I visited Philadelphia s famous Reading Terminal Market and found shoppers finally returning - but vendors said shortages and inflation were the new headaches
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Visiting Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia Post-Pandemic
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Michael D Onofrio, The Philadelphia TribuneMay 24, 2021
The KeVen Parker Soul Food Café in the Reading Terminal will be closed permanently. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
The Soul Food Café at Reading Terminal Market run by the late Black entrepreneur KeVen Parker has permanently closed.
On Monday, Annie Allman, general manager of Reading Terminal Market, confirmed Parker’s booth will not reopen in a telephone interview.
London Faust, a spokeswoman for the market, said in an email that a “soul food concept” will occupy Parker’s former booth. She declined to provide additional details, saying the new tenant for the booth was still in the planning stages. Market officials are expected to provide an update on the new tenant in the coming weeks.