Last night we drove past the corner of 6th and Christian and saw something awesome: a Shot Tower Coffee party spilling out into the streets. Turns out the party was a barista latte art competition, or (for those in the biz) Thursday Night Throwdown. (Watch latte art king Rancilio Silvia

In June of this year Rittenhouse Square will be getting a new addition by the name of Cook at 253 S. 20th Street (bye, bye Snackbar). Restaurateur Audrey Claire Taichman will open a mecca for the foodies of Philadelphia. Cook will offer hands-on cooking classes, cocktail classes and cooking demonstrations

Postgreen’s most aggressive and extensive project yet, reNewbold (Postgreen is partnering with LPMG on this), is making its home in Point Breeze (or Newbold, depending on which side of 18th street you are on or what neighborhood committee you’ve joined). On the docket for the 16th and Moore corner are 16 row homes, two condos

Stamford, Conn., is currently celebrating their new pool, ice rinks, squash and tennis courts at the second location of NYC-based Chelsea Piers. Philadelphia weeps for another lost fight with another city for a cool new locale. (Read Stamford's gloating here.)

Congrats to Greensaw Design & Build and Brendan Jones for an awesome finished project at 1205 S. Eighth Street (although our opening party invite must have been lost in the mail).  This rehabbed South Philly row home used a variety of reclaimed materials and came out looking spectacular. Jones' collected

Nicole Cashman, CEO of Cashman Associates, has partnered up with Bart Blatstein of Tower Investments to open Arrow Swim Club to the public on May 1 at 1031 Germantown Avenue in Northern Liberties (coincidentally right near the Cashman offices. Long lunches perhaps?). This power duo has created a Delano-esque scene

Northern Liberties Real Estate has created a new way to think about development in Philadelphia at 860 North Leithgow Street, a property owned by Jesuele Joseph. NLRE is planning to begin construction of a 2700-square-foot single-family home with a design that blows the lid (did we really just say that?)

1214 Chestnut Street, which used to be retail store Unica, will be taken over by a new mystery restaurant. Shimshon Zaken has applied to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a certificate for an eat-in-only restaurant on the ground floor. The posted zoning notice (as well as the facade of

Coming to the former Blue Lotus Gallery at 111 S. 12th Street is Jar Bar. Based on the Catalyst cleansing system, which is a five-day juice cleanse, Jar Bar will focus its menu on a raw food diet; how trendy of them! Raw foodism (breaking out the technical term)

As you may have heard, the Spaghetti Warehouse, formerly located at 1026 Spring Garden Street, closed this past December. While there will be no more serving of mediocre-yet-reasonably priced Italian food, there are new plans for this larger-than-average warehouse space. The North Philly Landmark building will be turned into a