So last weekend in Philly was totally awesome. The PIFA Street Fair took over Broad Street.

Two summers ago, we wondered about 718-24 S. 2nd St., a blighted string of properties that stuck out on a charming Queen Village block like a sore thumb. These homes represented part of a stalled project that finally went to sheriff's sale last year,

In recent months new building in Fishtown has been on the rise. We wonder if like Fairmount development the past few years spurred rampant development in Francisville, its neighbor, with a nexus of building around 19th and Poplar, the constant Northern Liberties development the past two years will trigger a

Bartram's Mile is a plan to connect neighborhoods in SouthWest Philly to the Schuylkill River waterfront and amp up the area's green amenities via a riverfront trail and new green space. The residents in the area have long been disconnected from the water due to industrial sites and generally unkempt

A reader checked in the other day, wondering about 1009 S. 7th St., a building that lost its facade awhile ago, and is still waiting for it to be replaced. Looking at Google Maps from 2011, you can see the bricks were still there...

But as the photos below reveal, the

Months ago, Naked Philly favorite Feder's Fresh closed its doors, depriving residents of Spring Garden, Fairmount, and Francisville of a convenient place to procure fresh and inexpensive produce. Fortunately, the neighborhood still had Garden Fresh Produce and Deli, located at 23rd & Fairmount, to fill those needs. But it seems

In recent years, Susquehanna Avenue has experienced development on both sides of Front Street. In East Kensington, numerous projects have risen, including several homes with creative design elements. In the other direction, the Norris Square Civic Association has actively developed quite a bit of affordable housing. Right in the middle of

It's no secret that Philadelphia has a considerable amount of vacant land. If you read this blog with any regularity, then you're surely noticed that hardly a day goes by that we don't mention a vacant lot in some rapidly developing neighborhood that's being replaced by a new building. The

A reader was surprised the other day when they spotted a mural on a newish house on the northeast corner of Smedley & Fitzwater. Murals, from what we understand, are a complex undertaking that typically takes considerable planning and a decent amount of time to complete. That's to say that

Over in Fishtown, there are dozens of isolated properties that look like they could use some love. Some of them are vacant. Some are occupied. On Susquehanna, just below Girard at the corner of Harper Street, a block from I-95 and a few more blocks from the waterfront, a duplex