Chinatown
Philly Eats All The Chickens: BonChon Crippled By Demand
Seriously? It’s like you people have never seen fried chicken before. The lines, the waits, the epic crowds–all of this has served to throw a […]
Two Openings for Chinatown
Two new openings in Chinatown are so close, you can just about taste them. BonChon opens Wednesday, February 18th at 11 a.m. at 1020 Cherry Street. They’re […]
Six Pack: Ramen In Philadelphia
This weekend’s frigid winter weather has us all longing to hibernate until warmer days. But don’t let the cold stop you from going out. Just use […]
Rail Park Plans Continue to Make Headway with Phase 1
As one reader reminded us on our roundup of developments we’ll be tracking in 2015, the proposed Rail Park is one of the city’s most […]
VIDEO: How to Make The Neighborhood You Want
We have another video from TEDxPhiladelphia (see the one we posted last week here), this one from Chris Bartlett, executive director of the William Way LGBT Community […]
Morning Headlines: Proposed Chinatown Community Center Will Get $3.7 Million State Grant
The Eastern Tower Community Center, a proposed 23-story tower for the northwest corner of 10th and Vine has just acquired another benefactor. The Daily News’ Julie […]
Nan Yang Opening in Chinatown
The former Lucky Fortune at 932 Race Street is becoming Nan Yang and will open this Saturday. Last night, the above sign was being installed. […]
Update on BonChon Korean Fried Chicken
Back in June we told you BonChon was bringing its brand of Korean fried chicken to 1020 Cherry Street in Chinatown. Since then though, it’s […]
Night Market Returns to Chinatown
The last Night Market of the season comes to Chinatown on Thursday, October 2nd. The market is centered around 10th and Race and will include […]
Bon Chon Korean Fried Chicken is Coming to Philly
Korean. Fried. Chicken. I’ll give you a minute. Bonchon, which means “my hometown” in Korean, already has multiple locations around the world – California, Massachusetts, Korea […]
2014 Night Market Dates Announced
Mark your calendars, the Food Trust has announced its 2014 Night Market dates and locations. Night Markets are a celebration of food, drink and neighborhood. […]
Where We’re Eating: Vietnam
On a recent visit to one of the many hole-in-the-wall pho joints on Washington Avenue, I saw a table of large white construction workers slurping […]
Morning Headlines: Building Artwork Collapses in Chinatown
Tenants living on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of a building on the corner of 9th and Race must have had a rude awakening […]
Great New Designs at the Foobooz Store
We’ve got the coolest t-shirts in Philadelphia: When we did round one of our Starving Artist Series, artist Justin Rentzel came up with some awesome stuff. We […]
Craig LaBan’s Ultimate Guide to Chinatown
Everytime you walk through Fujianese soup dumplings you can find a new culinary discovery. Such was the case as Craig LaBan discovered Chinese Restaurant, a nondescript […]