Last month's dessert-baking competition at The University of Penn (sponsored by Penn’s Gastronomy Club and the Sugar Philly Food Truck) yielded a new menu item to Sugar Philly: the winning Golden Pineapple Custard by Allison Pearce and Keelen Collins. Congrats guys!

When the doors of Zagat-rated restaurant Thomas’ shut down late this summer, locals were anxious to see what would take its place. Then in early fall, The Workhorse opened at 4201 Main Street (an address that earlier this year went to bankruptcy court with attorney Robert W. Seitzer by its side).

Only a few months ago did D.C.-based and 100% sustainable (even the furniture is reclaimed) SweetGreen move into Suburban Square. Guess people like eating healthy; student-started (Georgetown students, sorry Penn) SweetGreen is now coming to the Radian at 3925 Walnut Street in University City. Slated for a grand opening in

The ever-present empty space of failed restaurants is really making its way around Philly; the widespread city problem has struck again (hit it Freddie Mercury). The former Copa Miami space on 17th and Chestnut is up for lease for $14,500 per month. The owner of the Copa restaurants, Bill Curry,

Former Swift Half (R.I.P.) bartender John Boswell (more recently a manager at guacamole heaven El Vez) is looking to turn what is currently The Corner Spot, located at 2253 East Clearfield Street, into Port Richmond Pour House. PRPH, a classy establishment whose tagline is “The joint where the neighborhood meets

Developer Paul Giegerich has plans to turn the old Beneficial Bank building on 12th and Chestnut into an oh-you-fancy-huh pool hall (aka Philly’s first upscale billiard club), and he has the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and Preservation Alliance behind him on this one. This building has been vacant for quite some time

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named 777 South Broad a 2010 Best in American Living Award (BALA) Winner; congrats 777! "This eco and pet friendly apartment integrated green friendly practices into the building's design, construction and operation."

The Manayunk Island (know to adults as 1 Leverington Avenue and to Realtors as Venice Island) that once held Carmella's (which, for the record, we thought was great) and Arroyo Grille has been as sad as the ratings for the Lost/Greys Anatomy poser, Off The Map. The two acres are

Local independent filmmaker John Foy self funded (and single-handedly wrote, directed, shot and scored with skills he taught himself—don’t you feel lazy now?) a documentary with money that he had saved cleaning houses for five and a half years. “Resurrect Dead” got its chance to premiere at the Sundance documentary

As part of Septa’s Sep-tainable Plan just released last month, Septa has shelled out $175M so we can wave a card to take public transportation. Septa buses may be greener, but they are still running late.