There’s rich symbolism in the fact that Kevin Hart opened his cafe and catering business in the Center City restaurant space that for four decades was Day by Day.

That’s how he lives his life.

Hart, 41, has been in recovery for six years from an addiction to drugs and alcohol after what he said were 10 attempts at rehab, including time in jail and periods experiencing homelessness. “It’s been a battle for 17 years of my life. And then finally, thank God, I gave myself a chance and stopped the cycle. I saw the fork in the road and I just begged myself, ‘Please. Will you just try this other way?’”

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