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First Pics: Lyas Cafe opens in former bahn mi location at 802 Christian St.

September 22, 2014September 19, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 802 Christian St., Christian Street, Lyas Cafe min read

Lyas Cafe, a new Mexican-inspired joint, has opened at 802 Christian St., previously the home of the (beloved, by us, anyway) Vietnamese hoagie shop Cafe Nhu Y. Gloria Guadalupe PoPoca and her husband, Andres Ladino, opened the cafe about two

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New Bok developer plans ambitious artistic mixed-use community with apartments, retail & more

September 22, 2014September 30, 2014 Albert Stumm 9th Street, Bok, Lindsey Scannieco, Mifflin Street, Scout Ltd. min read

Plans for the former Bok Technical School include live-work residences, art studios, ground-floor retail & “could include rooftop cinema and outdoor beer terraces.” The sale of the school was approved Thursday night to Scout Ltd. LLC, which is run by Lindsey

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SoPhilly Spotlight: Huge, Affordable Backyard edition

September 19, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 2340 Marshall St, Marshall Street, SoPhilly Spotlight min read

This week’s SoPhilly Spotlight is not the biggest house on the block, but the backyard very well may be. This 1031 sq. ft. house at 2340-44 Marshall St., near 7th and Ritner streets, has a listing price of $160,000. What sets

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Daughter of luxury Rittenhouse high-rise developer has big plans for Bok; Vare & Smith sales also approved

September 19, 2014September 22, 2014 Albert Stumm Bok, Smith Elementary, Vare min read

UPDATE: Bok was sold to a company run by the daughter of the luxury developer mentioned in this post. Click here for details of the mixed-use plan. The sales of the shuttered Bok, Vare and Smith schools were approved last night

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Spotted: Class warfare soldier, or just a jerk?

September 18, 2014September 17, 2014 Albert Stumm 13th Street, Graffiti, Moore Street, Spotted min read

This graffiti showed up on the wall of a private home at 13th and Moore this week. It says, “Destroy the rich, uphold the poor.” Is that some kind of manifesto? Or is he just an idiot? This episode

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Beanstalk school to open later this fall at 729 E. Passyunk Ave.

September 18, 2014September 17, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 729 E. Passyunk Ave., Beanstalk school, Families min read

The former location of Meredith Preschool and Nursery at 729 E. Passyunk Ave. is becoming another childcare facility, the Beanstalk School. We don’t have much other information on Beanstalk except that they plan to open later this fall and that