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Rumor Mill: Is ‘farm-to-table restaurant’ too good to be true for 4th and Cross?

August 7, 2014August 14, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 1527 S. 4th Street, 4th Street, Bell's Delly, Cross Street, Dickinson Square Park, Grindcore House, Larry Gangemi, Mount Sinai, Rumor Mill min read

Want us to check in on a neighborhood rumor? Email us at punk@passyunkpost.com with the subject line Rumor Mill and we’ll see if we can get to the bottom of it. UPDATE: It’s not a rumor. A BYOB called 4th and

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Mummers might want to skip most of South Philly this year

August 6, 2014August 7, 2014 Albert Stumm Broad Street, Mummers min read

UPDATE: South Philly resident (and friend of the Passyunk Post) has started a campaign to keep the Mummer strutting through South Philly, including this Facebook page: Keep the Mummers Struttin’ in South Philly. The Mummers are considering a new New

Developments East Passyunk Crossing Featured Pennsport

Bok and Vare schools listed as having ‘pending’ sales

August 6, 2014August 5, 2014 Albert Stumm 9th Street, Bok, Mifflin Street, Morris street, Moyamensing, Vare min read

The official school district website that was set up to unload several shuttered buildings lists Bok High School and Vare Elementary as having “pending” sales. We don’t know yet what the proposals entail, and it turns out that the designation

East Passyunk Crossing Featured Food & Dining

Chhaya’s bigger location two doors up is scheduled to open Aug. 21

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 Albert Stumm 1819 E. Passyunk Ave., 1823 E. Passyunk Ave., Chhaya, Passyunk Ave. min read

The much bigger location for Chhaya, the waffle cafe/coffeeshop, plans to open at 1819 E. Passyunk Ave. on Aug. 21. Owner V Beuria has closed the original spot at 1823 E. Passyunk Ave. in preparation for the move, which we told

Bella Vista Passyunk Square Real Estate

Realtor mumbo jumbo alert: “Southern Bella” neighborhood

August 5, 2014August 4, 2014 Albert Stumm Southern Bella min read

Something in the real-estate listing for last week’s SoPhilly Spotlight, the former Jehovah’s Witness Hall at 1235-37 Federal St., made us do a bit of a double-take that we figured was worth circling back to. The realtor is trying to call that

Food & Dining Queen Village

What’s the deal with Pad Thai in Queen Village?

August 4, 2014July 31, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 2nd Street, 604 S. 2nd St., Closings, Pad Thai, South Street min read

We passed by Pad Thai at 604 S. 2nd Street recently and saw something a little odd. It’s definitely closed, but is it for good? For one, the wooden sign over the main entrance was gone and the exterior of