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sheds_and_shelters t1_jdy5g79 wrote

Reply to comment by filladellfea in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

Cool, thanks for confirming. They did an incredible job on Lunar and that new high rise across the street on Richmond looks great as well. I know a bunch of businesses have spoken highly of them, and I love that they have an office right there on Richmond — becoming even more personally invested in the immediate area.

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sheds_and_shelters t1_jdw2otr wrote

Reply to comment by internet_friends in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

The local Proud Boys leader lived on Almond when the FBI came to take him away, I believe. Some of the things I’ve heard said over my fence are absolutely heinous. It’s less an “undercurrent” than it is something many in the neighborhood actively cultivate.

You mentioned the pro-cop businesses, and it’s hardly limited to Gaul. Look no further than Debbie’s, where I regularly see cop cars parked in the middle of the street with perfectly good spots to be had mere feet away to pick up their donuts or whatever mid-shift. Predictably gross. The same goes for plenty of other mainstays.

That being said, it is becoming more diverse and progressive and I love that places like the ones mentioned on Richmond are facilitating that transition (even if I don’t have any hopes that it’ll ever get rid of those vibes entirely).

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sheds_and_shelters t1_jdvsozq wrote

Reply to comment by IPA_lot_ in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

Eh, it's pretty standard bar food with some rotating specials and vegan options. Not sure when you were last there, but I do think they've had turnover in terms of the chef in the past like... 18 months or so. I'm more a fan of their great happy hour / drinks than I am their food (although their pretzel was killer, RIP).

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sheds_and_shelters t1_jdvgwvb wrote

Reply to comment by Chimpskibot in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

Yup. This exactly.

I'll add to your list and throw out Launderette Records, Corpse Flower Tattoo... and then nearby Nemi and La Roma... as places that fit into this niche and deserve a shoutout.

edit: Also shoutout to A Frame Constructs who, I think, have helped to design and develop both many of these business (Lunar, Launderette) as well as some of the new residential building(s?) on Richmond that look super nice. Their office is on Richmond.

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sheds_and_shelters t1_j9648dl wrote

Reply to comment by fightinforphilly in Pliny the Younger Day fundraiser returns to Monk's Café for first time since before pandemic by outerspace29

Yup — good info for anyone looking for RR generally (and nothing against those beers, I actually prefer Blind Pig to both Plinys), I just was under the impression that nowhere else in the city would have Younger available this year based on radio silence or closings from the usual suspects.

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