The Goodwill Store and Donation Center on Fountain Street isn’t just another thrift shop – it’s a cavernous repository of possibilities where one person’s castoffs become another’s prized possessions.

The air is perfumed with that distinctive flea market bouquet – a hint of old books, a whisper of vintage leather, notes of handmade soaps, and the occasional waft of someone’s lunch from the food ...

It was a happy accident when ceramic artist Vivian Purcell first explored Philadelphia during a layover with a friend and ...