We were in the neighborhood the other day and passed by the Independence Press Building at 11th & Green. For what felt like the hundredth time, we thought to ourselves how great it would be if this place would get rehabbed already. Earlier this year when we told you about

We were in the area the other day and noticed that two new foundations have appeared on the northwest corner of 20th & Wharton. You may recall (though we forgot), we wrote about this project about a year ago, after the developer presented to the community.

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In case you don't recall,

Back in September, we gave you an update on the progress of the new OCF Cafe at 2100 Fairmount Ave., across the street from the Eastern State Penitentiary. At the time, we indicated an expected opening date of mid-October, in time to take advantage of the crowds that descend upon the

A year and a half ago, we brought you the news that the lease would soon expire for the Dollar General at 23rd & South. Yet with 2012 having come and gone, and over half of 2013 now expired, the store persists, as it has for many years. So... what

It’s no secret that Fishtown has been one of the up-and-coming neighborhoods in Philadelphia for awhile now. But despite the new businesses and homes popping up in Fishtown, East Kensington, South Kensington, Olde Richmond, etc, some folks are still skeptical about the area. To address this, the New Kensington Community Development

Lots of new businesses opening on Washington Avenue lately, outside of the usual building supply companies that have ruled the street for decades. Naked Philly has the latest news about Kermit Bake Shop opening in the coming months on the 2200 block of Washington Ave., which will give residents and

We are disappointed and bummed out.

Yesterday, the Office of Property Assessment released 2014 property assessments, with an eye toward the novel idea of taxing properties in this town based on what they're worth. We took a look at a random sampling of data from the new assessments, and we did discover improved fairness across the board.