Last week, 922 S. 20th St. was purchased by May, the person who opened May's Cafe at 1847 Christian St. a couple of years ago. From what we understand, she plans to renovate the building and open a new cafe in the first floor space, serving breakfast foods, coffee, and

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The last time we checked in with the South Philly Food Co-op, they were just getting off the ground with a neighborhood community forum and surveys. Now they're incorporated and are hosting various events throughout South Philly to raise awareness and raise funds for the initiative, and trying to get

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We're not sure why we were at 6th and Poplar Sts. yesterday (but we assure you it had nothing to do with an obsession with the pastries at nearby Kaplan's), but while we were passing by, we noticed some serious construction going on halfway down the block.

We spotted four fairly

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As you probably already noticed, the Center City Italian Bistro closed back in May. According to a post on Foobooz from a few months back, the plan for the space is for an art studio as well as Terra Hall, a dining hall for UArts students that will not be

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Our friends at Brewerytown Living gave us the heads up about a new construction project going up at 31st and Baltz Sts. in Brewerytown. The foundation has been poured and things seem to be moving along.

The developer, Steph-Sin Development, has done a couple of other houses on this block and

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Located on the northeast corner of 11th and Montrose Sts., the former home of the South Philadelphia State Bank is a total mystery to us.

The building itself is pretty large, sitting on a lot that covers over 2,600 sqft, with 31' of frontage on 11th st. We haven't been able

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Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program, the largest public art program in the country, has produced over 3,500 murals since its inception in 1984. Last week, in conjunction with the Phillies, the Mural Arts Program unveiled The Phillies Mural, a work of public art honoring our Boys of Summer that will rise

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We got a tip from a reader about some construction activity on Federal St., and we found crews working at two different sites.

At 2027 Federal St., workers recently started framing what will soon be a three story house. The developer, Harte Investments, built 2029 Federal St., the house next door,

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Just a stone's throw away from Temple University at 1314 N. Broad Street, the Legendary Blue Horizon currently sits unused. The building has a long and interesting history: built in 1865 in the French Second Empire architectural style (same as City Hall) as three separate mansions for rich guys, it

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Back in July, we wondered what might come to replace Illuminare at 2321 Fairmount Ave. One astute commenter suggested Mexican, and how right they were.

For, it’s ¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! for Fairmount, which has been patiently waiting for better south-of-the-border dining options. By January, La Calaca Feliz, or “the happy

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