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Tax-Delinquent Bar Owner Allegedly Allows Patrons to Urinate, Deal Drugs Outside
The University City Review has a thorough, almost hermeneutical explication of the war that’s raging between the owner of the bar Watutsi II on 45th […]
Crime: West Philly Restaurants Burglarized
Rx The Farmacy and Pho & Cafe Saigon both had their front doors smashed in within a day of each other. It isn’t clear if the West […]
Penn Study: Philly Bodegas Are Slowly Killing Us
PennDesign professor Amy Hillier has a study out today that documents a large volume of ads for sugary drinks and cigarettes in the corner stores […]
Dock Street Brewery Celebrates Six Years in the Fire House
This Thursday August 22nd, Dock Street Brewery celebrates six years of beer and pizza in their firehouse and over 25 years in the craft brewing industry. […]
Baltimore Avenue Diner Reopens After Fire at Elena’s Soul
It was such heartbreak for the Cedar Park neighborhood of University City when Elena’s Soul, a restaurant, bar and community gathering spot at 49th and […]
Thai Singha House Is on the Move
The Hub, the brightly colored apartment building that houses Distrito on the first floor is getting a sibling. Property has the story on Hub 2, […]
A University City Sequel: The Hub, Part Deux
The Hub is the apartment building on the corner of 40th and Chestnut distinguished by its impressive ground-floor restaurant: Distrito, the Philadelphia outpost of Jose […]
Pucker Up for Sour Saturday at City Tap House
Pucker up sour beer lovers. City Tap House has an event for you tomorrow. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. the University City beer bar […]
Friends of Clark Park: In Favor of 4224 Baltimore Development
The Friends of Clark Park issued a statement offering its approval of 4224 Baltimore, a new development proposed and designed by a team consisting of […]
Rx the Farmacy Opens Today
Rx the Farmacy is swinging open its doors at 11 a.m. today. Ross Scofield’s successor to the original Rx and short-lived Rimedio. Located at 45th and […]
Annotated Menu: Little Baby’s Ice Cream
Little Baby’s is a strange place that serves some of the oddest and most delicious ice creams known to man. And it’s run by strange […]
Day of Games at City Tap House
Tomorrow, City Tap House is hosting another Day of Games hosted by Johnny Goodtimes. The tailgate style games like beer pong, cornhole and frisbee can […]
University City Dining Days are Back
University City folk looking for awesome dining deals are in luck: University City Dining Days return today, through Thursday, August 1st. Back for its 9th […]
3 Homes That Sold in Less Than a Week: Old City, Cobbs Creek, BV
It’s every seller’s dream: to put a property on the market and get an offer in less than a week. That’s what happened in the […]
Unearthed Video: Young Wilt Chamberlain, Schooling People
Below is unearthed video footage of Philly’s own Wilt Chamberlain, just a few years out of Overbrook High School, playing in the 1957 NCAA tournament […]