If you've ever visited the Paesano's location on Girard Avenue, you may have noticed a large, fenced-in, vacant lot right next door. This parcel, 148-50 W. Girard Ave., has been vacant for at least a decade according to Google Earth, and we'll let any neighbors reading along chime in to

Over a year ago, we attended a meeting in Francisville where representatives from People for People and Project H.O.M.E. presented details about a huge project which was to replace a vacant triangular loton the eastern end of the neighborhood. At the meeting, the neighborhood supported the project, by a roughly

1319 Locust St. stands out on the north side of its block for its deep red brick edifice and its wrought iron railings. These features hint at the building’s late 19th century construction.  However, this would not be the first known structure to stand on the spot.  According to the Bryn Mawr College website, that honor

Over the summer, we brought an old warehouse at 31st & Spring Garden to your attention, noting the likelihood of new student housing in a vacant lot behind the dilapidated old structure. At the time, we spotted a zoning notice at a vacant lot across the street, on the southeast

We've wondered about this one for awhile, and confess that we still don't have too many answers. But maybe you can help?

If you've been to the area in the past several years, perhaps to pick up groceries at Whole Foods, to attend classes at CCP, or to enjoy an over-the-top

Back in September, we told you about plans to convert Lot #8, an unattractive parking lot at HUP's front door, into a landscaped public green space. Earlier this month, the fences came down, and the Spruce Street Plaza opened its "doors" to the public at last.

As you can see below,

A reader in the neighborhood reached out the other day, wondering about 729 E Passyunk Ave., formerly home to the Meredith Preschool and Nursery. According to this thread on Philadelphia Speaks, the day care shut down back in 2009 due to complaints filed by a disgruntled former employee. We can't

Walnut Hill is a West Philadelphia neighborhood we've covered some, but only to a limited extent. We have written about the 51-year-old Walnut Hill Community Association's (WHCA) transformation of city lots into community gardens  and University City District’s efforts to brighten the neighborhood, and today we'll tell you about renovations to a somewhat historic home in

Since before it opened last September, we've been talking up Union Transfer and the neighborhoods that surround it. Along Spring Garden Street, restaurants have sprung up, along with a neighborhood coffee and tea spot. To the north, the "Spring Arts" neighborhood continues to see rapid redevelopment, with even more on the

Over the summer, we brought 1129-31 Green St., two homes being built out of cinderblocks, to your attention. In the months that followed, the builders continued doing their thing, and the homes appear to be finished.

While our commenters back in June pointed out the superior nature of the construction methods