Ground officially broken for East Passyunk gateway project

Since the plans were first announced for the East Passyunk gateway project back in January 2014, it’s been a hot-topic project for the avenue. After showing you the updated plans earlier this week for the area at East Passyunk, Broad and McKean,

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East Passyunk gateway project set to break ground tomorrow, with updated renderings

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow night on the gateway project at East Passyunk, Broad and McKean, which was announced with much fanfare in January 2014. The sparse plaza will be torn up to turn that little wedge into

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Check out renderings of the new Palladino’s coming to 1934 E. Passyunk Ave.

Plans were unveiled last night for Palladino’s, the upscale steakhouse moving into the fire-damaged former home of Colombo’s  at 1934 E. Passyunk Ave. The Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, which bought the building in February, hosted a meet-and-greet for near-neighbors with chef/owner Luke Palladino. We

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Wonky intersection at 10th, Reed & Passyunk to be rebuilt this summer

The city plans to spend several hundred thousand bucks to improve pedestrian and traffic flow at the hazardous intersection of 10th, Reed and Passyunk. Sam Sherman at Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation said that the city is in charge of the

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Steakhouse called Palladino’s to take over burned-out Colombo’s at 1934 E. Passyunk

A new restaurant called Palladino’s, being billed as an upscale steak and seafood house, will be taking over the old Colombo’s space at 1934 E. Passyunk Ave., which was damaged in a fire in August 2012. Owner Luke Palladino, who

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