Passyunk Post – Page 366 – South of South St. from River to River

SoPhilly Spotlight: Girard Estate edition

June 20, 2014 Albert Stumm 22nd Street, 2508 S. 22nd St., Porter Street, SoPhilly Spotlight min read

For this week’s SoPhilly Spotlight, we ventured a bit further south, just far enough to showcase this wonderful house across the street from an often-overlooked leafy oasis, Girard Estates park. Coming in at a fairly reasonable (compared to our recent Spotlights)

Food & Dining Newbold

Together at last: Coffee and pizza joint opens on Broad Street

June 20, 2014June 18, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 2124 S. Broad St., Broad Street, Coffee, Opheliya's Pizza and Coffee, Pizza min read

Opheliya’s Coffee and Pizza opened earlier this month at 2124 S. Broad St., and as you can guess by the name, it’s not the typical pizza joint. Owner Will Mamedoly opened the restaurant because he likes coffee and pizza, but

Developments Featured Hawthorne News you can use

Blatstein aims higher — 30 stories higher — for Broad and Washington

June 19, 2014June 19, 2014 Albert Stumm Bart Blatstein, Broad and Washington, Broad Street, Washington Avenue min read

Developer Bart Blatstein’s plan for Broad and Washington has gotten much bigger, and now he wants to build a sort of vertical Piazza in the sky. The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Blatstein intends to keep the mix of retail

Developments Graduate Hospital Pennsport Point Breeze Queen Village

New construction roundup: Queen Village, Pennsport & Washington Ave.

June 19, 2014June 18, 2014 Albert Stumm 18th Street, Catharine Street, Columbus Boulevard, Moore Street, Moyamensing, Washington Avenue min read

An apartment project proposed three years ago may be getting underway at 18th and Washington now that a demolition notice has appeared on the building, reports Naked Philly. The 2011 proposal by the Carosella Brothers of C&R Building Supply, surely

News you can use

Starter of late-night SEPTA petition gives first weekend an A+

June 19, 2014June 18, 2014 Albert Stumm SEPTA min read

Conrad Benner, the founder of the cool photo blog Streets Dept, created a petition about four months ago to encourage SEPTA to start all-night service about four months ago. Turns out, the plan to start a pilot program to do

Food & Dining Queen Village

Could Center City’s Kanella be heading south?

June 18, 2014June 18, 2014 Albert Stumm 757 S. Front St., Front Street, Kanella min read

Kanella, the popular Greek BYOB with the killer brunch at 10th and Spruce, looks to be behind the liquor license that popped up recently in the former Village Belle. Foobooz reports that the app in the papered-over windows at 757