Historically, if you'd ask an incoming freshman at Penn where they'd like to live, it was a pretty safe bet that they wouldn't offer up Hill College House as their first choice. There are many reasons for this, including the hilariously small rooms, the dated interiors, and a less central

Though Pennsport has seen several nice-sized projects get built in the last few years, the neighborhood retains a surprising number of properties that could accommodate significant projects in the future. Just a couple weeks ago, for example, we told you about plans for a 52-unit mixed-use project on a 35K

It's a new year, folks! 2016 was a roller coaster, with some amazing ups, some enormous downs, and more celebrity deaths than we'd like to think about. With the calendar turning to a new page, let's look toward the future and try to come up with some predictions for the

Happy New Year, from us to you.And would it be too much to ask for maybe a monthlong moratorium on celebrity deaths?Please and thank you.

It was almost exactly a year ago that we shared the news that the Summit at University City project was finished at 34th & Lancaster, and that businesses were starting to move into the project's numerous retail spaces. As we brought you that worthwhile update, we also discovered some new

2017 could be the year that the western side of Washington Avenue finally starts to take off. Within the last couple of months, we've seen dirt start moving at the long vacant northwest corner of Broad & Washington, in anticipation of the Lincoln Square project. Ten blocks to the west,

Tasked with purchasing some ephemera for a New Years Eve party, we recently found our way to Party City, located in the Whitman Shopping Center at 3rd & Oregon. Party hats and plastic champagne flutes in hand, we made our way back toward Center City, enjoying the South Philly experience

With the closing of Saint Joseph's hospital back in March, we've seen North Philadelphia Health System try to improve their long standing budget problems by selling off property previously used by the hospital. For example, we told you about a former surface parking lot on the 1600 block of Cambridge Street which

Northern Liberties was once a hub of industry, but only a handful of industrial businesses remain in the neighborhood as it has swung aggressively toward residential development over the last decade plus. And as land has become more valuable, we've seen some of the exodus first hand, with a notable

Did you know that there was a vibrant Jewish community in South Philadelphia in the first half of the 20th century? Don't believe us? Well, someone wrote a book on the subject, so it must be true. And there's some considerable architectural evidence that backs us up as well. Previously, we've told