Openings

Ballers Philadelphia

Ballers, a pickleball and golf complex, to open in former electric company hub in Fishtown in July

Frankford Library unveils $5.5 million renovation that took more than two years to complete

frankford library exterior

After five years of planning and building, Calder Gardens will open to visitors starting Sept. 21

Calder Gardens opening

House of Magic owner follows lifelong passion in opening venue with a library, museum and 2 theaters for illusions

House of Magic

Cupid's Bookshop in Manayunk will be a safe space for romance lovers

Cupid's Bookshop

Middle Child is opening a new restaurant inside Philly airport this fall

Middle Child airport

Luxury fashion company Aritzia opens first Philadelphia store in Center City

Aritzia

Liberty Kitchen, maker of the viral kale Caesar cutlet hoagie, opens third location in Chestnut Hill

Liberty Kitchen

New cafe and cocktail lounge opens inside the Kimmel Center

Ensemble Arts bar

Center City gaming venue to let people slay zombies, sail the Seven Seas and go on other virtual reality adventures

Sandbox VR Philly

Irv's Ice Cream, which has operated out of a Cherry Street Pier trolley, is opening a shop in Bella Vista this spring

Irv's Ice Cream storefront

Federal Donuts to open Willow Grove shop, its second in the Philly suburbs, on Friday

Federal Donuts Willow Grove

Origin of new Northern Liberties brewery can be traced to college apartment bathtub

Future Days nolib

Downtime Bakery, a sourdough specialist, opens shop in Mount Airy

Downtime Bakery

Italian restaurant from Couch Cafe chef coming to Queen Village

Scampi restaurant

Franklin Institute debuts $8.5 million exhibit on human body, featuring the return of the Giant Heart

Giant Heart Franklin

After starting a bakery out of her home, New June owner to open first store in Brewerytown

New June Bakery opening

Weckerly's opens second ice cream shop in King of Prussia Mall and will give away scoops to 100 customers on Sept. 19

Weckerly's KOP

Cookie company Taylor Chip to open two Philly stores in September

Taylor Chip Rittenhouse Fishtown

Scoop DeVille plans new locations in Fishtown and South Jersey

Scoop DeVille Locations

Chip City Cookies, a New York-based chain, to open first Philly location in Rittenhouse

Chip City Cookies Philadelphia

Milk Jawn to dish out free scoops at opening of new shop in Northern Liberties on Friday

Milk Jawn NoLibs

Loretta's, a retro cafe with tons of pastries, to open in Headhouse Square this fall

Loretta's cafe

Essex Squeeze, a New York-based juice bar and cafe, opens in Northern Liberties

Essex Squeeze Northern Liberties

New oyster bar from CookNSolo to open this fall in former firehouse in Olde Kensington

Jaffa Bar

After nearly 2 years of planning, an intimate French restaurant nears its opening in Headhouse Square

Provenance restaurant

Buffalo Wild Wings Go will offer free wings for a year when it opens next week

Buffalo Wild Wings

Bagels & Co. at Temple has preview for students Friday ahead of grand opening

Bagels & Co. Temple opening

Olde Kensington's the Ground Coffee is coming to Rittenhouse

The Ground Coffee Rittenhouse

Wokworks will open its first Jersey Shore location in Margate this summer

Wokworks Margate Location

Stone's seeks to reimagine beer distribution in return to Fairmount

DSC_0977 (1).png

Mural City Cellars to open new winery in Fishtown

Mural City Cellars Fishtown

Weavers Way Co-op to open new grocery store in Germantown in April

Weavers Way Germantown location.jpg

Saté Kampar is coming back in a bigger space in Bella Vista

Kampar restaurant opening

Activewear chain Alo Yoga to open store in Center City

Alo first Philadelphia location

Medium Rare, a restaurant chain known for its steak frites, is coming to Fishtown in late 2024

Medium Rare Fishtown

Bacon-themed restaurant — serving pork sandwiches, cakes and even drinks — opens in South Philly

Bake n Bacon restaurant opens

Atlantic City indoor waterpark opening postponed over incomplete permits

Island Waterpark delayed

Carbon Copy brewery-winery will take over Dock Street's West Philly firehouse space

Carbon Copy Beer Wine

Topgolf to open location in Northeast Philadelphia this week

Topgolf Northeast Philly

Federal Donuts opens new location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Neon Museum of Philadelphia opening to first visitors next week

neon museum opening

Faith and Liberty Discovery Center reveals opening date, begins ticket sales

Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

Page 1 of 8 next

Just In

Must Read

City wants feedback on 5 designs for Sadie T.M. Alexander statue

Sadie T.M. Alexander

How children use screens matters more than how much time they spend on them

Child Screen Time

David Lynch's film prints, scripts and mugs sold at estate auction

David Lynch auction

Reading Terminal Market's ice cream festival returns July 12

Ice cream festival

Phillies transfer Aaron Nola to 60-day injured list, replace Weston Wilson with Buddy Kennedy

Nola 6.19.25