A reader checked in asking about construction they noticed on 15th St. between Federal and Wharton Sts. We ambled over to take a peek.

Turns out that CATCH (Citizens Acting Together Can Help Inc.), a local non-profit that provides "Community Behavioral Health" and "Developmental Disability Services," has an office at 1221

If you're not familiar, the area surrounding the corner of 17th and Carpenter Sts. is a strangely barren wasteland, bereft of houses and full of dog poo. Half-million dollar homes sit a block away to the north, east, and west, while both sides of 17th St. and the entire northwest

This dilapidated building on the southeast corner of 3rd and Vine Sts. most recently was the home of Lite Bite (Lite Bites?), a neighborhood breakfast place that could never have been described as 'fancy.' Since Lite Bite's closing about five years ago, this space has sat vacant. In 2008, a

This 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom historic home in West Philadelphia offers almost 3,000 square feet of living space. Original details abound in this amazing house, with leaded glass windows, wainscoting, hardwood floors, and various mouldings. The first floor has a wood burning fireplace, a separate dining room and an eat-in

Circles Contemporary Asian Cuisine, a takeout restaurant at the corner of Hicks and Tasker Sts. in the Newbold section of Point Breeze, has been doing steady business for the past three years, doling out delicious food at reasonable prices.

Despite their no-frills interior, legend of Circles tasty offerings has spread to

Over the years, our readers in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood have surely noticed the building on the northeast corner of 17th and Fitzwater Sts. A falling-down building with a boarded up commercial space on the first floor, this place has been an eyesore for years on an otherwise handsome corner,

This building, right across from El Jarocho (mmm... that pink salsa...) contains the bones of an old-timey pharmacy on the first floor and apartments on the second and third floors. In 2009, the owners went before the ZBA to propose the addition of a 4th story stair tower and two

The huge, vacant, former industrial building, at 315 N. 12th Street is finally receiving a new life. The space has been vacant for quite some time and was recently adorned with some sort of artistic display, but soon it will be the home of new luxury condos.

This new construction home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and includes 2,200 sqft. of living space on a quiet block in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. The kitchen includes stainless appliances, Caesar stone countertops, a glass tile backsplash, a wine cooler, and a unique ceiling design. The second floor has two

 
According to conflicting reports, Illuminare, the Italian restaurant at 2321 Fairmount Ave., is possibly no more. While a small sign on the door suggests that the establishment will only be closed through Labor Day, we've heard whispers that the Fairmount fixture might not return. Their website seems to indicate as