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A Look at Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen

Fishtown’s newest eatery, Cedar Point Bar & Kitchen has gotten a lot of buzz since opening this spring at a six-point intersection less than a […]

Property

This House Is in the REAL Fishtown—Posers Not Welcome

This is some seriously emphatic listings copy:

Restaurants

Mugshot Diner Opening Thursday

The Mugshot Diner in Fishtown is opening for business this Thursday. The 150-seat diner will be serving classic diner favorites in a fresh looking space. Omelets, […]

Restaurants

Water Main Break Shuts Down Johnny Brenda’s Temporarily

The photo above is from an 8-inch water main break in Fishtown that has forced Johnny Brenda’s to close its doors for Monday, Tuesday, and […]

Restaurants

Louisiana Boil Tonight at Cedar Point Bar and Kitchen

Every Thursday night at Fishtown’s Cedar Point Bar and Kitchen, chef Shannon Dougherty cooks up a “Louisiana Boil.”  The boil can contain anything from crawfish to […]

Restaurants

Adam Erace Swoons for Pizzeria Beddia

Adam Erace’s knees buckle over the pizzas that Joe Beddia is putting out at his Pizzeria Beddia on Girard Avenue. Only two or three pies […]

Property

Newly Listed: Lovely Fishtown Starter Home With Surprising Exposed Brick

The listing says this very sweet house has “an exciting floor plan” that packs in “a variety of surprises.” And that’s no lie: There’s an […]

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Property

Will Philly Bike Share Cause NIMBY Nightmares?

It’s actually happening: Philly is getting a bike share program, the details of which were released yesterday. The city predicts it’ll be ready to go […]

Restaurants

Kraftwork Launches Kristal Weizenbock

Today, Tuesday, April 23rd, Kraftwork launches Kinetic Collaboration, a Kristal Weizenbock beer brewed at Yards Brewing Company. This special brew is an American take on a […]

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D3’s Transformative South Kensington Rehab, Plus Gallery

Sometime in 2014 (the developers are shooting for late summer), 150 or more Philadelphia area teachers will start making their homes in  what was a […]

Restaurants

ReAnimator Cafe Gets Approval to Open Cafe in Fishtown

Mark Capriotti dropped us a line to let us know his ReAnimator Coffee is planning to open a cafe at 1523 E Susquehanna very soon. Capriotti and […]

Property

For Rent: Fishtown Home With Living Green Roof

This three-bedroom/three-bath Fishtown home for rent–one of two identical homes that comprised the first LEED-certified project in Philly–is 2,683 square feet of quality sustainable living. […]

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Property

Real Estate Trend Watch: House Stalking

The housing market has rebounded enough that there’s actually a shortage of homes to buy, which is why some prospective buyers are simply sending love […]

City Life

WATCH: Philly Contractor Moons His Neighbors

Honestly: I’m not entirely certain what’s going on here in this not-entirely-safe-for-work video… …except that it sure looks like there’s poor relations between this Philly […]

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Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods: Fishtown/Kensington

This month’s Philadelphia Magazine Real Estate issue is devoted the Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods–both in the city and in the ’burbs. No. 2 on the city […]