Two years after a Christmas Eve fire at Elenas's Soul toppled three businesses along the 4900 block of Baltimore Avenue, Gary's Nails, the third business that closed due to the fire, is now undergoing renovations to reopen.After the fireWhen we passed by a couple of days ago, we saw new

Over the weekend, while making our rounds through town looking for stories, we spied some new homes under construction near the corner of Sepviva & E. Firth. We had never been to this block before, and Google Maps was rather useful in helping us understand what had been here previously.In

Every few months, we get another email from a reader wondering about 1842 S. 9th St., a mixed-use building on the northwest corner of 9th & Mifflin. This property seems to have apartments on the upper floors and surely had a business on the first floor once upon a time.

We've been careful to document, in sometimes excruciating detail, all of the changes that have been happening on Frankford Avenue in recent years. Below Girard, Barcade is thriving, old buildings are being turned into apartments, and big plans for an entertainment district near Delaware Ave. are just on the horizon.

If you were shooting a movie near Center City and you needed to film a scene where someone was getting robbed, you might select the dark and drab underpass under I-95, next to 2nd & Spring Garden.Not what you'd call niceA few weeks ago, representatives from the Delaware River Waterfront

It was almost exactly one year ago that an electrical fire struck Jack B. Fabrics at 748 S. 4th St. on Fabric Row. The fire took the life of a fire Captain and resulted in the demolition of the building that was home to the store for many years. It also led

Last week, we told you about a new home under construction on the 2200 block of Coral St. in East Kensington, with plans for a few more next door. Today, we can share news of some additional homes that we'll soon see rise a couple of blocks away. Just down the

We spend our days crisscrossing around town, trying to find all the juicy development news out there. So when we spot plywood, our development sensors go off. Such was the case last week when we passed by the George L. Wells Meat Company at the intersection of Delaware and Frankford

Back in November, we told you that Momoyo at 20th & Brandywine was closed, possibly temporarily and perhaps forever. Last week, a reader told us that work being done to the storefront, and a retro sign had been revealed. We passed by the other day and saw the old sign,

On the 2200 block of Grays Ferry Avenue, a storefront that's seen some turnover in recent years is preparing to turn over one more time. In 2008, Betty's Speakeasy opened at 2241 Grays Ferry Ave., and had a pretty good run, closing about a year ago. Last November, Juice! opened