August 03, 2021

Northern Liberties Kicks Off The Planning Process For A New Streetscape Vision Plan

August 03, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

Northern Liberties Business Improvement District (NLBID) announces the development of the Northern Liberties Streetscape Vision Plan. The young business district enters its third full year of operation preparing for a major growth in residential and commercial business. The population in the popular Philadelphia neighborhood is expected to nearly double in two short years, with 4,600 new residential units and 184,655 square feet of commercial on deck or under construction. NLBID has selected award-winning architecture firm KieranTimberlake, whose own office is located in the heart of Northern Liberties, to partner with Philadelphia-based PORT Urbanism to re-envision the 2nd Street commercial corridor and set a path for the next ten years of growth. The public-realm focused plan will consider pedestrian, bike, and vehicular circulation, as well as furnishing, greening, lighting, signage, and other considerations including potential new spaces of community collection. Funding for the planning process is supported by a grant from the Penn Treaty Special Services District.

July 15, 2021

Philadelphia Restaurants Celebrate National Tequila Day With Drink And Food Specials

July 15, 2021/ Añejo Philly/ Guest User

Philadelphia restaurants are shaking and stirring up drink and food specials to celebrate National Tequila Day on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Whether you like them straight up, on the rocks or frozen, there are features, specials and deep deals for every palate and expertise level. Head to Philadelphia’s new taco and tequila capital in Northern Liberties on and around N. 2nd Street for deals and features at Añejo Philly, SET NoLibs, El Camino, Germantown Garden and Vesper Dayclub. In other corners of the city, look for specials at Buena Onda, Juno and Rosy’s Taco Bar. Añejo Philly will host a special party that combines National Tequila Day with the restaurant’s one year anniversary, featuring specialty cocktails, drink deals, tequila tastings, swag and more.

July 08, 2021

Coney Shack Brings A Taste of Coney Island to University City

July 08, 2021/ Coney Shack/ Guest User

Coney Shack expands outside of New York City with the debut of their first out of market concept right here in Philadelphia. Chef, partner and founder Lawrence Mach teams up with Michael Tang of SET NoLibs to grand open Coney Shack at 3818 Chestnut Street this Friday, July 9th at 11:00am. Coney Shack started as a food cart in a parking lot of Coney Island back in 2013 and graduated to a food truck, a brick and mortar and then to a Times Square storage container pod-kitchen serving thousands of New Yorkers every week.

June 01, 2021

Philadelphia Gay Pride Month to Feature 45 Events All Month Long for June 2021

June 01, 2021/ FCM Hospitality/ Guest User

Philadelphia proudly celebrates June as Philly Gay Pride Month. Below please find a list of 45 top ways to celebrate Gay Pride in our amazing city. While the pandemic pressed pause on events last year, Philly Gay Pride has never been stronger and more important. From Pride Days at Parks on Tap and Philadelphia Flower Show, to Pride Nights at Philadelphia Zoo and Concourse Dance Club, to LGBTQ Circus and Yoga workshops, to Pride Month events as part of Philly Beer Week, there is something for everyone this year.

May 19, 2021

Northern Liberties Debuts New Mural Hunt Starting Memorial Day Weekend

May 19, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

Northern Liberties Business Improvement District announces the debut of a brand-new, self-guided Philadelphia Mural Art Crawl just in time for summer. Northern Liberties Mural Hunt: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Street Art will debut on Friday, May 28th and run through Monday, July 5th. Participants in the scavenger hunt can participate by downloading the free Let’s Roam app from Google Play or the Apple store, then locate the mural hunt on the app’s regional map. Once activated, participants can go at their own pace to find 20+ pieces of street art and murals, while learning about the art pieces' history and significance. Participants are then asked to complete fun challenges and enter to win weekly prizes. One lucky winner on July 5th will win the drawing for the grand prize, a bowling party for four at North Bowl. Free yourself from your home office, jailbreak the kids from Zoom school, and join forces with family and friends to find the hidden artistic gems in one of Philadelphia’s most unique neighborhoods.

May 06, 2021

Celebrate Mother's Day With Brunches, Giveaways and Specials at Philadelphia Restaurants

May 06, 2021/ Sofitel Philadelphia/ Guest User

For families looking for small and big ways to celebrate Mom and all she has gone through this past year, we present a list of 21 restaurants in Philadelphia Cherry Hill, Main Line and the suburbs. Starting off with free mimosas and cocktails for Mom at Juno and all Stove and Tap restaurants. Kids eat free saving the work at P'unk Burger. Sofitel presents the most decadent Mother's Day Brunch in the city. We have the Moms and Families serving up a special day for the Moms of the region with offerings from these famous culinary Moms: Marlo Dilks (SliCE and P'unk Burger), Bridget Foy (Sisterly Love Citywide Food Fair and Bridget Foy), Lamberti Family (Positano Coast and Caffee Aldo Lamberti) and Heather Annechiarico (Tio Flores and Hawthorne's). Make sure to make your reservations, bring your mask, plan to social distance, and enjoy these offerings for Mother's Day and Mother's Day Weekend 2021.

April 21, 2021

Northern Liberties Previews Menus for Debut Restaurant Week from April 9-18th

April 21, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

Northern Liberties Business Improvement District, one of the hottest and most notable food neighborhoods in Philadelphia, launches its first-ever Northern Liberties Restaurant Week from Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 18, 2021. Timed perfectly for the start of nice weather and expanded outdoor dining options, over 20 of the neighborhood's biggest names will offer two course (plus non-alcoholic beverage) lunches for $10 or $15, and three course dinners for $15, $20 and $25. Look for socially distanced seating inside some of the most beautiful, artful and colorful dining rooms in Philadelphia, plus seating at expansive, flowering and ornate streeteries and sidewalk cafes.

March 08, 2021

Your Guide to St. Patrick's Day in Philadelphia at 12 Top Restaurants, Bars and Breweries

March 08, 2021/ Tradesman's / Guest User

The luck of the Irish is back! One year after the pandemic cancelled most restaurant events for St. Patrick's Day and Weekend, Aversa PR clients are back with twelve ways to celebrate in a safe and socially distanced way for 2021. A Main Line celebration returns to Downtown Ardmore at John Henry’s Pub in the suburbs. In the city you can enjoy Green beer, glitter plus special food features from BRU Craft & Wurst, Tradesman's, and Finn McCool's. To make things safe and socially distanced, this year some clients will celebrate with food and drink features all month long, some the weekend before, some the day of, some the weekend after, and some a combination of above.

March 04, 2021

Retail Ready Bootcamp Debuts to Help Small Businesses Open First Retail Shop or Restaurant

March 04, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

The Northern Liberties Business Improvement District (NLBID) in partnership with Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) launches the first-ever Retail Ready Bootcamp designed to help businesses who are considering their first or next brick and mortar location. This special new incubator program comes at a very important time as the pandemic enters a new phase and businesses not only look to reopen, but to expand and capitalize on their pandemic pivots. The twelve-week courses will focus on creating a sound business strategy for opening a retail store in the current economic environment and is intended to help the businesses build confidence about their decision to move into a commercial space.