Over the weekend, we noticed that the Broad Street Diner at Broad & Ellsworth Sts. has made some serious progress since the last time we passed by, with a shiny new sign and even shinier new facade improvements. As we mentioned in August, Michael Petrogiannis, of the Melrose along with

For years, a former Peco substation on the southeast corner of 6th and Federal Sts. has sat empty, a lovely husk of a building, no longer needed for its original use.

Peco sold the rather large property to June Ngheim back in 1998 for $82K. In 2008, Ngheim went to the

You may remember last week, when we mentioned a new bowling/batting cage/bar/restaurant concept on the way on Oregon Ave., in South Philly. In that same neck of the woods, we noticed a zoning notice on a boarded up building, just to the west of I-95.

The application is for a take-out

A couple of weeks ago, we profiled K'House, a proposed cohousing project from Indy Hall, which will be constructed on the 1700 block of N. Howard St. While we were up there snapping pictures, we noticed a sign on the corner, at 1703-05 N. Howard St., promoting First Steel, a

In the Logan section of North Philadelphia, there lies a highly mysterious area bounded by Wingohocking, Louden, 11th St., and Roosevelt Blvd. Here, a crumbling grid of streets run through 35 acres of empty lots. It goes by many names: Philly's Bermuda Triangle, Logan Triangle, and several local colloquialisms, but

Over the past several years, the northeast corner of Broad St. and Washington Ave. has been the subject of endless speculation, seen several proposed but never developed projects, and been home to a giant pinata. Four years ago, Rimas Properties, developers of the 1352 Lofts, purchased the 4.5 acre lot

This weekend, get started early on your holiday shopping at the Art Star Craft Bazaar. This indoor craft show will feature 55 artists from Philadelphia and across the country, who will try to help you find a handmade, totally unique gift for that special someone. Offerings will include housewares, paper

We've wondered for years about 900-904 S. 11th St., a vacant lot on the southwest corner of 11th and Christian Sts., across the street from an auto shop we used once or twice. A gas station apparently once operated at this location, but we sure don't remember that far back.

The

In the next year or so, we could see a new retail building in the heart of University City, across the street from the Fresh Grocer. With this new development would, regrettably, come the loss of a beautiful church, a common theme we're seeing across the city these days.

The Fortieth

Where else in Philly could you have seen The Jackson 5, The Supremes, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, BB King, and Stevie Wonder? The Uptown Theater, of course. Located at 2240 N. Broad Street, just north of Temple University, the Uptown Theater is a beautiful art deco building, built in 1929. Uptown is