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The Yachtsman Is Fun

Adam Erace weighs in on the cocktails at the Yachtsman and happily reports, the tiki drinks are fun and good. But most importantly, fun. Making cocktails has […]

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Property

Morning Headlines: St. Laurentius Decree Takes Effect Today

For Philadelphia’s Roman Catholics, Sunday’s generally a day of prayer, but this week it was anything but for one Fishtown church, St. Laurentius, which Archbishop […]

Restaurants

La Colombe’s Flagship Cafe Opens in Fishtown

Follow the bright arrow to fresh coffee, pastries, toasts, salads, sandwiches, beer, wine and of course rum. The 11,000 square foot cafe, bar, bakery and distillery opened […]

Restaurants

TONIGHT: Two Puffy Ducks at Sancho Pistola’s

Kris Serviss, who is justabouttoopen Blue Duck Sandwich Company at 2859 Holme Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia is showing off his taco making ability at tonight’s […]

Property

Morning Headlines: Redevelopment Plans for the Royal Theater

It took about a year, but developer Carl Dranoff and JDavis Architects unveiled plans for the vacant Royal Theater at a South of South Neighborhood […]

City Life

Here Are Some More Philadelphia Neighborhoods We Could Rename

Earlier this week, Philebrity noted a particularly awesome posting on the Fishtown Spirit’s Facebook page: Post by Spirit Newspapers. Northern Liberties II! “The hysteria this […]

Be Well Philly

Huge Bike Swap This Weekend in Fishtown

Calling all Philly cyclists: This Saturday, Fishtown’s Bicycle Stable is hosting a huge bike swap meet, and you are invited. From 10 a.m. to 6 […]

Restaurants

Reserve Your Philly Style Bagels for This Weekend

Philly Style Bagels have been operating as an occasional pop-up out of Pizzeria Beddia in Fishtown on Sunday mornings. This Sunday they’re offering order half and full-dozens of […]

Restaurants

Beer and Burlesque Happening Tonight

Bottle Bar East at 1308 Frankford Avenue is hosting their monthly Beer and Burlesque night tonight with dancing and sideshows. The show happens on the first Thursday […]

City

Fake Cops Rob Fishtown Business of $87,700

Two men posing as police officers robbed a Fishtown food distribution center on Wednesday, getting away with $87,700 in cash. Employees heard a knock on […]

Things to Do

Tags Removed From Fishtown Shepard Fairey Mural

On Monday I shared some snapshots that showed the new Shepard Fairey mural in Fishtown tagged with white spray paint. Graffiti artists appeared to have climbed […]

Property

Is This Why We Can’t Have Nice Things?

Photo from here. New Shepard Fairey Fishtown Mural Tagged [Ticket]

City Life

New Shepard Fairey Fishtown Mural Tagged [UPDATED]

Philadelphia Redditors picked up on a few Instagrams that show the new Shepard Fairey mural in Fishtown tagged with white spray paint. For some reason […]

Restaurants

Drink Menus at the Yachtsman

The Yachtsman is officially open on Frankford Avenue in Fishtown and we’ve got the drink and beer menus for you to peruse. The tiki drinks range […]

Restaurants

Experiencing the Heights of Soup at Stock

Brian Freedman sings the praises of Stock, the Vietnamese cafe on Girard Avenue in Fishtown. Beef pho tastes as deep as some sort of soupy […]