Closing
End of the Year Means the End for These Bars
December 31st isn’t just New Year’s Eve for these bars. It also means the end of of times for The Blockley, Alfa/The Ten Six Club and Lucy’s […]
Blockley Loses Liquor License, Will Close
On Thursday night, we learned that West Philadelphia bar/music venue The Blockley is closing at the end of December. Formerly the home of the Chestnut […]
The Blockley Is Closing [UPDATED]
Since its debut in 2009, West Philadelphia music venue The Blockley has hosted the likes of Talib Kweli, Ghostface Killah, Marco Benevento and the Mickey […]
Sugar Mom’s Has Closed
“You have reached the number of a business that has closed.” That’s what you’ll hear if you call the phone number for Sugar Mom’s, the […]
Hybird: It’s a Rap
Hybird, the fried chicken collaboration between Stephen Starr and Questlove located at the Chelsea Market in New York has closed. The fried chicken stand received plenty of buzz […]
Closings on South Street West
There are plenty of reasons to be bullish on South Street west of Broad but a couple established businesses are on the way out. The […]
Red Mango Closes at 15th and Locust
Red Mango, the international frozen yogurt chain that came to Philadelphia well after the froyo trend had seemingly slowed has closed its location at 15th […]
Chestnut7 Closes in Chestnut Hill
Chestnut7 in Chestnut Hill has closed after a little over two years in business. Chestnut7 is part of the Public House Investments group that includes […]
Last Call for the Broad Street Pop-Up Garden
It sucks that the last day of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop Up Garden is this rainy Friday. But tonight at 5:30 p.m. will indeed be […]
Taste Illustrated: What We’ve Gained, What We’ve Lost
This past summer was a particularly tumultuous one for the Philadelphia restaurant scene, with more than 50 notable restaurants opening or closing within a four-month […]
C19 Shuts Down
A few weeks back, we heard a rumor that C19 in Rittenhouse Square was shutting down. So we did what we always do–made a couple […]
Last Reservations for Rittenhouse Tavern
The writing has been the wall at Rittenhouse Tavern for quite some time. When Nick Elmi announced he was leaving the attractive restaurant tucked into […]
Labor Day Marks Restaurant Closings and For Sale Listings
It used to be that the first of the year was the death knell for restaurants. Establishments that couldn’t bare the expense of making it […]
Sophia’s Appears Done
There was a great deal of anticipation when it was announced that chef Christopher Lee was returning to Philadelphia with Sophia’s on Passyunk Avenue. But […]
Port Richmond Pour House Is Calling It Quits
John Boswell opened the Port Richmond Pour House with the idea of just opening a bar. Not a gastropub, not a Disneyfied dive bar but […]