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Philadelphia Style Magazine features high quality Truefitt & Hill products carried exclusively by 2bgroomed. Maxim Awards: Best Barbershops – “Indulge in any of the seven different grooming packages available at 2B Groomed, where the jazz is always playing, the expert staff sport bow ties, and classic British products like Truefitt & Hill are for sale. It’s really smashing stuff.” The Frank Distro League (FDL) is an international community of creative individuals, and is also the platform we use to distribute content worldwide, as well as conduct research, and execute promotions and marketing initiatives on behalf of our partners. The Extras: They are the only barbershop in Philadelphia authorized to carry Truefitt & Hill products. Fun Fact: 2B Groomed Studios Grooming caters to 70% of Downtown Philadelphia’s Hotels. Plus many conjunctions with vendors such as Renaissance Marriott and Macy’s, have separated 2 B Groomed Studios from your typical barbering salon by allowing modeling auditions and providing a dose of exposure to upcoming talents in Philadelphia.
Michael Klein Inquirer Columnist reports – Coming in at No. 5 on Playboy’s list of what it calls the top 10 barbershops in America – part of a piece in the January/February issue about the apparent revival of the barbershop – is Center City’s 2B Groomed Studios (270 S. 11th St.), run by Jahmal Rhaney. 2B Groomed Studios placed number five on Playboy’s list of the Top 10 Barbershops in America! January/February 2010 Double Issue, page 87 NBC 10 in Philadelphia talked with Jahmal about the Playboy article! Check out the article on their web site: NBC 10 Philadelphia Two recent mentions in Philadelphia City Paper about the Playboy article! Brian Howard on Jan 18, 2010 and A.D. Amorosi on Jan 19, 2010 Proving last year was no fluke, 2B Groomed Studios has won Best Philadelphia Barber for the second year in a row! Philly Mag’s 7 Manly Man Barber Shops That Will Pamper Your Pop “At Jahmal Rhaney’s newer, bigger location, your dad will have a variety of shaves and haircuts — or packages of both — to choose from once he settles into one of the shop’s comfy chairs….”
“2B Groomed Studios, offers a stimulating unparallel experience with a blend of unique styles, Jazz music and an elegant warm atmosphere….” “2B’s genteel and exacting owner, Jahmal Rhaney, says his two-chair shop will do ‘anything you need done with any hair on your body.’ What he means is that you won’t walk out with embarrassing nose and ear hairs protruding. And if you’re game for a straight-razor shave or body waxing, he does that, too….”Philadelphia: The Best of the Best 2011Gangster Vegan cancels immediate plans for West Philly (updated) Posted on 22 June 2016 that he was planning to sign the lease for the storefront at 4305 Locust St. after it was fully renovated, but “started having issues with the landlord” and decided not to continue with his plans for the space. Instead, he’s eyeing a new location in the area. Looks like Gangster Vegan Organics, a restaurant and juice bar, is not coming to Locust Street as previously reported, and the space is now back on the market.
An employee at the only current Gangster Vegan organic location (in Norristown), said that “things didn’t quite work out” with the building’s owner, but West Philly is not completely out of the picture. Gangster Vegan Organics is now focusing on their expansion in Phoenixville instead. “For Rent” signs have recently been posted on the windows at 4305 Locust St. (pictured). The ground floor space has been renovated after the fire in March 2015 that forced Cafe Renata, which was renting it at the time, to relocate to Baltimore Avenue. Tony’s Barber Shop building on Baltimore Ave. for sale Posted on 10 June 2016 The building at 4529 Baltimore Avenue that used to host Tony’s “Just For Men” Barber Shop has recently been listed for sale for $415,000. The 1,760 square feet property includes a ground-floor commercial space, a partially finished basement, and two apartments (a large two-bedroom with a deck and a studio on the ground floor behind the commercial space).
It is zoned CMX-2 (Commercial/Commercial Mixed-Use). The property was for sale in 2013, shortly after the original business owner, Tony Rodriguez’s, passing. Then it was listed for $285,000 but was taken off the market a month later. It appears that Rodriguez’s family kept the business running for a few more years. The property is listed by MPN Realty, a company that often handles properties in this section of Baltimore Ave. , which is also listing the property, provides the following description of Baltimore Avenue: “The face of Baltimore Avenue has changed dramatically in the last year alone from unstable mom and pop businesses to more professional successful operations. In the last year alone, The Nesting House, Jinxed, Renata’ s Kitchen (formerly Café Renata) and Loco Pez have opened or are in the process of opening businesses in Spruce Hill.” Resolution passes to extend Spruce Hill zoning authority to include USciences building plans (updated)
Posted on 13 April 2016 UPDATE (April 14, 2016): After reading this post, SHCA zoning chair Barry Grossbach wrote to clarify the new boundaries. “Read your description of our proposed boundary expansion and it might be a bit misleading. It suggests that we are expanding into neighborhoods south of Woodland Avenue. To the contrary, we specifically said that we did NOT want to encroach on West Shore, and that our concern was to have some say on development on the south side of Woodland Avenue. There are specific criteria that City Planning has to use in drawing RCO boundaries, so they followed the procedure that imposes the most minimal intrusion into any residential area ( a block or two adjacent to USciences campus). Almost all of what would be designated as West Shore is NOT included in this proposed expansion.” The Spruce Hill Community Association (SHCA) passed a resolution on Tuesday night that extends its jurisdiction as a “registered community organization” (RCO) to the neighborhoods south of Woodland Avenue.
That means it now will likely weigh in on important zoning issues along Woodland, including the University of the Sciences’ plans to build a large dormitory complex on the site of the former Alexander Wilson school at 46th and Woodland. RCOs are in place around Philadelphia to facilitate public debate over proposed development and while their recommendations are not binding, they are considered during Zoning Board of Adjustment hearings. SHCA zoning chair Barry Grossbach told the organization’s board last night that the city’s Planning Commission supports the boundary extension. The commission will have to approve the resolution. SHCA’s boundaries as an RCO, which had previously stopped at the northern side of Woodland Avenue, will extend south to the train tracks south of the USciences’ campus. USciences plans to construct several buildings over the next decade or so and it has been unclear which RCOs would consider the proposals. Three West Philly structures, including a striking parking garage, win preservation awards
Posted on 06 April 2016 Three West Philly buildings, including the Penn Museum, the Hamilton Mansion at The Woodlands and a parking garage, are among the winners of this year’s Preservation Achievement Awards. Built in 1770 (and rebuilt since), the Hamilton Mansion is the centerpiece of The Woodlands’ grounds. The preservation award is for the restoration of the cryptoporticus, an underground passageway on the front of the building, and north terrace. Penn Museum’s award is for the renovation of the building’s west wing, which began in 2010. Perhaps most intriguing is the award to the parking garage called “Walnut 32.” It’s safe to say that parking garages typically draw few fans of architecture. But there is something about Walnut 32 that is appealing. At least the architects tried in 1963 to make interesting what is a necessary evil and typically a blotch on the architectural landscape. Even the folks at Hidden City Philadelphia really like it, writing that “it may not be a beautiful building, but it does reveal its structure in a striking and elegant way.”
Unfinished apartment building at 42nd and Chester is now for sale (updated) UPDATE (April 8, 2016): Parked cars were removed and a few dividers were put today on the street near the construction site, as we assume to provide a path for pedestrians:Bikes (@philabikes) April 8, 2016 Those of you who live or pass by the area of 42nd and Chester probably have been wondering what’s happening with the new apartment building on the southeast corner. The construction of the three-story, six-unit building at 4128 Chester Ave. was supposed to have been completed last summer. All its units were leased, with move-in dates in August 2015. But the construction stalled months ago. The site has looked abandoned for a while, looking “hideous and dispiriting,” according to Spruce Hill Community Association zoning chair Barry Grossbach.The building sits on a 2,6140-square-foot lot and includes overall 16 bedrooms and eight full baths, according to the listing. The location makes it “desirable student housing.”
The listing also states that construction of the building is currently being completed. Hot Commodity: Old Spruce Hill homes demolished to make room for apartment buildings (updated) Posted on 21 March 2016 Editor’s Note: After this story was printed, Spruce Hill Community Association’s zoning chair Barry Grossbach said that they “begged the owners of 243 [S. 45th St.] not to take the building down. My impression is that they are building a multi-unit structure.” Developers continue to buy properties and land around Penn and Drexel and turn them into apartments buildings mostly aimed at students. The photo above is from a new project at 41st and Ludlow. Ludlow Brothers LLC purchased a single family home at that location in 2014 and demolished it to make room for a four-story apartment building. Another Spruce Hill development project, luxury apartments on S. 45th Street between Spruce and Locust, has been completed. As was reported earlier, an old West Philly row home at 245 S. 45th St. was demolished to make room for the new four-story 15-unit building.