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The Bracket-Busting Edition: March’s Fond Farewells, Friendly Hellos & Focus on the Future
We lost a 32-year neighborhood icon, gained some sparkle, and the incoming business list just made the Final Four look small. You know that…
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From Estia to The Pelican Club: Rittenhouse’s Mediterranean Era Is Official
Starr’s fourth restaurant on the Square is taking over the old Devon Seafood space at 225 S. 18th Street — and the neighborhood’s Mediterranean…
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The Shortest Month, Longest List Edition: February’s Fond Farewells, Friendly Hellos & Focus On The Future
The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter. Rittenhouse responded with nine new openings and zero apologies. February arrived the way it always does…
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The Deep Freeze Edition Edition: January’s Fond Farewells, Friendly Hellos, And Focus On The Future
While Rittenhouse was digging out from the snowstorm, the neighborhood said goodbye to long-time neighborhood fixtures, hello to exactly two new arrivals, and “coming…
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The Renderings For New Restaurant Mr. Edison At The Bellevue Hotel Are Positively Luminescent
The renderings of Jefferey Chodorow’s first restaurant in Philadelphia at The Bellevue have us ready to book a table yesterday. Talk about electrifying. Based…
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The Tradition Worth Breaking Resolutions For: Restaurant Week Returns January 18th
10 days, 56 restaurants (in Rittenhouse!), countless three-course menus, and zero judgment about abandoning New Year’s resolutions. The culinary equivalent of Fashion Week IS…
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The Champagne Toast Edition: December’s Fond Farewells, Friendly Hellos & Focus On The Future
Five new businesses popped like champagne corks in December, eight more are queued up for 2026, and Mac Mart’s proof that the best pivots…
