You may have never even heard of Sears St., a narrow street that runs with numerous stops and starts between Wharton and Reed Streets. But on the 700 block of this street you may have never even heard of, you would discover one of the most pleasant and surprising places

Last summer, we gave you the heads up about plans for a CVS to take over the large parking lot on the southeast corner of 22nd and South Sts., and that plan finally appears to be moving forward.

Representatives from CVS have been meeting with stakeholders in the area, and the

Last summer, we gave you a big picture look at the tremendous amount of student housing development that's going on around Temple University. One of the photos that we used in that post showed five homes on the 1800 block of North 17th St. in the process of being constructed.

Yesterday, we gave you the heads up about ten new homes in the early stages of construction on a lot that once was the site of the Ridge Avenue Farmers Market. At that time, we wondered whether the homes would extend all the way to Ridge Ave., ruining the potential

Anyone who's spent time walking or driving around the Fishtown or East Kensington areas is well aware of their differences from the straightforward Center City grid. Tiny, hidden streets abound, and the numbering of the houses in the neighborhood could confound even the most experienced city planner. Streets don't travel

Back in early February, we brought the development at 1326-28 N 15th St. to your attention, noting plans for one of the larger new student housing developments in the Temple area. The project, which sits on the corner of 15th and Ingersoll Sts., has made tremendous progress in just two months.

As

The other day, we spotted some earth being moved, a hole being dug, and what looked to the untrained eye like a sandcastle in progress on Ginnodo St. in Francisville. From the looks of it, we guessed that two houses would soon be rising on these lots, surrounded on both

Last fall, we told you about the then recently demolished 1133 Dickinson St., a blighted home on a triangular lot. Before it came down, it was looking pretty rough.

Though one commenter was concerned that this demoed house would be a vacant lot for the foreseeable future, we're happy to say

The Boilermaker quickly and quietly slipped into Blue Bear Tavern's space last weekend, at 216 S 11th St. As previously reported, Blue Bear was under construction for what seemed like an eternity, finally holding its grand opening in October.  It was only operating for about 6 months before it went dark a few weeks

Why did a chicken in West Philly cross the road? Who knows. Maybe a better question is how’d the bird get there in the first place. But in 2008, West Philly horticulturalist Andrew Olson spotted one of the clucking fowl crossing the road and it gave him an idea.

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