In Market East

In July, we celebrated the five-year anniversary of the announcement of a plan to construct a W hotel, plus condos, at the southwest corner of 12th and Arch Sts., across from the Convention Center and the Reading Terminal Market. If you've walked by that corner at any point in the

Mitchell & Ness, local manufacturers of awesome vintage jerseys, was located at 1318 Chesnut St. for years before moving to their current location at 1201 Chestnut St. The former location looks kind of rough at the moment, with plywood covering the storefront. According to sources at Samson Asset Management, the

According to the zoning application, 214-216 N. 10th St. will soon be home to a new retail establishment. The application is for the sale of prepackaged food and preparation of hot food for takeout, so perhaps a small market or simple takeout place is on the way. We're in Chinatown,

Girard Square, currently a massive eyesore, could become Philly's newest and blingiest commercial district by the end of 2012.  This huge 4.4 acre lot of land, encompassing an entire city block (Market to Chestnut, 11th to 12th) is currently made up of 4 buildings of offices, parking, and a mish

Oh thank heaven.

A new 7-Eleven popped up on the southwest corner of Broad and Race last week on 7/11, which was also, conveniently, Free Slurpee Day.  This new 7-Eleven location is one of many to come in the greater Philadelphia area, thanks to a mega expansion strategy the company is

Here is an update on Hop Sing Laundromat, the Bonanza-reference-named cocktail bar whose owner Lêe goes only by his first name. A web of secrets continues to shroud what’s going on at 1029 Race St., but we are slowly unwinding the riddle.

In April, we brought you some early info. A

Opa, located at 123 S. Broad St., will be hosting “Glendi” every Thursday night this summer. You may ask, "What is Glendi?" Well, first and foremost, it’s a Greek word meaning “party.” Aside from that, Garden Wellington-Logan of Noel Zayas Events (the producers of Glendi), tells us that Opa will

Just one block from the Philadelphia Convention Center is Shanghai Bazaar at 1016-18 Race Street. Coldwell Banker is listing the two-story double-wide retail property for $3.8M, which includes more than 7,100 square feet of retail space on the first floor. Everyone loves the kitch, so we're kinda' sad to see

Back when a single dime could purchase something (in 1890), Philadelphia had C.A. Bradenburgh’s Museum at Ninth and Arch Streets. Amusement Palaces like this were common in Philly during this time period and were really just called museums to garner respect. They displayed a variety of exhibits and even held

On the way to an interview Monday afternoon, we found another example of Philly being rebuilt in artistic ways when we chanced upon a closed sidewalk and busy construction workers at 10th and Pearl Streets (just south of Vine Street) in Chinatown. The construction is part of a $1.7M Philadelphia