New Asian restaurant, Chinamoto, coming to South Broad
Broad Street is getting another dining destination – but on the northern end of our South Philly spectrum. The Insider reports that an Asian restaurant called Chinamoto will be moving in to the space...
View ArticleMore homeless housing in Hawthorne worries neighbors
Hidden City reports that a proposal for more transitional housing on the 1200 block of Bainbridge Street would double the number of homeless men living temporarily on that block, and neighbors are...
View ArticleTo-Do List: Car Show, ‘Lady & the Tramp,’ Scandinavian suds, free Eagles...
Sunday The 8th annual East Passyunk car show comes to the avenue on Sunday and it’s one of South Philly’s biggest events of the year. Five stages, six outdoor bars, circus acts and a craft show at the...
View ArticleSoPhilly Spotlight: Kick-ass deck edition
Now, that is one kick-ass deck. This week’s SoPhilly Spotlight brings us to a 1-bed, 1-bath rental at 735 S. 12th St., the Fitzwater Lofts in Hawthorne. It’s just under 800 square feet and it’s going...
View ArticlePhase 1 of city bike share plan now includes part of South Philly. Get them...
Since talk of a city bike share plan began nearly two years ago, we’ve been all for it. Then we found out the first phase of the roll-out would only go as far as South Street. What a bunch of crap, we...
View ArticleYour guide to outdoor dining in South Philly
The sweaty summer is almost over but there is still plenty of time to sit outside for a bite before the winter chill comes. And since we know it’s so easy to fall into the same routine, we made a...
View Article‘The Philadelphia Arts Market’ proposed for huge Broad and Washington lot
A massive outdoor food and flea market combined with an events space has been proposed for the huge eyesore of a vacant lot on the northeast corner of Broad and Washington, where Cirque du Soleil used...
View ArticleLink Love: Snyder House nearly ready; Serpico delights PSN; South St. lofts...
Snyder House, the veterans treatment facility we told you about in March, is nearly ready to open at 1425 Snyder Ave., and Hidden City checked in last week. The site says that the 40-bed facility,...
View ArticleProposed ‘Philadelphia Arts Market’ gets big booster in Bob Brady
Powerbroker U.S. Rep. Bob Brady has agreed to help make the Philadelphia Arts Market, which we told you in September had been proposed for Broad and Washington, to become a reality. For a little...
View ArticleSpotted: Speaking of Broad and Washington, what the hell is that?
We stopped by Broad and Washington the other day for a story about some incremental progress on the proposed Philadelphia Arts Market and saw this. Art project? Anyone know anything about this? Thanks...
View ArticleBlatstein to buy huge vacant lot at Broad and Washington, sources say
UPDATE: Turns out Blatstein is planning to build a “retail hub,” says the Daily News. Bart Blatstein’s Tower Development is buying the large surface lot at the northeast corner of Broad and Washington,...
View ArticleBlatstein planning ‘retail hub’ at Broad and Washington
As we reported last week, developer Bart Blatstein is buying the huge lot on the northeast corner of Broad and Washington, which has been subject to countless rumors and failed projects in the 20-plus...
View ArticleQuick Hits: More homes for Point Breeze; Bibimbap & Italian for South; Navy...
A new four-home development – priced at $399k a piece – will be sprouting from the 2000 block of Annin Street in Point Breeze, which only a few years ago was something of a vacant lot showcase, says...
View ArticleBlatstein pitching 400,000 square feet of retail for broad and Washington
The proposed “retail hub” for Broad and Washington will include 400,000 square feet of leasable space, according to a commercial real estate listing that went live last week. The listing describes the...
View ArticleHelp turn a physics lab at Academy at Palumbo into student MakerSpace
Physics instructor Klint Kanopka has a few things – the support of his school community, a fundraiser on DonorsChoose.org and the idea to install an engineering lab at The Academy at Palumbo, a public...
View ArticleSoPhilly Spotlight: Holy Crap That’s Expensive edition
It was only a couple weeks ago that we found a great bargain for the SoPhilly Spotlight, so we figured this time, let’s really dream. Coming in at a cool $1.3 million, this 4,000 square foot sparkling...
View ArticleGovinda’s at Broad and South adding vegan pizzeria next door
Govinda’s, the vegetarian stalwart holding down the corner of Broad and South, is remodeling the space next door for a vegan pizzeria. The new pizzeria, at 1408 South St., is taking over the space that...
View ArticleUPDATED with pictures: Hawthorne’s at 11th and Fitzwater seriously damaged in...
A fire that appears to have begun in one of the apartments above Hawthorne’s cafe and beer takeout at 11th and Fitzwater severely damaged the building and sent water cascading into the restaurant. The...
View ArticleLong-vacant lot at 13th and South headed for development
A developer is scheduled to unveil plans next month for a mixed-used building for 1240-52 South St., a lot that has been vacant so long that the mural on the neighboring Harry’s Occult Shop has become...
View ArticleBlatstein shooting for grocery store, movie theater & 1,000 parking spaces...
RUMOR MILL UPDATE: What about the buzz about a Wegman’s coming to this development? Not going to happen. The leasing agent working with developer Bart Blatstein on the proposed retail hub for Broad and...
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