The Group Stage Edition: It’s June’s Fond Farewells, Friendly Hellos & Focus on the Future

Rittenhouse spent June balancing World Cup energy with 5 fresh openings, a couple of hard goodbyes, and a pipeline that just hit 32, with cafés alone accounting for 9. June in Rittenhouse had one job: show up for opening day. The FIFA World Cup kicked off in Philly this month, and the neighborhood, already mid-warmup from May, pushed through construction, a couple of literal fires, and a heat…