Everyone loves Dog Day Afternoon.Hello Al Pacino and John CazaleEr, not exactly what we meant.We're referring, instead, to a fundraising event that took place last year through a partnership between South Philadelphia Association of Dog Owners (SPADO), the Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center (VSEC), and Doggie Style Pets. And they're doing

We confess that we don't make it to the Wissahickon neighborhood very often. As you've probably noticed, we generally keep watch on the neighborhoods in greater Center City... and we also hate driving on I-76. But when someone reaches out to us with a tip, we've been known to make

We've had an eye on the former Samuel Machinery building at 135 N. 3rd St. for many years, first bringing the property to your attention way back in early 2012 when it was a blighted building with wonderful bones.In the pastIn short, the building has been sitting vacant for over a

We're seeing a common redevelopment theme these days in East Kensington, though it's much more obvious on some blocks than on others. Last week we found ourselves on the 2000 block of E. Hazzard St., a block that's in the midst of some fairly significant changes. Just a few years

922 S. 19th St. is a mixed-use property at the northwest corner of 19th & Carpenter which has been listed for sale for much of the last year, most recently at a price of $675K. The first floor of the property has been a barber shop for years, though we

Over the weekend, we made an early-morning trip to Trader Joe's (no lines before 9am on a Sunday!) and afterward we decided to take a detour through West Philly to see whether we could stumble upon any theretofore unknown construction. We sadly came up empty on the construction front, but

We moved to South Philly a little less than a decade ago and quickly discovered a new Mexican place at 12th & Passyunk & Morris called Cantina Los Caballitos. As the years have passed, this intersection has seen all kinds of change. El Zarape has come and gone, with the excellent

The southwest corner of 17th & Christian has been a mess for as long as we can remember. It was over four years ago that we first brought this property to your attention, lamenting its persistently blighted condition and enormous tax delinquency. We urged the owners of the property to

Have you always wanted to live in the Washington Square West neighborhood but you've never been able to find the right home for you? Do you have many millions of dollars and a craving for new construction? Would you also dig on the idea of building a dream home for

A century ago, the 900 block of Marshall Street was home to a bustling outdoor market, with hundreds of pushcart vendors hawking all manner of products. By the time the 1960s rolled around, the changing neighborhood and the threat of an urban renewal plan meant an end to the pushcarts