In Old City

Brothers Ryan and Eric Berley have struck again. The pair, who transformed an erotic cake shop at Market and Letitia Sts. into Franklin Fountain, our favorite ice cream shop ever, have opened Shane Confectionary, a classic chocolate and candy shop that makes most of what they sell. In direct contrast

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If you've lived in this town for more than a couple of years, you've probably heard of Old Original Bookbinder's. With a history that can be traced back to the 19th century, the restaurant was a presence on the 100 block of Walnut St. for over a hundred years, and

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A reader asked us about 100 Market St., the long vacant bar at the corner of Front and Market Sts. with the stellar old timey sign. The property is currently under construction.

As it turns out, this historic building has a fairly interesting recent history. Though it had been empty for

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The Center for Art in Wood, formerly known as the Wood Turning Center, has relocated to the former Old City Iron Works Gym space at 141 N. 3rd St.

Opening was originally slated for this Friday, but construction has pushed the opening back a week, which we don't mind because it'll be

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Last week, we wrote about some unexpectedly vacant buildings in Old City and happened to mention a recently opened convenience store in one of the formerly vacant commercial spaces. We were recently tipped off about another neighborhood market that recently opened on 3rd St., just north of Vine St.

Torch-Wood Market

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For years, we've wondered about 27-35 S. 2nd St., a curiously dilapidated stretch of buildings in the heart of Old City.

In just the past couple of years, these buildings have definitely improved. Formerly boarded up windows have been replaced with new windows in all but one of the buildings, ostensibly

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In honor of tonight's grand opening ceremony for the Race Street Connector, we figured we'd head over and see what progress has been made at making the hundred yard walk under I-95 feel less like a hundred yard walk under I-95. For those who don't know what we're talking about,

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Back in May, we broke the news about Kaleidoscope, a new boutique coming to the former Matthew Izzo space at 151 N. 3rd St.  We hadn't been able to uncover many clues about the new spot, and none of our sources really knew what kind of place it was going to

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As recently as a couple of years ago, Old City was brimming with sushi options, but some recent closings have whittled down the options some. At the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts. sits a gorgeous, old, and empty building, most recently occupied by Haru. The sushi spot shut it

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If you’ve walked past 244 Market St. recently, you’ve probably noticed the zoning application in the window.  According to said application, there were plans for a take-out restaurant with seating for half of the former Regent Shoes space. It turns out that the business that was supposed to move into

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