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Trash truck of their own: one sign of hope for business owners in Southwest Philly

Southwest Philly's retail corridors are on the upswing but the area faces competition from lower-cost Delaware County.

Southwest Philly small business owners have organized to improve the community, which includes many West African immigrant merchants.  Photograph of Musa Trawally, director of Community and Business Development for ACANA, the African Cultural Association of North America, at 5530 Chester Avenue in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
Southwest Philly small business owners have organized to improve the community, which includes many West African immigrant merchants. Photograph of Musa Trawally, director of Community and Business Development for ACANA, the African Cultural Association of North America, at 5530 Chester Avenue in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer