A reader checked in with us the other day, asking if we knew the deal with 1246 Frankford Ave., a long-time community garden that had recently been fenced off. We immediately had a flashback to the situation that recently developed at Triangle Park, where the property owner had erected a

Last Fall, we brought the Spring Arts Condos to your attention, at the corner of 12th and Green Streets, across the street from the Institute. These four new construction units have not sold as of yet, and are still listed for sale, priced between $275K and $285K. When we first

Note: We know that property tax talk is boring. Read this anyway, it's important.

As many of you have probably observed in terror, our fair city's leadership is currently endeavoring to fix our long-busted property tax system. Much has been made of the mayor's proposal to tuck a $94M tax increase to

I’ve got rhythm. I’ve got music. Who could ask for anything more? How about eight artist-decorated pianos that anyone can play, set at various locations throughout University City?

Heart and Soul is an interactive public art exhibition coming June 7-17 from the folks at University City District (UCD), that seeks to combine performance and

In January, we updated you on the progress of four homes on the 600 block of Poplar Street, on the edge of Northern Liberties. At the time, we speculated on the upper boundary for the pricing of these homes, guessing that people wouldn't pay much above $400K, given the location.

In March, we speculated about a proposed ten-home development at 1235 Crease St., in Fishtown. Developers were, at the time, planning to build ten units, with five homes fronting Crease Street, and five additional homes fronting an interior courtyard of sorts. According to the very active comments section for that

A reader checked in, wondering about some workers going in and out of 731 N 20th St., in Francisville. We did a little investigating, and were a little surprised about what we found.

This home is located on an unusual block. Five homes on this street are owned by PHA, all

A reader reached out to us on Twitter about 2417 Brown St., a blighted property near their house. Located just down the street from the still-being-built Fairmount Court 2.0, this property hasn't interfered with the efforts to sell these new homes, but as its condition declines, it could become a

Not only does the Franklin Institute have a walk-through replica of the human heart and a sculpture of Ben Franklin the size of a dinosaur, but it also has a colorful history that predates its instatement at 20th and Race Sts. by more than a century.

Indeed, the Institute predates the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

A piece of literary history is for sale. Again.

"You could smell the odor of urine, s**t and vomit of a half century as it came up through the floor into the bar from the restrooms below,” wrote Charles Bukowski, one of America’s most famous poets, about a corner bar at 17th and