WineO has finally opened, replacing the Ministry of Information in Northern Liberties. Meal Ticket has the menu and some photos too. [Meal Ticket]

Pub & Kitchen is adding Friday and Saturday lunch to their repertoire. We’re eying the smoked salmon platter with the Metropolitan Bakery’s fennel pretzel. Also P&K is making their Friday firkin a weekly thing. Tapping is at 4pm.  [The Insider]

The Institute’s upstairs lounge isn’t finished yet but when it is, expect highbacked booths, dancefloor, DJ booth and Nintendo Wii. [Phoodie.info]

Avram Hornik’s Jumbo Theatre project at Front and Girard is dead. [Philebrity]

Nothing like a nightspot to bring together community groups. Developer Avram Hornik looks to have a battle on his hands regarding reopening the Jumbo Theatre as a 500-700 capacity theater/bar/restaurant combination.

Neighbors fight bar/concert hall [Philadelphia Daily News]

Philly Skyline’s Bradley Maule braves a Fishtown neighbors meeting to find out about Avram Hornik’s plans for the Jumbo Theatre at Front and Girard.

PhillySkyline provides all the gory details while Philebrity boils it down to the highlights.

Mumbo Jumbo [PhillySkyline] via Philebrity

Avram Hornik’s 4 Corners Management is looking to add to its stable of establishments, this time in Fishtown at the former Global Thrift. Avram plans a restaurant with a live performance area. An ambitious plan for a big parcel that got its start as the Jumbo Theatre. It also got us wondering, what does the average Foobooz reader think of 4 Corners’ stable of Drinker’s Tavern, Drinker’s Pub, Loie, Lucy’s, NoChe and Bar Noir.

 

Blind Item: Who Is Helping Girard Ave. Get *This* Much Closer To Getting That “Official Live Music District” Status? [Philebrity]
Meet the Jumbo Theater [Food and Drinq]
4 Corners Management [Official Site]