In Market East

Developer Paul Giegerich has plans to turn the old Beneficial Bank building on 12th and Chestnut into an oh-you-fancy-huh pool hall (aka Philly’s first upscale billiard club), and he has the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and Preservation Alliance behind him on this one. This building has been vacant for quite some time

Fork & Barrel owners will be taking over Joe Pesce at 1113 Walnut Street with a new restaurant named The Grainery. The concept for the restaurant is going to be a mix between Fork & Barrel and Bethlehem's Bookstore Speakeasy and is being tagged as a “sort-of brewpub.” The restaurant

Hill International (formerly Walnut Street Capital) CEO and owner of Philadelphia Union Trust Garrett Miller, along with partner Joe Grasso, will be taking over the multi-million dollar vacant spot on 15th and Sansom (formerly Roy’s) and opening a restaurant named American Oak, which will also have a basement club named

Fameco Real Estate just announced that La Colombe Torrefaction has signed a lease for 1,230 square feet at The Residences at the Ritz Carlton located at 1414 South Penn Square. Fameco says the cafe will open in April as the 5th Philly location for the coffee company. This La Colombe

Ed Rendell had approved $200M for the Family Court project, but according to the Inquirer, it will only be around $140M. EwingCole Architects will be in charge of the 14-story project at 15th and Arch, and the neighborhood is already alive with opinions. The original Logan Square location at 1801

POLICE BEAT: On Wednesday, January 12 between 10:30pm and midnight, 6th District officers arrested 5 males for Obstruction of Highway Related to Prostitution at 1200 Locust Street, 1200 Spruce Street and 215 S. 13th Street. On the 20th they arrested 2 males for prostitution in the same location around the