After learning about the Schuylkill River Parks Connector Bridge and the At-Grade Crossing at Race and Locust Streets, we were left to wonder why these related projects were not kick-started sooner for convenience and pedestrian safety.

The pedestrian bridge connecting Schuylkill River Park to Schuylkill Banks will span across the CSX

We were privy to a rare opportunity Monday afternoon when the man behind the mysterious Hop Sing Laundromat at 1029 Race Street (the site of a former Indonesia restaurant) let us in to the future site of his “labor intensive” cocktail bar. If Lêe (the singularly named man behind the

Back in March we posted about Brian McManus' journey to 100 Philly dive bars and since then, we've gotten to know him a bit better (and hold our liquor longer). Over the weeks, we've learned a lot about Philly from this sage of sin, and even more about ourselves as

Dominic Aspite has been busy applying for zoning permits and is now working for the owner of the current garage at 932 E. Passyunk Avenue, Peter Larosa. If all goes according to plan, this spot across from Royal Tavern, directly next to Napoli Pizza's parking lot, will be home to a brand-new ice

Back in February we reported the opening of Sweetgreen, and this gorgeous and mild Philadelphia winter must have just helped time just fly by; Sweetgreen officially opens today at 3925 Walnut Street as an addition to the Radian. “Our newest location in Philadelphia reminds us of the first Sweetgreen we ever opened when

Local architect Paul Drzal has worked on the Tendenza space in Northern Liberties and is now getting involved on the 1350-square-foot corner spot at 2222 Brown Street with AR Engineers. The plan is for a take-out restaurant (no liquor license) and we hope to see some outdoor tables on that sunny

We just got this flyer in the mail (read: inbox) and thought we should share, given our coverage on the Point Breeze moratorium issue with Anna Verna. The party is being held this Friday in the heart of the very neighborhood fighting these three-story roof decks (and chances are Anna Verna

Chef Tony Inchote---of Dmitri's, Susanna Foo and Twenty Manning fame---will be opening Sawatdee (a Thai greeting meaning "Hello. How are you?") at 1501 South Street at the old Pico De Gallo location. Inchote will be preparing traditional Thai food (i.e: pad Thai, curries, stir-fried basil) as well as many vegetarian dishes, and

At 11:45am today, Pamela Riley called her husband, shaking in her newly bought boots. "I have barely escaped death," Riley said over the phone. Moments before she had arrived at home, 40 or so 100-year old bricks came tumbling down blocking her entrance to her residence at 156 N. Third

If you liked J. Meejin Yoon's interactive Light Drift installation on the Schuylkill River last October, then you're going to love this new project by the Mural Arts Program, in conjunction with the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association, which plans to bring a more permanent light installation to the city. The