Pop-Up Beer Gardens

Is Gentrification on Tap at Philadelphia's Pop-Up Beer Gardens?

Danya Henninger reports on the local controversy over a pop-up beer garden in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze.

June 8, 2015 - Billy Penn

Pitching a Pop-Up Beer Garden for the Giants' Waterfront Ballpark

The San Francisco Giants are proposing a clever scheme to activate the space in one of its ballpark adjacent parking lots. The Yard, as it's called, could be ready by Spring Training.

January 15, 2015 - San Francisco Chronicle

'Pop-Up Beer Gardens' Hack Pennsylvania's Alcohol License Restrictions

Some restaurants have found ways to circumvent the expense of liquor licenses in Philadelphia by opening pop-up beer gardens operating under a much, much cheaper catering permit. Cue state legislation to curb the practice.

July 24, 2014 - PlanPhilly

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