NoLibs
New York Times Discovers Fishtown
The New York Times, master of the untrendy trend piece you know you’ll read anyways, has discovered Fishtown. (For the fourth time.) Or at least a small […]
Northern Liberties’ WineO Sells for $650K, Liquor License Included
The neighborhood wine bar appropriately named WineO has been sold, from bricks to mortar to liquor license, for $650,000. The first floor of the three-story […]
Lincoln Was Shot With a Gun Made in NoLibs
Today’s random history lesson, brought to you by Jason Nark of the Daily News: Abe Lincoln was shot by a pistol manufactured in Northern Liberties. […]
House of the Day: NoLibs Home Restored By Urban Outfitters/ Anthropologie Designers
Amanda and Dan Gneiding’s three-bedroom home across the street from the Piazza has received a lot of attention since the couple–both of them designers, one […]
Blatstein Plans Lavish Party to Unveil $1 Billion Casino Proposal
Bart Blatstein—the developer who completely re-imagined Norther Liberties—plans to have 150 of Philly’s “movers and shakers” over to his catering hall, Tendenza to stay up […]
City Council Uses Veto Override to Flex Muscles at Mayor Nutter
City Council voted on Thursday to override Mayor Nutter’s veto of a bill that would allow for an expansion of Finnigan’s Wake in NoLibs. The […]
Bart Blatstein’s Tower Investments Owns the Warehouse That Burned in Fishtown
Tower Investments—the real estate firm led by Bart Blatstein—owns the warehouse that burned in Fishtown this morning. The four-alarm fire screwed up your morning commute […]
The Piazza at Schmidt’s Is What’s Wrong With Philadelphia
Los Angeles is an unreal city. Unreal as in “not real,” as opposed to “cool” or “rad” or “bitchin.” It’s a desert mirage, a metropolis […]
Lots of White People Have Moved to Northern Liberties
A recent analysis from Michael J. Petrilli of the Fordham Institute takes a look at the fastest-gentrifying neighborhoods in America based on the increase in […]
The Piazza Deletes Facebook Comment as Residents Try to Get Out of Leases After Most Recent Shooting
As police search for their suspect in connection with the shooting at The Piazza in the early morning hours of June 11th, residents are trying […]
Northern Liberties Neighbors Want More Security After Shooting at The Piazza
The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association has reported a significant increase in calls from concerned neighbors following this week’s shooting at The Piazza at Schmidt’s. The […]
Deadly Shooting Outside the Piazza After Argument at PYT
Deadly Shooting Outside the Piazza. A shooting on the edge of the courtyard at the Piazza left one man dead and another wounded. The shootout […]
Pat Burrell Grabbing a Woman’s Breast at the Piazza on Sunday
Pat Burrell returned to Philly over the weekend so that he could retire with his former club. Fortunately, it also meant that we were all […]
Donte Johnson Guilty on All Charges for Murder of Sabina Rose
A jury has convicted 20-year-old Donte Johnson on all accounts related to the murder of Sabina Rose O’Donnell in 2010. O’Donnell was biking home from […]
Jury Set to Deliberate Sabina Rose Trial
The prosecution and defense teams delivered their closing arguments to the six men and six women that make up the jury in the murder trial […]