Russell Labowitz

Two years ago, after 35 years as a rheumatologist in Wilmington, Del., Russell Labowitz sold his medical practice and set out to make a lifelong dream a reality.With fond memories of his first job scooping ice cream at a corner drugstore in Philadelphia, Labowitz decided to open an ice cream shop.To prepare, he attended a five-day ice-cream-making course at the famed Pennsylvania State University Creamery and traveled the East Coast to consult with specialists.Some 18 months and $300,000 later, Labowitz, 64, is getting ready for the grand opening in early August of Uncle Russell's Ice Cream in Northfield, N.J., outside of Atlantic City."I'm looking forward to doing something totally different," he says.Advertisement

Russell Labowitz, MDRheumatologist1902 N. Scott StreetWilmington, DE 19806 1-302-655-0121

Two years ago, after 35 years as a rheumatologist in Wilmington, Del., Russell Labowitz sold his medical practice and set out to make a lifelong dream a reality. With fond memories of his first job scooping ice cream at a corner drugstore in Philadelphia, Labowitz decided to open an ice cream shop.

Two years ago, after 35 years as a rheumatologist in Wilmington, Del., Russell Labowitz sold his medical practice and set out to make a lifelong dream a reality. With fond memories of his first job scooping ice cream at a corner drugstore in Philadelphia, Labowitz decided to open an ice cream shop. To prepare, he attended a five-day ice-cream-making course at the famed Pennsylvania State University Creamery and traveled the East Coast to consult with specialists. Some 18 months and $300,000 later, Labowitz, 64, is getting ready for the grand opening in early August of Uncle Russell's Ice Cream in Northfield, N.J., outside of Atlantic City. "I'm looking forward to doing something totally different," he says.

Two years ago, after 35 years as a rheumatologist in Wilmington, Del., Russell Labowitz sold his medical practice and set out to make a lifelong dream a reality.With fond memories of his first job scooping ice cream at a corner drugstore in Philadelphia, Labowitz decided to open an ice cream shop.To prepare, he attended a five-day ice-cream-making course at the famed Pennsylvania State University Creamery and traveled the East Coast to consult with specialists.Some 18 months and $300,000 later, Labowitz, 64, is getting ready for the grand opening in early August of Uncle Russell's Ice Cream in Northfield, N.J., outside of Atlantic City."I'm looking forward to doing something totally different," he says. > >