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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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

Property

City House of the Week: The Palace of Work-Life Balance

You may have heard: Commuting – especially by car – is a bit of a nightmare ’round these parts. This converted warehouse near Northern Liberties will […]

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Kensington Quarters

You walk by Bryan Mayer’s butcher case at Kensington Quarters, and you develop certain expectations about what awaits you in the dining room. These deepen […]

Restaurants

Burgundy Truffle Special at Kraftwork

Kraftwork in Fishtown was lucky enough to score some burgundy truffles this week. This weekend, Exec chef Brian Lofink and chef de cuisine Josh Evans whipped […]

Property

Video: ‘All Over It’ Hilariously Explores the Fishtown’s Creative Class

There’s a new web series that hilariously delves deep into the lives of those in Fishtown’s creative class. “All Over It” was shot in Philly […]

Restaurants

Foobooz Six Pack: Philly’s Best Pie

Philadelphia is a quintessentially American city. We have the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the Betsy Ross House. Even more important, we have some of […]

Property

And Delaware Station Goes To … Bart Blatstein?

The future of the hulking Delaware Station looks like it’s about to get interesting. Joe DiStefano of The Inquirer reports that Bart Blatstein has “signed […]

Restaurants

The Happiest Of Hours At Kengington Quarters

And that pretty much says it all. If you haven’t been there yet, maybe this is the excuse you need. Kensington Quarters [f8b8z]

Property

Classic Rowhome With Garage in the Heart of Fishtown

If I were to add up all the hours I’ve spent in Fishtown since moving to Philadelphia in 1993, I think that number would round […]

Restaurants

Lola Bean Set to Close After 3 Months in La Colombe’s Shadow

Lola Bean, which was seen as a gentrifying coffee shop when it first opened at 1325 Frankford Avenue is now closing after spending three months in […]

Restaurants

Classes Begin at Kensington Quarters

This month, Kensington Quarters is opening its second-floor classroom space for weekly and monthly hands-on classes. Initial classes will focus on butchery and charcuterie, later […]

Property

Fishtown Building Featuring Shepard Fairey Mural Seeing Improvements

More scaffolding has been placed at 1224 Frankford Ave. in Fishtown. This time, it’s not for the installation of a mural from world-renown artist Shepard […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Northern Liberties Home That’s “In Walking Distance to Everything” For Sale

As one would expect from a home smack dab between Northern Liberties and Fishtown, this trinity house is “in walking distance to everything,” to quote […]

Restaurants

Good Spoon Soupery Is Open

Good Spoon Soupery is now open at the corner of Front and Master Streets. The storefront gives owner Kate Hartman a permanent address for her four-year-old business. The storefront is […]