Ed Engel


Main Street: Tex Rx

You might guess that a drugstore with a star-studded clientele would be in Hollywood or New York City. But you wouldn't even be close.  Read story

Main Street: Number One with a Bullet

One couple's prescription for rejuvenating an aging drive-in theater: sell guns. That's right, guns.  Read story

Main Street: The Odds Are Stacked

In a city known more for its bookies than for books, Gambler's Book Shop is a literary oasis.  Read story

Main Street: The Fiberglass Menagerie

Lions and tigers and Big Boys, oh my! Presenting the nation's premier manufacturer of fiberglass roadside figures.  Read story

Main Street: Frozen Assets

Some 70 years after the introduction of the refrigerator, an ice supply company continues to remake itself.  Read story

The Best of Chimes

A nationwide rush of patriotism rings in flush times for this Ohio bell business.  Read story

The Bucks Stop Here

The fire department wants 103 pounds of ham. The phone rings with an order for 500 pounds of beef. The line to the counter runs 20 deep. Just another day in ...  Read story