A long vacant (and long for sale) lot in Northern Liberties should soon be transformed into three new homes. Shimi Zaken of Atrium Design will be designing these homes at 425-433 Brown St.

The owner/developer is David Reuter, who we believe is a partner at a local private equity firm. Reuter, along with

Late last week, the Arden Theatre announced a planned expansion, with plans for a new 22,000 sqft facility at 62 N 2nd St., a few doors to the north of their main building.

Formerly the location of the Classic Lighting Emporium, this building was purchased by the Arden for $1.5M back

We noticed a 'For Sale' sign from Reliance Realty, LLC on 5021-5023 Baltimore Ave., the building that abuts the new privately-owned urban farm that we told you about last week.

The property includes six apartments and two commercial spaces, and over 6000 sqft of interior space. At 5023 Baltimore Ave., barbershop Cuttin' Up is the tenant. 5021

A few months back, we told you about a new Middle Eastern place that's opening at 1939 Front St., near the Berks St. El Station. From the looks of the new awnings that have gone up, this place should be opening sooner rather than later. And it will serve juice!

At

On the southwest corner of Carlisle and Stiles Sts., Jin Feng Real Estate Investment LLC is planning seven new triplexes, ostensibly for student housing. Currently, this corner includes a vacant lot, a shell that used to be a speakeasy, and a garage that was turned into rental apartments at some

Back in December, we told you about the unfortunate chain of events surrounding the potentially doomed Manton Street Park. In short, the community spent last summer restoring and beautifying a depressed, former pocket park. In the fall, they learned that the city sold the "vacant lots" to a private developer

Last Fall, we told you about a new development project on one of the most depressed blocks in Point Breeze. Last week, we discovered that those six new homes on the 2000 block of Annin St. are either finished or awfully close, as some 'For Rent' signs have been hung

Way back in 1812, when we were still worried about crazy things like tuberculosis and the British invading America, the Academy of Natural Sciences was founded "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." This weekend, the museum kicks off a yearlong celebration of

Earlier this week, we spotted a 'For Sale' sign on the newly rehabbed 2147 Ellsworth St., a property we originally brought to your attention last month, with concerns that its renovation was a threat to the mural on its party wall. To refresh your memory, this mural was originally painted

If we had all day, we would submerge ourselves in the new Master Plan for the Central Delaware, an extensive and ambitious plan for the future development of the Delaware River waterfront between Allegheny and Oregon Avenues.

The plan is a result of years of work and meetings among consultants, the Delaware River