South of South St. from River to River
UPDATE: This race sold out in 70 minutes. Guess running through this hood is popular, huh? The local shoe-store chain Philadelphia Runner has announced that it will hold a 10-K race in September that will start steps from the fountain
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The tapas place called Torero, which brought a shot of late-night life into the Italian Market when it opened in December, has already closed. The security grate was rolled down during its posted hours last week and its Yelp entry
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The crew behind Center City’s Cheu Noodle Bar’s plan for their new restaurant in the former El Zarape space will involve dim sum, reports Foobooz. Owners Shawn Darragh and Ben Puchowitz are renovating the wedge-shaped restaurant at 12th and Passyunk, which will
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It looks as though the former Ugly American spot will soon be a restaurant again. We don’t have many details yet but this Fox Roach listing notes that the large, three-story property at Front and Federal streets has recently been sold
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Flat Iron, a new bar and entertainment venue located at 26 E. Oregon Avenue, opened for business last week. The “reconcept” of the Tony Luke’s Sports Bar space, which closed in 2012, looks to feature a unique customer experience complete
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Townsend, the eponymous “wine-driven” restaurant from chef Townsend Wentz, has opened at 1623 E. Passyunk Ave., the former location of Sophia’s, Salt & Pepper and one half of Rosalena’s. After doing a preview the previous weekend, Wentz and general manager
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