Have you ever driven on the beginning of Passyunk Ave., the 600 block that runs between South and Bainbridge Sts.? You probably haven't, and you're not alone. Sure, there are some worthwhile businesses on that block, including Gnocchi, Cohen & Co. Hardware, and S&H Kabab House, but the one-block-long, two-way

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Way back in 2009, word came out that Bright Hope Baptist Church and the Goldenberg Group were partnering to redevelop the 4.6 acre former Wanamaker Middle School at 11th and Cecil B. Moore Ave. with the goal of creating about one-thousand housing units for Temple students, a neighborhood charter school,

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Last week, we saw a sign in the storefront at 244 South St. announcing a new business on the way.

We're usually pretty good with digging around and finding out information about new residential and commercial development, but we're coming up empty on this one. This is pretty surprising, because we'd

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We were gliding down South Broad St. today, with thoughts of another parade in our heads (or at least a win tonight, please God), when we were stopped dead in our tracks by an orange Liquor License application in the window at 1131 S. Broad St.

In case the name on

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For years, 1300 South St. served as a spot for getting inked. South Street Tattoo opened its doors here in 1987, and shuttered them sometime in the past few years, closing for good after switching tattooed hands. A 1997 City Paper article quotes the shop's owner, Sonny Tufts, as giving

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We noticed some earth being moved on the 800 block of North American St., and were feeling pretty excited to see progress on an unusual block in Northern Liberties. On the northern end of the block, sits a vacant, deteriorating remnant of the Ortlieb's Brewery.

In the middle of the block,

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Yikes, Inc. was founded in 1996 and had been operating out of rented office space in Northern Liberties since 2001. Over the past few years, owners Mia and Tracy Levesque had been thinking about buying office space in the area, and last year, they found the perfect space. 204-206 E.

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Though it's not our usual type of story, we thought this morning’s Occupy Philly gathering at City Hall was the sort of representation of community solidarity that we look for here at Naked Philly, whether we agree with the protestors or not.

A group of a few hundred people ranging in

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In honor of tonight's grand opening ceremony for the Race Street Connector, we figured we'd head over and see what progress has been made at making the hundred yard walk under I-95 feel less like a hundred yard walk under I-95. For those who don't know what we're talking about,

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As recently as June, an empty though potentially-charming church stood at 19th and Poplar Sts. Over the summer it was razed, and now a vacant lot bids hello to passersby in Francisville.

Construction on six homes will begin at the site as early as the end of this year, according to

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