Center City: Strongbox, perhaps the city’s most pretentious club, is now closed. [Philly Chit Chat]
Midtown Village: Full Moon Saloon, the sleazy strip joint located next to Vintage and El Vez and directly across the street from Sampan, has a new sign out front that reads Thirteenth Street Bistro, but the property is still up for sale. [Foobooz]
Italian Market: 943, the Italian-Argentine BYOB that’s been in the works for forever, has taken the paper off the windows and expects to open in coming weeks. [Meal Ticket]
South Philly: Apparently Stephen Starr did not buy the long-shuttered Broad Street Diner; It’s still on the market. [Philadelphia Brownstoner]
South Philly: After 36 years at the corner of 10th and Federal, Bitar’s is looking for a new location. [Philadelphia Brownstoner]
West Philly: The bar formerly known as Scooters at 38th and Lancaster is scheduled to be sold at auction on Friday. [Foobooz]
