
Back in January, we shared the news about the upcoming development of the Center for Culinary Enterprise (CCE), Philly’s first kitchen incubator, located at 310 South 48th St.
The originally envisioned July opening date has nearly passed. Recently, the folks at The Enterprise Center, the West Philly-based business-growth-catalyst geared towards assisting high-potential minority entrepreneurs
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If you live in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood or you watch the local news, you certainly already know all about this.
But in case you don't, take a look at these photos, taken last night around 10pm:
Around 9pm last night, a 48-inch water transmission main broke at 21st & Bainbridge. The
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Over the last month, we've wrote a few times about the signage saga of Reyes Grocery, in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. The other day, we were meandering around Francisville, and noticed some new signage at Papi Grocery, at 20th & Parrish. We've actually talked about this corner before, as a
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In December, we told you about the demolition of the Sidney Hillman Medical Center, a modernist building next to a much smaller but still historic building originally designed by William Eyre. In the months since, construction has progressed at this site at 2116 Chestnut St., though there's still plenty of work to
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Woof. In Spring Garden, a potential dog run has stirred differences in opinion among locals. For years, many in the neighborhood have used a corner of Clemente Park, at 18th and Wallace Streets as an unofficial dog run.
But recently, the City hung a sign that announced dogs were prohibited in the park, according to park director Terrance Smith. Before
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Almost exactly one year ago, we brought 1843-45 E Passyunk Ave. to your attention, noting that the iconic home of King of Jeans was on the market for $800K. There's been a bit of chatter about this building in the last few months, with a potential developer flirting with the
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Kayuh Bicycles is a not-even-two-month-old bike shop at 1900 W. Girard Ave. with an interesting mission and history. Owner Izzat Rahman originates from Malaysia, and he and a partner were finalists in the Fox School of Business Be Your Own Boss Bowl Competition in 2011. Their concept was to offer refurbished
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Little Baby's Ice Cream is a week or two away from opening its first permanent location at 2311 Frankford Ave., according to owner Pete Angevine.
"We are really a few details away from being finished," said Angevine, who launched the gourmet ice cream business in May of 2011. Little Baby's currently
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After we told y'all about the massive residential development potentially coming to the 1300 block of Bainbridge Street in the near future, a reader checked in, asking about a couple of mysterious vacant lots nearby. It's already curious that the northeast and southwest corners of 13th & Kater are vacant,
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The structure at 1622 Chestnut St. conjures images of men speaking into waffle-shaped microphones with funny, high-pitched voices and slick looking moustaches. An art-deco survivor flanked by chain stores like Men’s Wearhouse and RadioShack, the building shown below in a photo taken from the Temple University Libraries Digital Collection, was erected in 1933.
In just
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