http://www.passyunkpost.com A blog for the new South Philly by an East Passyunk maven, new-store stalker, guide, newshound, clairvoyant and arbiter of taste. Fri, 17 May 2013 20:34:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/to-do-list-sptr-block-party-italian-market-festival-le-virtus-patio.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/to-do-list-sptr-block-party-italian-market-festival-le-virtus-patio.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:20 +0000 Albert Stumm http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=2017 Read More]]>
Another spring weekend, another set of block parties in South Philly (that’s three weeks in a row, maybe we should diversify). Nah, these are worth it. Saturday   South Philly Tap Room, 1509 Mifflin St., is busting outside for a block party, it’s 8th annual wheat beer festival. More than 30 wheat brews will be flowing for only $3 a piece. Plus expect BBQ from chef Scott Schroeder and live music from West Philadelphia Orchestra, Adam and Dave’s Bloodline, Arrah and the Ferns, and Robotrippers. Noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: The Italian Market Festival lasts two days, and there will be plenty of beer flowing there, too. Check our post from earlier in the week for more info. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., music, street vendors, beer. (Saturday should be the bigger of the two days, and Sunday more family friendly). Free Sunday: Le Virtu debuts its new patio with a party and chef Joe Cicala on the grill. Check… Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/to-do-list-sptr-block-party-italian-market-festival-le-virtus-patio.html/feed 0 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/sophilly-spotlight-the-3500-square-feet-edition.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/sophilly-spotlight-the-3500-square-feet-edition.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:37 +0000 Rachel J. Cox http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=2043 Read More]]>
This should be interesting: 730 Montrose St. #E costs $1.2 million, but it’s HUGE – the biggest house to be featured on SoPhilly Spotlight. We don’t care for the Beige! Beige! Beige! everywhere, but it’s certainly luxurious and grand. And if you have that kind of money, we’re sure you will just spend another million to redecorate as you see fit. The building was once a convent, and you may remember another, smaller part of it from a certain October blog post. But this sucker blows that one away. With 3,500 square feet, five bedrooms, a bar and 640 square foot deck complete with patch of grass for Captain Barksalot, the house is in a great neighborhood in Bella Vista, close to South Street, Fabric Row, and the Italian Market. Apparently it will be featured on HGTV “soon” although the listing by PruFoxRoach doesn’t provide any further details.   Other amenities includes a Butler’s Pantry,… Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/sophilly-spotlight-the-3500-square-feet-edition.html/feed 0 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/take-a-free-pallet-gardening-class-with-the-south-philly-food-co-op.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/take-a-free-pallet-gardening-class-with-the-south-philly-food-co-op.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:12 +0000 Jessica Griffin http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=1972 Read More]]>
Want to turn your smallish concrete yard patch into a verdant green oasis? Start with the upcoming free pallet gardening workshop at South Philadelphia High, hosted by the ever-growing South Philly Food Co-op. This workshop – which comes with a free pallet - is a great way to get a jump on your garden, recycle, and hang out with some fellow green thumbs. Plus, photos of robust pallet gardens are all the rage for followers of garden porn. Ahhh, so that’s what a pallet garden is. Pics provided by the Co-op Participants in the event will have a chance to check out the gardens at South Philly High School, study up on the growing methods the students experiment with, and take part in an introduction to pallet gardening and installation. These compact gardens offer all of the eco-benefits of container gardening, with the added recycling component. Those wooden shipping trays would have just been… Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/take-a-free-pallet-gardening-class-with-the-south-philly-food-co-op.html/feed 2 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/about-100-vendors-expected-at-old-swedes-food-truck-flea-market-this-weekend.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/about-100-vendors-expected-at-old-swedes-food-truck-flea-market-this-weekend.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:32 +0000 Martina Merlo http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=2018 Read More]]>
Old Swede’s Church is hosting another one of their fantastic flea markets this Saturday, May 18. Past years have seen the grounds of the church, at Christian Street and Delaware Ave., filled with more than 100 vendors selling jewelry or art, old books, candlesticks, trinkets, etc. Old Swede’s Flea The flea market, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., also will feature several food trucks plus live music. For more information, check out Old Swede’s website. Wow, we’re giving the Swedes all kinds of coverage lately… … Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/about-100-vendors-expected-at-old-swedes-food-truck-flea-market-this-weekend.html/feed 0 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/adobe-cafe-is-the-no-1-place-for-outside-seating-on-e-passyunk-ave.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/adobe-cafe-is-the-no-1-place-for-outside-seating-on-e-passyunk-ave.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:42 +0000 Albert Stumm http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=2071 Read More]]>
That’s what Zagat says, anyway. Zagat, which we normally consider a reliable source, reeeaaaaalllly missed the mark on this one. Here are their top three choices for outside eating on Passyunk Avenue: 1) Adobe Cafe, 2) Pat’s 3) Geno’s. Are you kidding? Adobe, that paragon of outdoor dining. Pic from TripAdvisor They round out the “8 Best Restaurants for Sidewalk Dining on East Passyunk” list like so: 4) Cantina,  5) Birra,  6) Le Virtu,  7) Stateside (which doesn’t even have tables outside right now),  8) POPE. Even if somehow we’re getting the order reversed – despite the slideshow going in the typical descending order, culminating in No. 1 Adobe – what the hell are Pat’s, Geno’s and Adobe even doing in the top 8? Now, we generally try not to criticize the hard work of other media types out there, but this was just too bad to pass up. Thoughts?   … Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/adobe-cafe-is-the-no-1-place-for-outside-seating-on-e-passyunk-ave.html/feed 10 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/isaiah-zagar-wants-to-mosaic-your-wall-for-free.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/isaiah-zagar-wants-to-mosaic-your-wall-for-free.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:19 +0000 Albert Stumm http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=2081 Read More]]>
Isaiah Zagar, the mosaic artist behind the world-renowned Magic Gardens on South Street, is looking for a wall for a class on May 25 and 26. Want something kind of like this? The wall he had lined up fell through (the arrangement, not the structure itself). “I’m running out of walls,” he told us. The wall for the class has to be big enough to accommodate nine or 10 people, but it can be any exterior wall on your house, in your back yard or in an alley. He told us there is no cost to the homeowner. All you have to do is own the wall. Anyone who is interested in hosting such a class and a piece of artwork by one of Philadelphia’s most well-known artists should email info@philadelphiasmagicgardens.org with the subject line: Passyunk Post told me Isaiah Zagar needs a wall. Tell us how it goes at punk@passyunkpost.com. … Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/isaiah-zagar-wants-to-mosaic-your-wall-for-free.html/feed 1 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/700-people-showed-up-for-tv-casting-call-at-nextfab-studio-on-washington-ave.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/700-people-showed-up-for-tv-casting-call-at-nextfab-studio-on-washington-ave.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:53 +0000 Albert Stumm http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=2037 Read More]]>
Hundreds of entrepreneurs and inventors lined up last weekend at NextFab Studio to audition for “Shark Tank,” ABC’s investor reality show, Technically Philly reports. Pic from Technically Philly The studio, which we told you about in January, is essentially an industrial co-working space that gives members access to huge, expensive machinery to make prototypes of their ideas. The tech blog said that entrepreneurs from Boston, Delaware, New Jersey and as far away as Florida showed up for the chance to become the next Ron Popeil (Ronco food dehydrator, Showtime rotisserie, that air mattress you hang from a garage ceiling to keep from banging doors but it’s actually just a pool raft): By 1 a.m. on Saturday, there were about 130 people camping out in a nearby parking lot rented by NextFab … despite an ongoing thunderstorm. Several people waiting in line Saturday morning said they had been waiting since 5 a.m. Pic from inHabit Architects It’s pretty significant that… Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/700-people-showed-up-for-tv-casting-call-at-nextfab-studio-on-washington-ave.html/feed 0 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/mind-the-gap-civic-association-less-pocket-makes-a-move-toward-organizing.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/mind-the-gap-civic-association-less-pocket-makes-a-move-toward-organizing.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:08 +0000 Carol Masters http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=1951 Read More]]>
A few weeks back we wrote about a renovation at 7th and McKean and questioned how many apartments were going to be crammed into the building. Permits for 1939 S. 7th St. say they plan to install six full bathrooms into the building’s 4,200 square feet. 1939 S. 7th St. We also called the area a civic “no-man’s land” since there was no registered community organization that would speak on behalf of the area’s residents (which some people took offense to on our Facebook page) when former single-family homes are split up into apartments. Well, it turns out, the 7th Street corridor won’t be civic-less for long. More than 75 people gathered last week at the Houston Community Center at 8th & Snyder for a meeting organized by the United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia (UCSEP) to “discuss extending the boundaries of several local Registered Community Organizations (RCOs).” Community members were joined by Councilman Mark Squilla and… Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/mind-the-gap-civic-association-less-pocket-makes-a-move-toward-organizing.html/feed 5 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/what-are-all-those-liquor-license-apps-around-italian-market-ah-a-huge-festival.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/what-are-all-those-liquor-license-apps-around-italian-market-ah-a-huge-festival.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:13 +0000 Vinny Vella http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=1662 Read More]]>
We noticed recently that a liquor license application asking for outside seating appeared outside 12 Steps Down at 9th and Christian. Before we knew it, those signs were popping up like dandelions in a meadow: Connie’s Ric Rac, Teri’s, Villa Di Roma, Anastasi Seafood… Connie’s Ric Rac and the telling orange application No, outside patios aren’t flourishing. Those orange placards were signs that the Italian Market Festival is coming. This Saturday and Sunday, Philly’s preeminent Italian hotbed is opening its doors to the city. During the two-day event, 9th Street’s shops and restaurants will turn the iconic area into a giant block party, free to everyone looking for a little Mediterranean fun – or, apparently, plenty of booze. If you plan on heading down Saturday, set aside a few hours for the bustling festival. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can mangia your face off at booths set up by the Market’s delis and restaurants… Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/what-are-all-those-liquor-license-apps-around-italian-market-ah-a-huge-festival.html/feed 0 http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/golosa-chocolate-is-closing.html http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/golosa-chocolate-is-closing.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:16 +0000 Albert Stumm http://www.passyunkpost.com/?p=1993 Read More]]>
The Bella Vista chocolate shop Golosa is closing May 24 after six years, reports Foobooz. Pic from Uwishunu The shop, at 6th and Passyunk right up the block from what would have been Triangle Park, is holding modified hours until the end so you can go get a last taste of their sweets (on sale, no less). They will be open Thursdays to Saturdays from 6 to 11 p.m. so you can “stop by to enjoy our treats for the last time, take advantage of the sale prices on selected artisanal imported Italian chocolates or just say goodbye,” according to a statement. … Read More]]> http://www.passyunkpost.com/2013/05/golosa-chocolate-is-closing.html/feed 0