We got an email from a reader over the weekend asking about a recently demolished parking lot on the 1800 block of Ludlow St., and we were initially excited about new development in a very central location, albeit on a block with some sketchy history. You may remember a Hertz

Better Blocks Philly is all about making the streets we use everyday a little friendlier. A result of the partnership between SOSNA, Wallace, Roberts & Todd, and Brown & Keener, and part of DesignPhiladelphia, Better Blocks has constructed temporary installations on a couple of streets in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood

A kind reader gave us the heads up that Queen Village Pizza, located on the southeast corner of 4th and Queen Sts., has closed, and that the entire building is under construction. We checked it out over the weekend with the hope of figuring out what's going on.

The inside of

Back in August, we wrote about six foundations on the desolate 2000 block of Annin St., and may have also launched into a short rant about property taxes. Based on the progress that's taken place on the site in the past two months, no one can accuse developer Roman Mosheyev

This weekend, check out artists' studios in neighborhoods east of Broad St., as part of the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours. Going on for more than a decade, POST offers us a chance to step into artists' studios, workspaces, and homes to get an inside glimpse at the magic and get

According to the Inquirer, the Pennsylvania Ballet will soon have a new home at 321 N. Broad St., once it completes a serious renovation of an existing building and a reconstruction of another. The two buildings in question, a former garage and halfway house, respectively, will turn into dance studios,

Who doesn't love Google Earth? Who'd have ever thought that we would one day live in a world when we could fly over a 3D representation of our beloved Philadelphia? The problem is, the 3D view of Philadelphia in Google Earth is in dire need of an update. The aerial

We've always been a little confused by Lancaster Ave. in West Philly. Close to Drexel and Upenn and possessing countless outstanding buildings, Lancaster Ave. is pretty well maintained for its first four blocks, but turns blighted and largely vacant on the 3800 and 3900 blocks. West of 40th St., Lancaster

About three years ago, fondly remembered Naked Chocolate Cafe opened a flagship store at 31 S 18th St., bringing its Naked Chocolatey goodness to the business crowd. At the time, it was a sign of great success for owner Tom Block, who was experiencing tremendous popularity at his 1317 Walnut

The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia's public housing agency, owns and operates over 14K affordable housing units in the city, most of which are located in large affordable housing developments. About 6,100 properties owned by PHA are not in these developments, but are scattered among different neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Of those