Poconos.<\/p>\n THIS IS PAID SPONSOR PARTNERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n Kalahari Resorts<\/a> | Facebook <\/a>| Instagram<\/a><\/strong> Garris Fabric and Fashions<\/strong> owner Denise Garris is getting a boost for her legacy West Philadelphia business with a new storefront. Garris continues to sew what her parents started after buying the store from her father in 1981.<\/p>\n But the store did receive a free facelift thanks to the Storefront Improvement Program.<\/a><\/p>\n THIS IS PAID SPONSOR PARTNERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n The Philadelphia Commerce Department partnered with different organizations, including the nonprofit ACHIEVEability<\/a>, to improve the 60th Street corridor.<\/p>\n Garris’ business is the first of six being helped along the 60th Street corridor through the Storefront Improvement Program. You can celebrate with her at the grand re-opening of her business next week on August 20 at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Department of Commerce – Storefront Improvement Program<\/a> Copyright \u00a9 2025 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n
King of Prussia Showroom
198 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406<\/p>\n
1724 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003<\/p>\n
38661 N Sussex HWY Suite 5-6, Delmar, DE 19940<\/p>\n
Chester County G.O. Carlson Airport
1 Earhart Drive, Suite 3
Coatesville, PA 19320
610-384-9000<\/p>\n
The Lodge By Two Robbers
738 S. 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
445-223-3674<\/p>\n
78 Wells Road, Spring City, Pa. 19475<\/p>\n
2528 Haverford Rd, Ardmore<\/p>\n
250 Kalahari Boulevard, Pocono Manor, PA 18349<\/p>\n
ACHIEVEability<\/a><\/strong>
Garris Fabric & Fashions
44 S. 60th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139<\/p>\n