Fairmount
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Figs in Fairmount Sold After Nearly 60 Years, New Owner to Open Valentina Italian Ristorante
Salvatore De Cristofaro, the longtime chef and owner of Figs in Fairmount, has sold his BYOB to veteran private chef and cooking instructor Landi Prendi, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Prendi plans to reopen the space as Valentina Italian Ristorante by the end of May 2026. Cristofaro’s move to sell marks the end…
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A 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech Outside Girard College Resonates With This Philadelphia Family
Learley and Curtis McAllister were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech outside of Girard College in August 1965, writes Tom Kretschmer for 6ABC. At the time, Girard College was segregated and Dr. King joined Cecil B. Moore and other prominent Philadelphia civil rights leaders in their…
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Philadelphia Relic Named Most Popular Abandoned Building in the World
A couple months ago, unoccupied house insurance experts at Alan Boswell Group released its list of the most famous and popular abandoned buildings across the world, and a Philadelphia building is atop the list, writes Stacey Leasca for Travel + Leisure. That building is the Eastern State Penitentiary in Fairmount, often described as America’s most…
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Fairmount Home Boasts Sophisticated Design While Also Being Fun and Kid-friendly
When Kelly Chew and Aalap Shah decided to move from Brooklyn to Philadelphia, they chose a historic Fairmount residence as their future home, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The three-story rowhouse they purchased in 2022 did not require any structural changes, but it was not kid-friendly and its color palette was too dark.…
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