Phillip's TV moved into Village Green Renewal's shop.
There’s an empty storefront on the corner of Harvard Street and Aspinwall Avenue where Philip’s TV & Stereo used to be. Last October, Brookline Patch reported that Philip’s had merged with Village Green Renewal at 6 Davis Avenue. Seth Barrett, founder and owner of Village Green Renewal, said that many local craftsmen work within a word-of-mouth network. “I’m not looking to compete with local craftsmen. I grew up here, so did a lot of them,” Barrett said. “It’s pretty rewarding to point somebody towards just the right business and know that the people there will be kind and courteous and respectful and it’s going to be a good experience for them.“ Village Green Renewal will fix anything from iPods to restaurant furniture, lamps, dolls, …
Owners hope to expand some services and tweak others, while two long-standing Brookline Village businesses merge.
Two local businesses are coming together to be a one-stop shop for repairing everything from rocking chairs to iPods. Village Green Renewal, run by Seth Barrett, is now hosting the man at the helm of Philip's TV & Stereo, Allen MacPherson, better known as "Red"--and will be expanding some of their services with MacPherson's expertise. The two sat down with Patch to talk about their merging busineses. Village Green already repairs just about anything from chairs to lamps to bikes--and now includes televisions and other electronics. Carrying on the tradition of Phil Waldman--the Philip in Philip's TV--who started MacPherson working at the TV shop out of the Navy. MacPherson has been with Philip's TV since 1969. "Red is a community …
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MoonBeamWatcher
7:59 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
And Brookline is overloaded with BANKS, Drug Stores and Coffee Shopez because the RENTS are so bloody outrageous! Wonderful business model to gather those who can and feature them for those who would rather fix/repair then THROW AWAY! My feeling is that Barrett and MacPherson is a pair that can beat 3 or a kind! more ›