Fishtown
Todd Carmichael Names Philly Hotspots In Details Magazine
Todd Carmichael–local guy, cofounder of La Colombe and star of the Travel Channel show Dangerous Grounds–is featured in Details magazine’s April issue, naming some food and […]
Spotted in Kensington: Two Historic Bank Buildings to Be Redeveloped
Jewelers’ Row may be one of the last surviving niche districts in Philadelphia, but that doesn’t mean all remnants of previous ones have been erased. Case in point, […]
Green Aisle Grocery Is Coming to Fishtown
Andrew and Adam Erace are preparing to open their third location of Green Aisle Grocery. The boutique general store has locations on East Passyunk and […]
Morning Headlines: Fishtown Warehouse Could Become 12-story Apartment Tower
Travel up Columbus Boulevard far enough to where it becomes the old Delaware Avenue once again and you’ll see it, a pretty run down box […]
5th Annual Fishtown Chili Cookoff
Today, Sunday, March 29 from 1-4 pm, the Fishtown Neighbors Association is hosting their 5th annual Chili Cookoff at the Skybox at 2424 Studios (2424 York […]
First Look: Joe’s Steaks in Fishtown
The second location of Joe’s Steaks + Soda Shop is set to open at the corner of Frankford and Girard Avenue on Wednesday, April 1st. […]
Darrell Clarke Calls to ‘Hold Off’ Demolition Saint Laurentius Church in Fishtown
Parishioners of Saint Laurentius Church in Fishtown have long been fighting to save their beloved sanctuary. Sunday, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia declared that the 133-year-old […]
A Final Four of Hoppy Pours at Kraftwork
Tonight, Tuesday, March 24th,Kraftwork is hosting its monthly Staff Picks. This month’s theme is “The Final Four of Hoppy Beer.” The event is a blind […]
Morning Headlines: Archdiocese to Demolish Fishtown’s Saint Laurentius Church
Saint Laurentius Catholic Church has seen some things in it 133-year existence on the corner of East Memphis and Berks Street in Fishtown. Many a […]
Meat Week: A Charcuterie Dinner At The Most Obvious Place For A Charcuterie Dinner
Considering that Kensington Quarters has some of the best meat in the game, we’re pretty pumped about their upcoming charcuterie dinner on Tuesday, March 31 […]
The Real Dill: An Eco-Friendly Former Pickle Factory in Fishtown
When fine-arts photographer Jaime Alvarez set out to find a new studio, he got even more than he bargained for: a former pickle factory in […]
Saffron: ‘Fishtown Is Having Its Williamsburg Moment’
Does the fancy hotel proposed on Frankford Avenue by Roland Kassis position artsy/hipster-y Fishtown squarely as Philadelphia’s version of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York? The Inquirer‘s […]
Cheesesteak and Roast Beef Sandwich Expansion Report
A sandwich may be a humble thing, but these three sandwich shops are really going places. Nick’s Old Original Roast Beef (locations in Springfield and South […]
Rendering Alert: Hotel, Jazz Club, and So Much More Proposed in Fishtown
The hotel rumors surrounding 1224 Frankford Avenue, otherwise identified as that five-story structure with the Shepard Fairey mural on its side, have finally been laid […]
Where We’re Eating: V Street, Tuk Tuk Real and Stock
V Street 126 S 18th Street Rittenhouse Square 215-278-7943 Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby aren’t the first restaurateurs to summon night-market memories with bare bulbs […]