We've visited the 3000 block of Stiles Street several times in the last few years and the number of vacant blighted properties was always striking to us, especially considering the block's close proximity to the reinvigorated Girard Avenue corridor. Last summer, we told you about renovations to a couple of

A year ago, we brought the vacant lot on the northwestern corner of 3rd & Brown to your attention, noting that old plans to build a five-story, ten unit building had been canceled. Instead, NLNA had approved five homes for the corner, with architecture work by Morrissey Design. Passing by

Several months ago, we told you that a large lot on the 1400 block of South Street which had for years been used by the Jamaican Jerk Hut for music and outdoor seating was set to be redeveloped. At that time, we mentioned that the developers, the folks who built

When the American Sardine Bar opened a couple years ago at 18th & Federal, it was hailed as a wonderful addition to a neighborhood that had seen few if any businesses open in years. Last year, when they were able to add outdoor seating to their establishment, it added a

A year and a half ago, we wondered about a blighted and vacant double-wide building at 2619-21 Poplar St. which, based on some leftover signage, was apparently once home to a drinking establishment called the Old English Tavern. About a week ago, neighbors first noticed a fence up around the property, prompting

A couple of months ago, we brought a new project on the northeast corner of 15th & Master to your attention. At that point, it was framed to three stories. Checking back the other day, it's been fully framed to four stories, and brickwork is getting started. When it's done,

Civic Design Review is a feature of the new zoning code, triggered by large and impactful proposed development projects in Philadelphia. At CDR, a subcommittee of the Planning Commission, representatives from the local RCO, and members of the community have an opportunity to provide feedback to the developer and ask

Today, if you want to take in a movie without venturing too far from Center City, your options are limited.  So it’s hard to believe that there was a time when roughly 400 movie houses lined this city’s streets.  According to Hidden City Philadelphia, only 5 of these classic theatres remain

Increasingly these days, we're seeing vacant lots get filled in East Kensington. As lots have become more scarce on Amber Street, we're seeing more action on Coral Street. In a couple of years, we would bet that building will pick up on Emerald Street. And so on. Today, we look

When the Wells Fargo Center, then called the Corestates Center, opened in 1996, it quickly gained a reputation as one of the best stadiums in the country. And the old girl has aged pretty well, as anybody who's attended a Flyers game, a Sixers game, or Disney on Ice could