A reader asked us if we'd heard anything about the newish hole at 1538 Green St., on the corner of 16th & Green. This lot has been used as a surface parking lot for at least the last decade. Does anyone remember when there was a building here?

As of a

Early in the twentieth century, South 4th Street existed as the commercial center of Philadelphia’s Jewish community. In the 1920s, City Hall issued pushcart permits thus laying the groundwork for what would later be known as Fabric Row. In its heyday, as many as 500 people made their living as a

A couple of readers checked in, asking if we had any idea about the recently dug hole at 2300 Christian St., a long vacant lot.

Bought at sheriff's sale in 2006 by Sunrise Realty, a developer out Huntington Valley, this lot has been untouched for at least those six years. In

A couple of weeks back, we told you about two new homes, with a garage in the middle, coming to the hidden 800 block of Opal St., in Francisville. Here, check out the foundations being dug as of last week:

Next to these homes, in case you forgot, is newish and

A new dining option for Fishtown appears to be on its way to the corner of East York and Gaul streets.

Construction has been underway for about two months inside the first floor space inside 2424 Studios. The management of the unique three-story office building declined to comment on its new

Several readers checked in last week, asking if we'd heard anything about 263 N 3rd St., most recently the home of the Lite Bite luncheonette. Abandoned for at least five years now, the fate of this site appeared to be decided a few months ago, as new owners received permission

A few years ago, the folks at University City District (UCD) decided that sustainability deserved explicit recognition as a theme in their group’s work. This happened around the same time Mayor Nutter announced his Greenworks initiative that set fifteen sustainability targets for the City of Philadelphia.

“So we looked at that document,” said

Recently, we told you about the illegal awnings and terribly unattractive signage at the new corner store at 20th and Carpenter Sts., which opened about a week ago. As the week went by, much of the signage on the covering the windows was removed, and an unfortunate spelling error was

Last Fall, we told you about the planned expansion at the Wistar Institute, in the heart of Penn's West Philly campus. Over the last six months, a large building in the middle of their Spruce Street complex has been razed, paving the way for the new building, designed by Ballinger.

By the

On the agenda for the Fishtown zoning committee meeting a couple of weeks ago was a proposal for the establishment of a new bakery at 1255 Marlborough St., formerly a corner store. This corner store, fortunately, had relatively tasteful signage, in contrast to some other stores we've seen of late.

While