05/10/12 12:59pm
Graduating seniors will miss out on the two new upscale restaurants coming to campus because they will now open later than expected.
Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House is slated to open in June, while Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar plans to open in mid-August.
04/17/12 10:28pm
Yesterday morning at Philadelphia’s City Council budget meeting, a hearing was held to convince the city to increase funding for Philadelphia parks by $8 million.
04/15/12 11:57pm
Lil’ Pop Shop will soon be selling artisan popsicles at 44th and Spruce streets in a building that used to be Unitea. The shop will have a soft opening on May 1 and a grand opening on May 5.
04/08/12 9:57pm
Beginning next month until October, the Kelly Writers House will serve as a Community Supported Agriculture site host. CSA is a program developed in the last twenty years that links local farmers and consumers to provide fresh, local produce for the community.
03/28/12 10:03pm
Mariposa Food Co-op moved into a new retail store at 4824 Baltimore Avenue on March 17 from its old space just a block away. Mariposa’s expansion process officially began in 2008 in order to accommodate its growing amount of members.
03/27/12 10:09pm
According to a Pew Charitable Trusts report released earlier this month, the Free Library of Philadelphia, with 54 branches spread throughout the city, is under-used.
03/25/12 10:38pm
The George A. Weiss Pavilion will be receiving the Grand Jury Award from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia on May 8, along with 16 other restored historic buildings in the Philadelphia area. The restoration and construction of the Music Building also won the award in 2010.
03/15/12 10:03pm
Collaborating with Friday Architects, the historical market has been undergoing renovations since last year and is expected to be completed by next month.
INTERACTIVE: Reading Terminal Market Renovations
03/13/12 11:08pm
Il Rimedio will replace the popular brunch and BYO restaurant Rx at 45th and Spruce streets. Rx has been closed for about a month.
02/28/12 9:22pm
Kembrel, an online retail store, opened its second pop-up store on Feb. 13. The company opened its first on 12th and Locust streets a few months prior.
02/26/12 10:37pm
Two College seniors have created an online market for special skills tutoring. Skillhubs is an online platform for exchanging special skills through video tutoring.
02/21/12 9:08pm
Drexel’s $97.6 million project will create a building complex on 32nd and 33rd streets that consists of student housing and retail businesses. It will be completed by September 2013.
02/14/12 9:56pm
The trend for healthier dining options is seen around campus through the establishment of restaurants offering more nutrition-wise menu selections.
02/01/12 11:58pm
Crave, a bar and lounge located in the back of The Rave movie theater, opened its doors Wednesday afternoon.
01/30/12 8:44pm
Energy company PECO put a new substation to use earlier this month, replacing one that was over 100 years old. The new Peltz substation, which serves University City and part of Center City, replaced the Schuylkill substation.
01/26/12 9:07pm
Crave, a new bar and lounge in the back of The Rave at 40th and Walnut streets, will open Feb. 1.
01/25/12 7:38pm
MidAtlantic Restaurant & Tap Room — located at the University City Science Center on 37th and Market streets — will permanently close its doors on Feb. 24.
01/19/12 12:21am
The building, which PLCB leased from a landlord, was “no longer a good option to have a store.”
01/17/12 8:05pm
Harvest will occupy the real estate previously held by Marathon Grill and MarBar on the corner of 40th and Walnut streets.
01/11/12 11:14pm
Though many students on campus have never heard of Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar, they are excited to try the new types of food that it will offer.
