Taking a step back and looking at the history of drycleaning, I see a few major subdivisions of time: 1. The dangerous days when highly flammable petroleum solvents caused many fires. 2. The developing days when early generations of machines and chemical management practices caused much pollution. 3. The contemporary/future days when the industry has […]
WHO? Richard Aviles WHERE? New York City WHAT? In the late 1960s, a young Puerto Rican man named Joseph Aviles bought into a dry-cleaning franchise called Betty Brite in Parlin, New Jersey. He was fresh out of the Marines and took immense pride in completing a job as meticulously and thoroughly as possible. He was […]
As we continue to tackle the serious situations caused by COVID-19, there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that the vaccine now exists. It may take a while for distribution to take place in an effective manner, but at least we know the vaccine is here. The bad news […]
