By Cassie Hepler There’s was one thing that South Street in Philadelphia was missing. And Chef Sandro Frusone and brother Giancarlo found and filled that void. The same gregarious chef who used to own several Italian spots including Gnocchi on lower East Passyunk just opened South Street’s first meatball restaurant, Me ’N’ Mo Meatballs and […]
by Cassie Hepler “We catered the first Rocky movie,” said Jerry McNelis of Maglio’s. “And we wouldn’t mind catering Creed,” added Anthony Maglio. With over 100 additions to The Market at Maglio’s storefront last fall, they may just have more to offer Sylvester Stallone this time around. The previous walk-in store size just wasn’t cutting […]
BY TONY WEST/ For the first time in a lifetime, Philadelphia is growing. And the pace of growth is picking up. 2014 promises to notch construction of more new residential units than in any year for decades. During the construction phase, essential maintenance and repairs, such as a hydraulic pump repair, are necessary to allow […]
US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has urged the Obama Administration to include adequate funding for the Delaware Deepening project in its upcoming Fiscal Year 2016 budget. During a meeting with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy, Casey discussed the role the deepening of the Delaware will play in job creation and […]
BY DENISE FUREY/ The media are highlighting the Obama administration’s executive actions affecting immigration and ObamaCare. Another attempt to do an end-run around Congress, which is receiving less press, is the Environmental Protection’s proposed “Clean Power Plan”. Not only is this rule skirting the legislative process, but it will potentially hinder companies investing in their […]
Live! Hotel & Casino Charged With Racial Baggage, Facing Neighbors’ Pushback
November 14, 2014 No Comment
Live! Hotel & Casino would bring a lot of baggage to its projected home at 9th & Packer Streets. Not only would it face a welcoming committee of irate neighbors and leaders in a community already heavily impacted by tourism at the sports stadiums, but it would need to explain away to the satisfaction of […]
BY DENISE FUREY/ The Marcellus Shale Coalition held its fourth annual “Shale Gas Insight” conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh last week. The first three annual conferences were held in Philadelphia. Subsequent Shale Gas Insight conferences will alternate between the two cities, with next year’s convention scheduled to be in Philadelphia. […]
Mayor Michael A. Nutter has praised the decision by UIL Holdings Corp. to continue its effort to acquire the Philadelphia Gas Works in a $1.86-billion transaction that awaits action by the Philadelphia City Council. James P. Torgerson, UIL President and CEO, is still hoping to pursue the purchase of the city-owned gas utility even though […]
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