In Market East

We were privy to a rare opportunity Monday afternoon when the man behind the mysterious Hop Sing Laundromat at 1029 Race Street (the site of a former Indonesia restaurant) let us in to the future site of his “labor intensive” cocktail bar. If Lêe (the singularly named man behind the

When we first heard that Save the Dream was coming to Philadelphia, we immediately thought that Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon was coming out of retirement to help the Sixer’s make a playoff run. But as we looked further into the story, we were just as pleased to see the

Laddavanh Pongdara and her husband are opening the second larger location of Erawan Thai BYO restaurant at 925 Arch Street in Chinatown. The new location will allow for larger parties and Pongdara plans on opening in early April (they are currently hiring). The new menu includes a caramelized sweet and sour sea

Thanks to an anonymous tipster for these interior shots of 1200 Bank, the new pool hall and rooftop restaurant coming to 12th and Chestnut! We were also sent some photos of the projects that DAS Architects are using for inspiration for the rooftop bar and restaurant.

Center City is about to get its very own 478-square-foot Krispy Kreme donut shop at the old Rite Aid locale at 1535 Chestnut Street (Children's Place will take the 1729-square-foot corner lot), part of Philly brothers' Brian Zaslow and Keith Morgan plan to bring 21 Krispy Kremes to Philly. Gardener/Fox

Yesterday was IHOP's National Pancake Day and Conrad Brenner of Streets Dept fame took some pics of last night's crowd around Center City's IHOP. As Brenner says, "seems like a lot of work for a couple of pancakes." Click here for the Streets Dept Pancake Day post.

On Groundhog Day city officials and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts resident and CEO, Dr. David R. Brigham, showed off the new Lenfest Plaza, the future home of what they project to be a creative and serene atmosphere for local artists on what is now East Cherry Street. With tourist

A new parking garage will be built next to the historic Arch Street United Methodist Church located at Broad and Arch. While the idea had created a bit of controversy and concern, mostly by the church as well as the 150-year-old Masonic Temple, developing team Realen Properties has made steps

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