MEDICAL Guide Vol. 67 NO. 8 ■ February 20, 2014
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VOTE
■ Last call. Cast your vote in the Readers’ Choice Awards to earn bragging rights for your favorite people and places and prizes for yourself. See page 20.
EATS
■ The chefs along the avenue are warming up their tasty plans for a week of special three-course offerings at 24 different establishments. See page 27.
SPORTS
This rendering reveals some of the proposed changes planned for the northwest corner of Fifth and Bainbridge streets. Renderings Provided by Precision Realty Group, llc
Destined for check-ins A Queen Village lll corner’s h huge overhaul h l willll yield ld a boutique hotel, apartments and retail space.
■ By Bill Chenevert
■ A Lower Moyamensing quarterback recently claimed an honor for his athletic and academic growth.
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alking around the blocks that neighbor the intersection of Fifth and Bainbridge streets, there are pretty much three answers to the question “Have you heard about the hotel that’s coming?” They are: “What hotel?,” “Yeah, the yuppies
are coming” and “It’s going to be great.” Despite the business deathtrap that seems to inhabit the southwest corner of the intersection (former home to Adsum, Tapestry, Coquette and a Thai place), developer Ilan Zaken sees potential in a sizable chunk of real estate across the street. “When these buildings became available, I did not initially see the opportunity for the hotel concept,” Zaken said. “It evolved when I saw that there
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was a definite need for a neighborhood-oriented boutique hotel which was intimate and reasonably priced with a good restaurant for the corner location. The remainder of the Fifth Street properties will be retail on the ground floor with apartments above.” When John C. Paul initially invested in a headSee BOUTIQUE HOTEL page 10 >>
South Philly comics find two new home bases to triumph with laughs and bombs.
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