University City
Marigold Kitchen Launches Test Kitchen Tuesdays
Marigold Kitchen is doing something special on Tuesdays. Each Tuesday this summer, the Marigold team will be offering a five-to-eight course experimental menu highlighting ingredients sourced […]
University City Science Center Plans to Swell to 4M Square Feet
The University City Science Center has plans to virtually double in size and create a behemoth with 4 million square feet of office, laboratory, residential and retail […]
The Porch 2.0 Is Here
Michael Schulson’s food truck and booze wagon are now set up at the Porch next to 30th Street Station. Rotisserie at the Porch will serve […]
Hotel News: The Study at University City Breaks Ground
Drexel University is making some noise this week. Hot off of announcing their big plans for the Korman Quadrangle, Study Hotels and Hospitality 3, a […]
This Weekend: William Street Common Is Opening Their Patio
We first told you about William Street Common (the indoor beer garden in University City from Avram Hornik) back when it opened–toward the beginning of […]
Get Ready for The Porch 2.0
When the Porch opened at 30th Street Station in late 2011, it was designed to be a low-cost test run at place-making. Could some colorful […]
Schmear It, Just One of Several Restaurants Coming to 3601 Market
Property has the details on 3601 Market Street, the new 363 unit apartment building opening this summer. But of particular note to Foobooz readers, the […]
Distrito Loyalty Card Pays Dividends
Yesterday, at Industree’s food and beverage tech panel, Scott Steenrod, Vice President, Restaurant Operations for the Garces Group dropped a very interesting nugget. Since instituting their “Blue Demon […]
Morning Headlines: Community Funds Historic Restoration at The Woodlands
Cleaned and numbered 18th century bricks. These will all be put back exactly where they came from. #cryptoconstruction A photo posted by The Woodlands (@woodlandsphila) […]
CoZara Rolls Out a Redo
When Hiroyuki Tanaka opened coZara in University City a year ago, more than a few people raised an eyebrow at the omission of sushi bar. After […]
Half-Price Pizza at Zavino Today
Today, Monday, March 16th, Zavino is celebrating the first birthday of its University City location with half-price pizzas there and at their original Midtown Village locale. […]
Morning Headlines: 5 Philly Parks, Including The Rail Park, Get Boost in Funding
The William Penn Foundation will partner with The Knight Foundation to donate $11 million to five city parks, according to a report from Inga Saffron in […]
The Real Reason Penn’s Tuition Is Going Up Again This Year
Penn has just announced that the cost of its undergrad tuition will go up by 3.9 percent this year. This is the sixth year in […]
University City District Report Says Parklets Enhance Neighborhoods
The elimination of parking space–even if it’s the loss of one or two spots–in a low-density neighborhood is not something drivers are likely to enjoy hearing, especially […]
Should 30th Street Station Follow the Lead of D.C.’s Union Station?
The revamped West Plaza at one of Philadelphia’s busiest–as a matter of fact, one of the country’s busiest–stations was only a taste of the larger transformation planned for […]