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First Friday Roundup: #phillytype, Corner Store, Meltdown, and More
Our guide to what’s worth browsing this First Friday.
Leftovers: Stray Thoughts From My Review Of Volver
A few additional musings about my meal(s) at Volver Volver is very expensive, but… As I noted in my review, “There’s no arguing that the […]
Restaurant Review: Volvér
Editor’s Note: Beginning this month, Trey Popp’s reviews for Philadelphia magazine will be running first on Foobooz–weeks ahead of their appearing in print. And what […]
Darrell Clarke Will Introduce Plans for Avenue of the Arts North Today
There’s an event today about which there’s scant information, but according to a Media Alert we received, City Council prez Darrell Clarke will “unveil plans […]
Helen Haynes Named Philadelphia Chief Cultural Officer
Helen Haynes, director of cultural affairs at Montgomery County Community College, has been named by Mayor Nutter as the chief cultural officer in the City’s Office […]
PHOTOS: First Look at Outdoor Installation Along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
A while back we told you about “psychylustro,” a major project by Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse and Mural Arts that seeks to decorate Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor railway with enormous, […]
Historic Arts & Crafts Utopia With Unbelievable Back Story
It’s rare to buy a property and know much about the original owners. Rarer still: to know the original owner was William Penn. The land […]
Southstar Lofts: Gaze Upon Carl Dranoff’s Latest Opening
Carl Dranoff hosted the grand opening for Southstar Lofts on Wednesday, but by then his newest apartment building was already 40 percent spoken-for. “It’s the […]
Sbraga Opening a Second Broad Street Restaurant
Kevin Sbraga is opening his third restaurant (Sbraga, The Fat Ham). The Top Chef winner is once again teaming up with developer Carl Dranoff and will be opening […]
PHOTOS: Kimmel Center’s SEI Spring Cocktail Party
The Kimmel Center hosted the SEI Spring Cocktail Party to welcome international artist Long-Bin Chen to Philadelphia for the spring exhibition of the West Collection’s “The […]
Historic Arts & Crafts Residence With St. Francis on Stained Glass, Fini
We’ve profiled properties inspired by the Arts & Crafts architecture movement before (here and here), but here is a home that’s actually from the period. […]
Sbraga Debuts New Menu for Spring
Kevin Sbraga is now serving his spring menu at his eponymous restaurant, Sbraga. The four-course prix fixe menu is now $55 and includes a complimentary […]
Jose Garces Is Aiming High with Volver
Tonight is the night that Jose Garces’s Volver debuts its ticketed dining at the Kimmel Center. The restaurant will immediately leap to number one in […]
First Major U.S. David Lynch Museum Exhibition Coming to PAFA
This fall the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will present what it’s calling the first major U.S. museum exhibition of the works of […]
Bar Volver Opens This Evening
The first-come-first serve part of Jose Garces’s Volver opens to the public tonight. Bar Volver is a champagne and caviar lounge that will feature a selection […]