Back in October, we told you about an ongoing rehab at 2154 Webster St., a former corner store and one of the uglier buildings in the neighborhood. At the time, the developer had done plenty of demo work, and was getting ready to add a third story onto the building.

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We have a few updates for you in the West Poplar/Spring Garden/Spring Arts neighborhood, where at the end of 2011 we dropped a near bucket’s worth of happenings in that locale like we were Lou Williams. There was a church for sale, construction on Lemon and Wallace Sts., and much much more.

The two

There she sits, on the southwestern corner of Broad and Wharton Sts., a classic gem frozen in time. For years, we've wondered about 1400 Wharton St., drawn like a moth to an open flame by its wonderful neon sign, confused by its oddly preserved storefront, apparently changed little since the

Back in October, we brought 1900-08 Poplar St. to your attention. As we explained at that time, this corner was home to American Methodist Episcopal Zionists for decades, but the church was demolished last summer.

Last month, TBM Group Inc., the developer that purchased the church for $586K (who you may also remember

Back in October, we openly wondered about the ongoing demolition work at 825 S. 4th St., former home Queen Village Pizza. At the time, the never-impressive pizza shop had recently closed, and it appeared as though demo work was going on both in the downstairs retail space and in the

Last summer, we updated you on the progress on phase 1 of Mode7, four ultra-high end, ultra-fancy, and ultra-pricy homes right around the corner from Coxe Park.

We were in the area just the other day, and noticed that the second pair of homes, merely framed out last summer, appear close to

And we ain't talking about these guys.

In December, Toll Bros. proposal for 2400 South St. was approved by the ZBA, this after months (and some would say years) of wrangling with near neighbors, community stakeholders, and SOSNA. For a full rundown of their more-or-less final plan, you can see all

Last week, we told you about Lombard Estates, Noah Ostroff's 11-home development planned for 1803-29 Lombard St., which is currently functioning as a parking lot. At the time, we were under the impression that the neighbors on nearby Addison St. were generally supportive of this project.

At this week's CCRA zoning meeting, we

In January, we updated you on a story we initially broke last June, about a new Vietnamese restaurant coming to Front & Titan Sts. in Pennsport. At the time, we pointed out some demolition activity ongoing next door at 1114 S Front St., the former home of Sculli Bros. Inc.

Over the

In Logan Square, the issue of whether historic preservation trumps safety is on the table. Or is it?

Recently, two individuals who live nearby nominated Coxe Park, located at 2136 Cherry St., to be considered for the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.

Interestingly, Friends of Coxe Park (FOCP), oppose this nomination. According to their website, historic designation