The other day, we came upon an unfortunate looking building under construction in South Philly. We don't typically write about projects in this area, but the new triplex at 1930 S. 7th St. made us stop in our tracks to the point we felt we simply had to share. Here it

We were grabbing some farm fresh produce at Headhouse today and passed by a couple of buildings we first wrote about back in April. At that time, they were under heavy construction, with eight apartments and two fresh commercial spaces in the works.Several months agoWhen we passed 610-12 S. 4th

Though the Graduate Hospital neighborhood around it has changed dramatically over the years, Robert's Twi-Lite Lounge at 20th & Bainbridge has remained more or less the same. The bar doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's a pretty solid neighborhood dive bar. And as far as we know

As Penn continues to expand in a very physical and institutional way with additions like the new dorm at Hill Field and the 23-acre South Bank Campus, it's is also expanding incentives for employees to find housing of their own near work. For those unfamiliar, Penn has for years offered a buying program, really

It's been more than three years since Mako's Retired Surfers Bar & Grill closed its doors on the northwest corner of 3rd & South due to a lapsed liquor license and general crapitude. The hilariously tie-dyed building that formerly housed the bar, though located on a prominent corner of a

For years, we knew what Old City was about. First Friday. Our city's history. Attractive residential conversions of former factories. Great restaurants. The occasional confounding blighted property in the middle of a block. Restaurant equipment. Bros behaving badly on weekends.New mansions haven't been part of the equation in Old City

It's possible you've never heard of New Market Street in Northern Liberties, though we've written about it on several occasions. A north-south street between Front and 2nd Streets, it once stretched from Spring Garden Street to Germantown Avenue, but the construction of I-95 consumed most of it, chopping off everything

The astounding growth of HUP and CHOP over time has resulted in a West Philly campus that's probably confusing even for doctors that have worked there for years. The buildings are a mess of different styles and functions. The roads are confusing and sometime terminate unexpectedly. For pedestrians, there's just

Recently we noticed a dumpster in front of some rough looking buildings on 4th Street, just south of Dickinson Square Park. We asked the guys working on the property what's going on, and they informed us that they're demolishing the structures we see today. A peek at the L&I Map

Capitolo Playground in Passyunk Square, is one of our favorite neighborhood parks in town, even though it was built atop a former cemetery. Now, the completion of a new mural on the playground building is a testament to one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in the city. It's also one