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Food in FishtownLooking for Snowmageddon Plans? Check Out This Beer-Tasting and Open House on Sunday
According to an article posted by Philadelphia Magazine, MCG Real Estate Group will be hosting an open house at Trenton Stables (2331 Trenton Avenue) doubling as a beer-tasting event on…
Grace Shallow | 01/22/2016 -
Food in Northern LibertiesWahlburgers Food Truck Now Offers Delivery, No Word on Whether It’s Actually a Transformer
According to a post on Philly Grub, January 21 marked the first day that Wahlburgers Food Truck, a.k.a WahlWheels, offered delivery service through grubHub. Delivery will be available during the food…
Grace Shallow | 01/22/2016 -
News in Northern LibertiesImpending Snowstorm Affects Trash & Recycling Pickup
Trash & Recycling Pickup CANCELED According to the Philadelphia Streets Department website residents whose normal collection day is Friday must hold all trash and recycling until next Friday, January 29…
Thomas Weir | 01/22/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonRobbery at Metro PCS on Kensington Avenue
ABC Action News reported that on Tuesday, January 19, two masked men robbed a Metro PCS in Kensington shortly after the cellphone shop opened for the day. Surveillance camera footage…
Whitney Johnson | 01/22/2016 -
Crime in Northern LibertiesThe Unsolved Murder of Amber Long
Two years of investigation and nothing to show. On January 19, 2014, 26-year-old architect Amber Long and her mother Stephanie were walking to their car on the 900 block of…
Thomas Beck | 01/22/2016 -
News in Temple UniversityAnd the Award Goes To…
CBS Philly has named Temple Owls’ head coach Matt Rhule 2015 Sportsperson of the Year. Under Rhule’s guidance, Temple’s football team gave Philadelphians a reason to be excited in a…
Thomas Beck | 01/21/2016 -
News in Northern LibertiesA Church, a Day Care Center and Everything in Between
Do not let appearances deceive you. On the 200 block of Fairmount Avenue in Northern Liberties sits an unimposing, nondescript day care center one might understandably dismiss. It is, however,…
Thomas Beck | 01/21/2016 -
Food in Northern LibertiesA Pork Emporium No More: PIG Closes After One Month
Apparently there is a limit to how much bacon is too much bacon. Chef Joseph Shilling told Philly Eater back in December that he will “...Never need to purchase butter…
Thomas Weir | 01/20/2016 -
Local Business in HarrowgateFrozen Turtle Found in Harrowgate Survives
According to a recent Inquirer article, a frozen turtle, originally thought to be dead, was brought to the Pennsylvania SPCA Shelter Hospital (350 E. Erie Ave) and revived last week.…
Grace Shallow | 01/18/2016 -
News in Northern LibertiesTownhomes Set for Construction Where Northern Liberties Warehouse Once Stood
Northern Liberties said goodbye to a warehouse located on 5th and Fairmount that was recently demolished. The land was used for various events held inside the building, but will now…
Whitney Johnson | 01/16/2016 -
Education in Temple UniversityTemple Forbids Hoverboards on Campus
Temple University students will be leaving their hoverboards at home this year. A statement issued on the university’s website stated that the popular holiday gifts are now forbidden on campus.…
Thomas Weir | 01/15/2016 -
News in Spring GardenAnother Development Project Breaks Ground on North Broad Street
According to CBS Philly, two parking lots at Broad and Callowhill will be converted into two luxury apartment buildings complete with areas of commerce. The two new apartment buildings will…
Thomas Weir | 01/15/2016