
Black lacquered furniture, glass tables and red accents would be right at home in Gordon Gekko's Bridgehampton beach house, next to a fabulously late-1980s Daryl Hannah. ('You spent $400K on that Georgia O'Keeffe? You could get a beach house for that.' 'Yea, maybe in Wildwood, N.J.') This expanded 1,634-square-foot two-bedroom (plus den)
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They have Art + Soulfood every year, are currently working on North28 and are eating from their Marathon Farm. Brewerytown is continually pushing forward as a community, but many Philadelphians still have no idea what B-town is all about. The boys behind MM Partners recently launched BrewertytownLiving.com online community to
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Carter’s is the deli-inspired South Philly Primo-style sub shop coming to 2222 Brown Street by the end of the summer, a kid’s sandwich dream come true, even with the false local gossip (we had an early report on it here). That kid is now 31-year-old owner Brendan Sinni, who lives above
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On June 11 between 5 and 8pm, Brewerytown will be having the third annual Art + SoulFood festival, an event that started in 2009. Put on by local artists and musicians in partnership with local restaurants and property owners, Art + SoulFood showcases local talent and brings attention to a particular section of
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has transformed a vacant lot at 20th and Market in Center City into a pop-up garden. On Monday they will introduce PHS Pops Up, a showcase for PHS’s community greening program. PHS received funding from the William Penn Foundation as well as help from the Brandywine Realty
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Old City Frozen Yogurt joined the plethora of frozen yogurt shops late last week, just in time for the heat wave and holiday weekend. Located at 229 Market Street (former home of Bon Bon Gelato), OCFY is decked out in hot pink and lime green tones with modern décor and
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On our way home from Target, coming up Front St., we noticed this construction site with no workers in sight. Let’s take a walk down memory lane, and recall what 1120 S. Front St. looked like until recently:
According to the building permit, the property is owned by Giang and Sons
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Unit 14BE at 1901 Walnut Street, listed for $2,250,000, is a new construction über-contemporary co-op. The 3,333 square foot home features a 40-foot long living room, a custom kitchen with Wolf, Subzero and Miele appliances, a media room with exotic-wood bookshelves, and office/gym with built-in mirrored closets. The flush, linear lines of
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According to a sign in the window at 1837 Chestnut Street (beside the Starbucks), there is a new Japanese restaurant coming soon to the vacant storefront. While there is absolutely no other clues as to what exactly we can expect, we will be keeping our eyes peeled for any additional
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Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund rolled out a partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department to actualize their Master Plan this past week. While it’s not quite as monumental as lifting the No Skating ban in Love Park (the urban park at the eastern end of the Ben Franklin Parkway
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