A reader asked us if we knew the scoop about Divan Mediterranean Grill, which opened at 622 S 6th St. earlier this week. The restaurant, which replaces the long-shuttered Shouk, has a nearly identical name and logo to Divan Turkish Kitchen, the recently closed spot at 22nd and Carpenter Sts., in the Graduate Hospital

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In January, we told you about changes coming to two churches in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood- upcoming demolition for Mt. Olive AME church at 19th and Fitzwater Sts., and adaptive reuse for Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church, at Fitzwater St. and Grays Ferry Ave.

At the SOSNA zoning meeting earlier this week, the developers for

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Back in February, OCF Holdings presented two projects to the ZBA which garnered both significant support and opposition. First, the developer presented a mixed-use development at the corner of Point Breeze & Titan, with thirteen residential units and a pharmacy on the first floor. After three hours of discussion, they

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Biking around over the weekend, we almost fell over when we saw this: a floating cornice!

In December, Todd Kent purchased 2036 Carpenter St., a home described in the listing as a place that "needs TLC." Rather than simply applying a little TLC, Kent has opted to rehab the entire home,

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We've heard rumblings about Weccacoe Flats for months now, but only yesterday did we happen upon the future location of this neat development. 817-19 S. 5th St., just around the corner from the soon-to-be-made-over Weccacoe Playground, currently consists of two fairly standard Queen Village 2.5 story homes that look like

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A reader gave us the heads up about an ongoing renovation at 2345 E Cumberland St., a huge house just a few doors down from the excellent Memphis Taproom.

Developer BMK Properties purchased this property in January from the City of Philadelphia, through the Public Property Listings we've told you about

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The folks in Passyunk Square are chasing an interesting goal in 2012: proactively dealing with blight in an organized fashion.

Members of the Passyunk Sqaure Civic Association (PSCA) are asking people who, if they’re in the PSCA area—that’s bordered by Washington Avenue and Tasker Street on the north and south, and by 6th

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It seems that Flying Kite Media is on to something. This week, Elise Vider did a piece on the rising fortunes of South Street West, discussing the infrastructure improvements through the efforts of the SSWBA, the explosion of new restaurants, and the continuing redevelopment in the years to come. Over

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Driving up 20th Street yesterday, we noticed a new home going up at 1946 Titan St., right on the corner. Looming quite large from the south, we were surprised to find that the home is apparently being built by right, as the owners have appeared for no variances for the

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We were in the neighborhood today and spotted a new foundation at 1001 S. 18th St., on the southeast corner of 18th and Carpenter Streets. The sign at the site indicated that this was yet another offering from prolific Graduate Hospital developer Metro Impact.

A little birdie (public record) told us

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