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Quick Hits: 9th Street Mexi-roundup; Chocolate factory update; 24-hour subway extension

August 7, 2014August 6, 2014 Albert Stumm 21st Street, 9th Street, Frankford Chocolate Factory, Italian Market, SEPTA, Washington Avenue min read

Zagat Philly did a nice roundup last week of all the best Mexican options in the Italian Market. They did the legwork for you and came up with a handy map to help you cut through the crap to find

Developments Pennsport

‘Land Buoy’ installed at Pier 53; park opens Aug. 15

August 1, 2014August 5, 2014 Albert Stumm Columbus and Washington, Columbus Boulevard, Pier 53, Washington Avenue, Washington Avenue Green min read

UPDATE: An opening ceremony has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 15. So, yes, the park is in fact opening that day. A construction crew is rushing to finish work at Pier 53 for the park’s debut, which could happen

Events Pennsport

Get struttin’ this summer with ‘Mummer’s Under the Stars’ on Thursday nights

July 1, 2014June 30, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth Mummer's Museum, Mummers, Outdoor concerts, Two Street, Washington Avenue min read

Looking for something to do that’s uniquely Philly on Thursday night’s this summer? Head on down to the Mummer’s Museum at 2nd Street (sorry, Two Street) and Washington Avenue for Mummer’s Under the Stars — an old fashioned block party

Developments Featured Hawthorne News you can use

Blatstein aims higher — 30 stories higher — for Broad and Washington

June 19, 2014June 19, 2014 Albert Stumm Bart Blatstein, Broad and Washington, Broad Street, Washington Avenue min read

Developer Bart Blatstein’s plan for Broad and Washington has gotten much bigger, and now he wants to build a sort of vertical Piazza in the sky. The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Blatstein intends to keep the mix of retail

Developments Graduate Hospital Pennsport Point Breeze Queen Village

New construction roundup: Queen Village, Pennsport & Washington Ave.

June 19, 2014June 18, 2014 Albert Stumm 18th Street, Catharine Street, Columbus Boulevard, Moore Street, Moyamensing, Washington Avenue min read

An apartment project proposed three years ago may be getting underway at 18th and Washington now that a demolition notice has appeared on the building, reports Naked Philly. The 2011 proposal by the Carosella Brothers of C&R Building Supply, surely

News you can use Pennsport Queen Village

Parking in Queen Village, part of Pennsport just got a whole lot easier

June 17, 2014June 13, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth Front Street, Parking, Parking probz, Parkway Corp., QVNA, Washington Avenue min read

So, you know how the Queen Village Neighborhood Association uses its stretch beneath I-95 at Front and Christian Streets to rent parking spaces to residents in order to help fund neighborhood initiatives? Well, it turns out that they’ve expanded that