Al Fuchsen, 63, of Elmhurst, the owner of Al’s Hobby Shop in downtown Elmhurst and pioneer in the hobby business for more than 50 years, died Friday, Oct. 6, in Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. A ...

This story appears in Birmingham magazine's December 2016 issue. Subscribe today! When Homewood Toy and Hobby opened in 1950, it didn't sell dolls or building blocks; there were no puzzles or ...

Popsicle hobby becomes cool Alabama business. ... Son Paul, who shops for ingredients, works in the kitchen and does “anything else I’m needed to do,” has a good handle on the overall picture.

Back in 1986 Al Fuchsen, owner of Al’s Hobby Shop in downtown Elmhurst, organized a weekend expo for remote-controlled helicopter mavens.The expo–in memory of longtime friend and RC helicopter ...

ELMHURST, Ill. -- Al's Hobby Shop in this leafy corner of suburban Chicago is always packed with mothers looking for Cub Scout badges, teenagers ogling imported slot cars and grown men playing ...

Hobbyspeed, formerly located just down the block at 645 Philadelphia St., is moving to the building that shares space with Steel City Samiches, Twisted Jimmy’s and Harvest Church at 699 ...

After more than 67 years in business, Wings Hobby Shop is closing. "I'm hoping to pack up everything by the end of April, definitely by May," said owner Al Cicerchi. "We peaked out, volume-wise ...

There weren’t many constants in Al Capone’s rocky life, though the crime boss’s love of music never wavered. He spent countless hours reclined listening to his phonograph, which cycled ...

Esther's Hobby Shop has stood proudly on North Avenue in Millvale for over 80 years. Bob Mehler's mother opened Esther's Hobby Shop as a variety store. "She opened this store in 1937," the 90-year ...

WINSTED — I recently read a story of a hobby shop in Winsted that was closing its doors. Sadly, this is not an uncommon event in the hobby shop business these days.