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Cats Welcome Visitors to Fishtown in New Mural

Already known for its quirky prior works depicting local wildlife, Visual Urban Renewal & Transformation (think an alternative Mural Arts) unveiled its latest project earlier this […]

Property

What $500K Will Buy You in Fishtown

We’re sure that there are some longtime Fishtowners who look on in astonishment at the prices homes in the southernmost of the River Wards are […]

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New York Developer Buys Shovel-Ready Penn Treaty Park Project

Shovel Ready Projects LLC has sold its latest shovel-ready project, the 19-unit Views at Penn Treaty, to New York-based developer Gotham Bedrock LLC for $7 […]

Be Well Philly

This Juice Shop Will Be Slinging Free Coffee This Weekend

Stripp’d Juice is launching a new coffee program with Intelligentsia Coffee, which brings a whole slew of new items to their Fishtown cafe’s menu. And you’ll […]

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Room of the Week: A Punch of Personality You’re Going to Love

Black is always the new black, or so we thought. Earth-tone enthusiasts, we were shocked to fall head-over-heels for these fresh and funky finishes. Goodbye black; […]

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Philly Ranked Fifth Most Walkable City in U.S. This Year

A mere two-tenths of a point dropped Philadelphia from its perch as the nation’s fourth-most-walkable city in this year’s Walk Score rankings of American cities. […]

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Just Listed: A Standout Home in East Kensington for $585K

Red Oak Development, the people who built the Parish House not far from this place in East Kensington, pride themselves on being a notch or […]

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First-Time Find: Design for Living in Old Richmond for $325K

The buzz these days is that Fishtown may be over — that is, it’s no longer a neighborhood where you can snap up a housing […]

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First-Time Find: Flexibility in East Kensington for $325K

This trendy little space in East Kensington has all the makings of a nice first home, all at a reasonable price. Enter inside to the […]

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Common Threads in This Year’s Rouse Award Residential Finalists

The Urban Land Institute Philadelphia District Council announced the finalists for this year’s Willard G. “Bill” Rouse Awards for Excellence last week, and five of […]

Foobooz

A Bar Called Churchkey Will Replace The Yachtsman in Fishtown

With so much commotion surrounding Fishtown’s 1444 Frankford Avenue address, the landlord just wants his new tenant to give him peace of mind. He wants to keep […]

Foobooz

Fishtown Tiki Bar The Yachtsman Temporarily Closed

The Yachtsman, Tommy Up’s tiki bar (one of two in the entire city — the other being Jason Evanchick’s Tiki) — suddenly closed a few days […]

City Life

Report: “Anarchists” Vandalize Cars, Apartments in South Kensington

Thousands in damage after vandals target new buildings & high-end cars in Northern Liberties @CBSPhilly @ 430, 5&6a pic.twitter.com/xuJhjJ9u55 — Trang Do (@TrangKDo) May 2, […]

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Monday Morning TL;DR: Just Another Story About a Vegan Strip Club

Happy Monday, everyone? If you’ve found yourself here yet again, that means you’re wondering what that special button on Donald Trump‘s desk does. No, not […]

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Shoo Fry Brings Ultimate Late-Night Drunk Food to Fishtown

Philly’s love affair with cheese curds is showing up in Fishtown: The poutine-centric Shoo Fry will open its second location in Fishtown at 200 East […]