Licenses & Inspections
Building Collapses in West Philly
A home in the Cedar Park section of West Philadelphia collapsed Monday night. A neighbor, who said he’d called 911 about the property, explained that […]
L&I Shuts Down Rosewood After 22nd and Market Building Collapse
Last night, the Department of Licenses & Inspections visited Rosewood, the new upscale extension of 13th Street’s Woody’s Bar.
UPDATE: Boot & Saddle Hits a Snag
A Stop Work Order was slapped on the outside of Boot & Saddle a week ago. The order cites violations of building and plumbing codes. […]
Cease and Desist at Corner/Foodery Spot on Sansom
This morning when we were heading over to Federal Donuts, we snapped the above photo through a scratch in the window at the forthcoming Corner/Foodery […]
News For People Who Like Bad News: Small Kitchen Nightmares
The Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia released a report this week that told us something we’ve long suspected: in Philly, it’s tougher to open a […]
Al Zaytouna Shut Down
A reader tips us off that Al Zaytouna, the Middle Eastern restaurant next to Sabrina’s on Christian Street has been slapped with a big old […]
Le Bec-Fin Scheduled To Reopen Today… But Will It?
Earlier this week, Georges Perrier publicist Patti Klein sent around an announcement heralding the reopening of Le Bec-Fin on July 8th (that’s today) after a […]
Late Night Gotcha for Food Vendors
On Saturday night Dapper Dog was doing what it has been doing for the better part of the year at 2nd and Poplar, feeding the […]
How Things Work in Philly, Distilled into Two Sentences
Sometimes, in Philly, when you put together strip clubs, tow trucks, beer distributors with names like Chappy’s Beer, Butts and Bets, shady ex-cops and the […]
The City’s Side of Cupcake Saga
KYW’s Hadas Kuznits has the Licenses and Inspections side of its impoundment of the Buttercream Cupcake Truck. L&I stresses that this week’s confiscation of the […]
State of the Market
Ah the Italian Market, that always changing, always paranoid stretch of 9th Street that is oh so Philadelphia. City Paper’s A.D. Amorosi has an interesting […]
Buttercream Not First Cupcake Truck Confiscated
Buttercream Cupcake Truck was not the first truck confiscated by Licenses and Inspection for vending in a prohibited area. David Dilks Call Me Cupcake truck […]
We’re Talking About Parking
Yesterday the Buttercream Cupcake Lady’s truck was confiscated by Licenses and Inspections for attempting to sell cupcakes near Drexel’s Law School at 33rd and Market. […]
Monk’s Cafe Update
Photo via Brownstoner We just ran into Fergus Carey, co-owner of Monk’s Cafe and received an update on his bus struck Belgian bar.Repairs are ongoing […]
Peek at Speck
Shola Olunloyo shares some preliminary blueprints and ideas for his kitchen counter at Speck Food + Wine. He doesn’t mention this cease-and-desist placard that Brownstoner […]