We've mentioned the Forgotten Bottom neighborhood a couple of times in the past, but it's not an area that often shows up on anybody's radar. The little neighborhood, tucked between Grays Ferry Ave., I-76, and the Schuylkill River, is tricky to find and easy to miss. Along with a few

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In just one year, West Philly-based Pedal Coop (PC) has tripled the reusable waste that they collect. In all, they pick up more than 9,000 gallons of compost and recycling around the city every month.

Their mission is to contribute to sustainable efforts while at once working to reduce carbon emissions by transporting

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We were passing by yesterday, and snapped photos of the ongoing construction at 7th and Bainbridge Sts., just south of the coffee shop on the corner. In case you haven't read our previous posts about this project or to refresh your memory, these four homes, with front yard parking, are

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At the end of last year, we explained a vacant lot on the 1800 block of South Street West, giving you the heads up about two four-story triplex condo buildings in the works from Haffey Homes. As you may have noticed, these homes have gone up and have a pretty

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Over the last couple of months, we've told you about two rather large projects in close proximity to one another in Francisville, and figured it would be nice to provide some updates.

One project, at the corner of 19th and Poplar Sts., involves five duplexes replacing a church that was torn down

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If you’ve ever seen a driver navigating a scooter, maybe a Vespa, around town, perhaps you thought, that person looks ridiculous. Or maybe you thought, ah, they know the score.

Whatever the case, you may be soon seeing a lot more folks on scooters, especially in Queen Village or Society Hill.

Members

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The Acme supermarket occupying the space between Passyunk, Reed, 10th & 11th Streets, is certainly a neighborhood institution.  But for nearly a century-and-a-half, this plot was occupied by an actual institution; the Moyamensing Prison.

According to the marker dedicated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission just last year, the prison was constructed in 1835

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If you're any kind of regular reader of this here blog, you're keenly aware of the amount of residential new construction activity going on in Fishtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. Often, we find ourselves covering larger scale, sexier projects, like Norris Square at Norris & Trenton, or five units replacing

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Last year, we told you about a confusing building under construction at 1233 S Broad St., covering up a mural of "zombie" Frank Sinatra and immediately next door to a Lukoil station. Here's a shot of the building under construction:

Three condo units have been on the market for a couple

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The Social Security Administration is moving into a new building at 43rd and Market when it is completed this summer. They’ll savor the new digs until our populace’s social security benefits run out sometime around 2033, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. Then we’ll all account for ourselves, right? Well... maybe not.

Nevertheless, we spoke

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