Aug 5, 2011
One Family, Two BusinessesBy Frank ViscoPlymouthWhitemarsh.Patch.com

Lafayette Hill , PA – Over the past few decades, families have trended toward having both parents working full-time jobs. The Bernsteins have stayed ahead of that curve. For nearly 20 years, the Lafayette Hill residents have not only both worked full-time jobs; they’ve also both owned and operated their own businesses.

Howard Bernstein started Nuts to You, a gourmet nut and candies shop, 35 years ago, and now has stores in both Center City and his native Northeast Philadelphia. His wife Renay, originally of Penn Valley, joined him as a business owner 18 years ago, when she opened Touch of Class at 412 Germantown Pike.

“I think my husband wanted to put me to work,” Renay jokes. “He decided that I wasn’t working hard enough.”

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