Pad Thai Restaurant at 606 S. 2nd Street is up for sale today. The 3,400-square-foot space is going for $3,400 a month plus utilities or $375K, which includes the liquor license and all furniture, fixtures and equipment. Right across from Hikaru and next to Fez Moroccan restaurant, Pad Thai has

Spruce Street Espresso will be opening a new location and owners Faith and Betty Ortiz are eyeing up the commercial space in the Oddfellows building (currently being remodeled) at 1201 Spruce Street; a 1500-square-foot first-foor space only one block away from the current location renting at just shy of $4000

Biodegradable detergents and pick-up and drop-off services via bicycle? Philly’s Wash Cycle Laundry is putting a new spin on eco-friendly service. Earlier this month the establishment, located on the corner of 16th and South Streets, kicked off its campaign to become one of Philly’s most green laundry services. Its goal

The Philly Water Department is looking to its neighbors to vote for cute puppies and dogs to become the Manayunk Spokesdog. It may sound strange, but the contest is happening because PWD wants to show the importance of remaining eco-friendly and having owners clean up after their dogs to keep

NEWSFLASH: Onion Flats are proposing 3 residents units at 834 N. 4th with a ground-floor commercial space and 4 parking spaces. This location is right down the street from the lovely and green Honey’s Sit 'N Eat and the green design center and garden Greenable; what a perfect spot for an

Last night Fishtown community members voted (a 30-0 vote actually; guess Fishies love tattoos) to subdivide the existing building at 1341 Frankford Avenue to make a new home for tattoo-haven Art Machine Productions. Art Machine is moving from 2424 Studios at 2424 E. York St., and will be toting their

Inmates are moving to South Philly and neighbors are less than thrilled, not only because criminals will be living next to them, but it’s proposed for a space right next to a day care (!). The protesters living in the southwest section of the city near 5200 Grays Avenue have

Josh Lawler and Colleen Kelly will be opening a new restaurant, The Farm and The Fisherman, at 1120 Pine Street, formerly the restaurant Paul owned by Paul and Effie Bouikidis of Effie’s Greek fame across the street. The Farm and The Fisherman will be a 30-seat BYO restaurant that will

After a year of silence, Dance Dance Party Party is back! DDPP is the dance party that is the answer for women who “just want to dance” without worrying about creepy guys hitting on them, crazy cover charges or "bad" dance moves. DDPP stopped it’s regular dance parties back on

Yay. We love it when Philly gets its own apps and guides (Not For Tourists got us super excited, and maybe one day we will get our own Gridskipper). If Philly should get some love from the rest of the nation for one thing, it should be our craft beers,