As part of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation’s gay tourism campaign, “We Your People,” the fine folk at GPTMC have put together a nice profile on Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney (Bindi, Grocery, Lolita and Open House) and their 13th Street neighborhood. And yeah, no mention of Midtown Village!

Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney [gophila.com]
Thirteenth Street [Official Site]

If you receive the Center City District’s (In) Center City newsletter you may already know there’s a link to a coupon for 10% off your total at the Oceanaire Seafood Room. If you don’t receive the Center City District’s monthly newsletter well then rest assured we’ll tip you off on the good stuff.

And speaking of good stuff there is also a coupon for $10 off when you spend $50 or more at grocery cafe + market, grocery is from the folks behind Lolita.

Oceanaire Seafood Room Coupon [Center City District]
grocery cafe + market coupon [Center City District]
Sign up for (In) Center City [Center City District]
Oceanaire Seafood Room

Tony Goldman may own a lot of real estate on 13th Street between Walnut and Chestnut but it’s Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney who may be the “unofficial mayors of Philly’s new Midtown.”

The two helped start the 13th street revitalization with Open House, a upscale home store, then Lolita, the delicious Mexican BYOT (T for tequilla) and now they’ve opened Grocery at 13th and Chestnut.

Grocery is an upscale food market and an eat-in cafe. The extra-virgin olive oil bar, featuring a signature blood-orange variety has already been featured in Food & Wine magazine. You’ll also find some of Lolita’s flavors in the display cases including a Lolita cupcake and breakfast sandwich.

Block Party [City Paper]