Back in June, representatives from SPARC, the South Philadelphia Area Revitalization Corporation, went before the ZBA to request variances to construct three single family, affordable homes on the 400 block of Emily St. This is of interest both because the construction would fill three gaps at 416, 424, and 439

In Forgotten Bottom, a barely reachable corner of the city, a mysterious and impassible pedestrian bridge from ages past looms over the neighborhood. In the tiny enclave of rowhomes trapped between the Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry Bridge/Ave., and a massive freight train trench, lies a piece of Philadelphia from an

Back in September, we brought some construction at 2nd and Green Sts. to your attention:

We happened to be in that neck of the woods earlier today, and we're pleased to report some progress at this site.

All five homes have been framed and sheathed, and we're expecting some facades in the

On Sunday, November 6th, PAWS will host the 5th annual Mutt Strut in FDR Park at 1900 Pattison Ave. Participants in the event will walk a 1.5 mile route through beautiful FDR Park to raise money for and awareness of Philadelphia's unwanted and abandoned animals. Participants will be required to

Some of you may have missed the Fox News report last night, which questions whether City Council candidate Kenyatta Johnson actually lives at 1818 Manton St., in the 2nd Council District. If you did, here's a link:

Does Council Candidate Live In District?: MyFoxPHILLY.com
If you don't feel like watching the whole

A new pizza spot may (or may not) be coming to the northwest corner of 4th and Poplar in Northern Liberties. Joe Beddia, the would-be owner, went before the NLNA about a month ago, but was not supported by local residents. According to the NLNA, the presentation to their zoning

Before yesterday, we'd never been to the 4500 block of Sansom St., but based on some of the blocks that surround it and a couple of buildings at the end of the street, we were not optimistic about its condition.

We were a little surprised by just how nice the block

The Passyunk Square Civic Association will be holding their annual neighborhood home tour on Saturday, November 5th from noon to 4pm. Once again, residents in the Passyunk Square area will have the opportunity to offer self guided tours of their spaces to the community. This is an event that takes

Last week, we spotted these signs at a fenced-in lot on the 1600 block of South St.

The current owner purchased the three lots back in 2005 for a little less than $600K altogether. The combined lots offer 51' of frontage on South St., with 1612-14 going back 84' and 1616

The people who brought you the Flatz@2015 and the Flats @ Girard Pointe are at it again. A vacant lot at 1300 N. American St., currently owned by the RDA, will soon be purchased by American Studios LLC, a company owned by Jeffrey Tubbs of JDT International. Mr. Tubbs, having