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Two months ago The Flying Carpet Café and Bar, a new dig with a Mediterranean twist, opened at 1841 Poplar Street, the site that was once home to New Janie’s Lounge before it closed due to unpaid taxes. On a bright afternoon its calm vibe and green and purple walls could make you feel like you’re in a breezy beach café in some coastal town, not just one block from Girard Avenue. Owner Kevin Young says his eclectic menu caters to palettes colored by the flavors of the world. “The neighborhood desperately needed a friendly meeting spot that represented the diversity of the neighborhood,” says Young, an eight-year Francisville resident and the founder of Urban Realty Works. URW bought, designed and renovated the first-floor bar (the second floor remains vacant) during a slow three-year construction process. Because city records incorrectly list the building as three separate buildings,…

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