A reader asked us about a newish foundation they noticed on tiny Clymer St. in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

Clymer St. only runs for two blocks in the neighborhood. The 2000 block is almost exclusively for rear (and often parking) access for homes on the 2000 blocks of Fitzwater and St.

Just a few weeks ago, we updated y'all about the progress at a ten home development at 19th and Catharine Sts. Whelp, the builders, Brickhouse Developers, are moving awfully quickly. The five eastern homes are fully framed, and the foundations are poured for the western side of the development. At

With all the hoopla and hubbub surrounding the recently opened Superfresh at 2nd and Girard, it seems that the thousands of square feet of vacant commercial space on the first floor of the building have been sort of lost in the shuffle. We've heard some uninspiring rumors about T-Mobile, Starbucks,

Back in May, we broke the news about Kaleidoscope, a new boutique coming to the former Matthew Izzo space at 151 N. 3rd St.  We hadn't been able to uncover many clues about the new spot, and none of our sources really knew what kind of place it was going to

Philadelphia, along with nearly two-hundred other cities, will participate in Park(ing) Day today. Celebrated annually since 2005 in cities all over the world, Park(ing) Day participants repurpose metered parking spaces for a day, turning them into public spaces. Now in its fourth year in Philadelphia, local artists, architects, designers, and

A reader tipped us off that a couple of buildings are currently being torn on the south side of Fairmount Ave., just west of 16th St. We went to check it out and found that two row homes that didn't look very well maintained are indeed being demo'ed by a

As we mentioned a few months back, Brewerytown Living, the brainchild of the folks at MM Partners, is an online community that helps spread awareness about and build community in the Brewerytown neighborhood. Their next event, the Connie Mack Classic Wiffle Ball Tournament, will take place tomorrow at 1pm at

We got a tip from a reader that the former laundromat on the southwestern corner of 16th and Federal Sts. is currently under construction. We went down to the site and saw a decent looking building with one gentleman working on the commercial space.

The property looks significantly better than it

On the south side of the 1100 block of Carpenter St., you might notice 1116 Carpenter, a somewhat out of place first story of a row home, with what looks like a new facade and new windows as well. Upon closer inspection, however...

The property is owned by Fabian and Maria

Why is Kelly Drive a well-maintained, boast-worthy road and trail, and Ridge Avenue a dilapidated, run-down street that's full of litter and whose highest purpose could be that it's part of the route for the 61 bus?

The condition of Ridge Ave. really irked Josh Goodsell, founder and director of the Philadelphia