University City
On the Market: Renovated Victorian in Squirrel Hill
Utter the word “Victorian” and some people still conjure up images of overwrought ornamentation, filigrees everywhere, and darkness. Dark wood, deep dark colors on the […]
Honest Tom’s in UCity Will Close and Become … A Mexican Restaurant
Last summer, Honest Tom’s Taco Shop proprietor Tom McCusker announced that his restaurant would transition to a completely plant-based menu. He also began selling hard-to-find tropical fruits […]
West Philly Is Losing Its Mind Over a New Mexican Restaurant
With a new restaurant on the outskirts of the Penn campus, the dearth of quality Mexican food west of the Schuylkill is over. Don Barriga Mexican […]
Will New $100M Research Hub Strengthen Philadelphia’s Innovation District?
Gone are the days when developers just put up an office building. Amid a thriving life sciences and biotech ecosystem, developers in Philadelphia must now consider not […]
Sunset Social, a Rooftop Bar and Burger Shack, Is About to Open in UCity
A new rooftop burger spot is coming to University City. Sunset Social will open this Monday, May 6th, on the lush rooftop of the Cira […]
The L.A.-Based Street Artist Bringing a 19-Story Mural to University City
Mural Arts has announced a massive new project coming to the edge of University City and West Philly — an 11,000 square-foot piece decorating the side of […]
Rx the Farmacy in UCity Closes After Five Years
This post has been updated. Rx the Farmacy, the weekends-only University City brunch spot with a farm-to-table vibe, has closed after five years in business. […]
The Post in UCity Adds New Menus, Tries to Avoid Legal Snafu This Time
The Post, a new beer bar-slash-arcade in University City’s Cira Garage, made headlines when it received a cease and desist letter a mere three days […]
Outback Threatens to Sue New Philly Bar Over Its “Boomin’ Onion”
When you open up a new bar in Philly, you have all sorts of things to worry about. Will people show up? Will your beer […]
The Common, UCity’s New Mediterranean Restaurant, Is Now Open
Despite mostly positive reviews, Patrick Feury’s Taiwanese-inspired Danlu didn’t last long. So the chef, long known for locally-sourced menus at his long-running Main Line spot Nectar, has […]
On the Market: Updated English Country Twin in University City
The Garden Court section of University City is a neighborhood of handsome twin houses developed in the 1920s. It’s remained a desirable place to live […]
The Best Places to Eat in West Philly and University City
West Philly is Philly’s most perfect food neighborhood: It’s a culinary laboratory for our young food entrepreneurs; an assemblage of multi-national communities feeding neighbors and […]
Eat Here Now: EAT Café in University City
Running a restaurant isn’t easy even in the best of circumstances. Running a restaurant where guests have the option to eat for free? That’s even harder. […]
Steve’s Prince of Steaks Opens a Big New Spot With a Bar in UCity
The new location of Steve’s Prince of Steaks is celebrating its grand opening at Hamilton Court on the Penn campus this Friday — and they’re giving away free goodies. […]
Pomp and Circumstance: Louie Louie Reviewed
There was a moment at Louie Louie, the new restaurant at the Inn at Penn, when I thought everything was going to be okay. It […]