October 03, 2021

Monster Mash Bloody Mary Challenge Returns to 16 Northern Liberties Restaurants for Spooky Season

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

Northern Liberties Business Improvement District ushers in spooky season and sweater weather with the return of the Monster Mash! In its second year, this event will highlight the great outdoor dining spots in the neighborhood, showcase the best brunch restaurants in the city - and crown the neighborhood's winner for Best Bloody Mary! Will anyone unseat 2020 winner Jerry’s Bar? This year’s event is presented with support from sponsors and supporters Stateside Vodka and Devilfish Ink. Monster Mash: Northern Liberties Bloody Mary Challenge will run from Saturday, October 9th through Sunday, October 17th 2021, with select restaurants participating on weekends only.

September 21, 2021

Northern Liberties Announces Free Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Festival

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

Northern Liberties Business Improvement District announces the launch of its inaugural Fitness & Wellness Fair on Sunday, September 26, 2021. This free event will see the closure of the 700 block of N 2nd St from Noon to 5:00pm for an open-air fair that focuses on the many yoga, fitness, skincare, and self-care businesses in Northern Liberties. Attendees can expect free classes, demonstrations, and meet-and-greets to learn more about area business offerings. All are welcome to attend this free event on the 700 block of N 2nd St in Northern Liberties (between Fairmoint and Brown).

September 16, 2021

Northern Liberties Night Market Set to Debut with Food Trucks, Entertainment & Fun Surprises

September 16, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

2nd Street Festival is proud to announce the launch of the Northern Liberties Night Market Series. This inaugural series of outdoor food festivals is rolling into the single fastest growing neighborhood in Philadelphia on Thursday, September 23rd, from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, on N. 2nd Street between Fairmount and Poplar streets. This new event will take place every spring and fall, and is a pivot and expansion by the operators of the city's 2nd Street Festival, which has been on hold during the pandemic. For this first event, look for dozens of food trucks, food vendors, shopping vendors, sidewalk cafes, entertainment, family fun, lawn games, music, street performers, and a couple other fun surprises. The festival is free to attend and food/drink are pay-as-you-go. For more information, visit http://www.2ndstfestival.org/

August 20, 2021

Glu Hospitality Debuts Leda and The Swan Popup Cocktail Garden in Northern Liberties

August 20, 2021/ Leda and The Swan/ Guest User

Glu Hospitality presents a limited-edition end-of-summer experience with the grand opening of Leda and The Swan Pop-up Cocktail Garden at 1033 N. 2nd Street, running from Saturday, August 21 to Sunday, September 5, 2021. The new al fresco cocktail and music hideaway will pop-up outside of the former home of Wahlburgers, next to the Piazza and across from El Camino and SET No Libs. This outdoor space come September will be part of one of the city's largest openings of the year when Glu will debut two side-by-side restaurant concepts Figo Ristorante and Figo Pizzeria. While partners Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu put the finishing touches on the new restaurants, they wanted to activate the gorgeous outdoor patio and covered bar with a cocktail garden featuring the best of Leda and The Swan's carefully curated menu that was designed by well-known cocktail veterans Ryan Fenton and Zach Kessler.

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.

June 14, 2021

Glu Hospitality Grand Opens Bagels and Co. in Northern Liberties at The Piazza

June 14, 2021/ Bagels and Co/ Guest User

Northern Liberties, the years of waiting are over and Philly's hottest food neighborhood finally will get its bagel shop! Glu Hospitality debuts its first-ever breakfast and lunch concept Bagels and Co (1001 N 2nd St) with a grand opening celebration between Friday, June 4 and Sunday, June 13, 2021. Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu, the dynamic duo behind Germantown Garden Grill, Vesper Dayclub, Leda and the Swan, Germantown Garden Grill, Hunnies Crispy Chicken, The Igloos at Germantown Garden and Vesper Center City, are proud to debut a 1,100 square foot breakfast, lunch, coffee and bagel cafe and shop that is modern, clean, simple and stylish, complete with an opening menu filled with over a dozen varieties of Brooklyn-style Bagels, over two dozen inventive, creative and signature cream cheeses and spreads, along with fresh made-to-order sandwiches, salads, baked goods and other goodies. On the coffee side, Bagels and Co. is ready to give the neighborhood a jolt with fresh-brewed coffee in partnership with D’Amico Coffee Roasters.

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.

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 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.