Buckingham Winery opening tasting room, cheese shop at 1841 E. Passyunk Ave

A Pennsylvania winery plans to open what appears to be the city’s first wine and cheese shop at 1841 E. Passyunk Ave., next door to the demolished King of Jeans building. Building owner Damon Costantini says Buckingham Valley Vineyards and

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First Pics: South Fellini now selling Philly-style t-shirts, pins and more on East Passyunk Avenue

East Passyunk Avenue has a new colorful shop addition, something that may even outshine the orange storefront of Cantina. Tony Trov and Johnny Zito have transformed the purple Pookah’s Hookah/Eclectic Expressionisms storefront at 1507 E. Passyunk Ave. into a different

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South Fellini to replace Eclectic Expressionism on East Passyunk Avenue

Do you remember the Queen of Jeans sign that was posted outside of the former King of Jeans location last year? How about the Toynbee tiles you might still spot around the city? South Fellini turns these things and more

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Top development stories of 2015

In 2015, we followed some sizable development projects. There were quite a few meetings regarding the long-debated 9th and Wharton development, demolition beginning soon for a mixed-use project near Broad and Washington, talk of pedestrian improvements along East Passyunk Avenue

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Another vape shop is opening on East Passyunk Avenue

On East Passyunk Avenue, there’s already one vape shop with Cloud N9NE, which opened in July of 2014 across from where the King of Jeans building once stood. Now there’s another shop opening, adding to the growing trend of vaping. This

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