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June 30, 2015
1.) A 9,000 square foot beer garden is coming to Center City. Uptown Beer Garden will be opening at 1735 JFK Blvd. in the courtyard of the BNY Mellon Bank Center. It is the brainchild of Teddy Sourias, the owner of Finn McCool’s Ale House, Bru Craft & Wurst, and U-Bahn. The beer garden is a pop-up concept – it […]
June 26, 2015
I’ve extolled my love for Target previously in this space. There’s just something about the store that’s hard not to like – great prices, a good selection, and friendly associates. What more could you want? Unfortunately, Center City has long been denied their own experience of the Target love. By around this time next year, however, that problem will be […]
June 24, 2015
Look around Center City’s retail scene, and what do you see? You’re likely to notice plenty of “discount” retailers like H&M, Century 21, Marshall’s, and Nordstrom Rack. More may be coming soon: Neiman Marcus’ Last Call and Saks’ Off 5th are said to be interested in moving in. You’ll soon see a spate of outlets available at Fashion Outlets of […]
June 23, 2015
1.) Philadelphia and several surrounding counties – Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester – are dropping ReadyNotifyPA in favor of a new emergency notification system. The new system takes advantage of newer technology to amplify services already available to the public, says Samantha Phillips, Philadelphia’s Emergency Operations Director. In addition to e-mails and text alerts, which were available under ReadyNotifyPA, the […]
June 22, 2015
The city of Philadelphia is currently in the midst of a hotel building boom. The building activity going on right now hasn’t been seen since the late 1990s. Builders are taking advantage of a wave of tourism, as well as business from convention-goers and those who come to Philly for work. Those who support the hotels’ building say that the […]
June 19, 2015
Home rental services like Airbnb have, until recently, been technically illegal in the city of Philadelphia. The popular service hooks up homeowners with short-term renters (so that people can rent an extra bedroom or a vacant apartment, for instance), similar to hotel stays – but those who use Airbnb and similar services have not had to pay Philadelphia’s 8.5% hotel […]
June 18, 2015
Hot on the heels of the Pope’s much-touted visit to Philadelphia in September will come the arrival of another prominent world leader… the Dalai Lama, who will be honored with the prestigious Liberty Medal in late October. The announcement was made this morning. The Dalai Lama is being recognized for his compassion and commitment to promoting human rights around the […]