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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Valet parking on East Passyunk Avenue expands to 6-days a week

Remember that time you finally snagged a reservation at Laurel and nearly missed it due to circling the block in search of a parking spot near E. Passyunk Ave.? Well, that’s all about to change. The East Passyunk Business Improvement

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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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Work begins on Palladino restaurant coming to former Colombo’s

And, we’re off. The Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation tweeted this picture yesterday: https://twitter.com/passyarc/status/458696284082163712 PARC has begun work on the new home of Palladino, the upscale steakhouse moving into the fire-damaged former home of Colombo’s  at 1934 E. Passyunk Ave.

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