About four years ago, neighbors contacted Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell’s office about an abandoned home located at 1124 S. 48th St. that was almost falling down, according to abutting neighbor Jessica Roemer. After a number of conversations back and forth, and at the urging of the Councilwoman's office, L&I demolished the blighted and

Cyclists will soon have improved access from Center City to Cobbs Creek via a new buffered left hand bike lane that will run from 22nd to 63rd Streets along Walnut. Look for it to be paved by early fall.

If you’re heading west out of Center City over the Walnut Street

A reader emailed us the other day about a blighted vacant lot near their home that's been giving them a headache for quite awhile. 1000 S Cleveland St., located in the middle of the 1800 block of Carpenter, seems ripe for redevelopment. Unfortunately, it's an overgrown lot that's somehow missing

Uncle’s Bar has remained virtually unchanged in its 25 years of business at Locust & Camac  – until now. Steve Carlino, Uncle’s Owner and Principal at the Tavern Group (owners of Tavern on Camac and Terra Restaurant/Ascend Lounge), put in the order this summer to commence renovations at this space, which

Rumor has it that Trader Joe's at 22nd & Market will be expanding in the near future.

The other day, a talkative cashier was impressing a patron not only with his knowledge of the best Trader Gioto products, but also with information about plans to enlarge the size of the store

Though Rittenhouse Square Park is only a block and a half wide, the street "Rittenhouse Square" runs all the way from 17th Street to 21st Street (and also, strangely, between 22nd and 23rd Streets).

As you can imagine with such a ritzy location, the homes on Rittenhouse Square are some of

Last summer, the Stiffel Senior Center, located at 604 W. Porter St., closed its doors due to high operating costs as well as costly but necessary repairs. According to the Preservation Alliance, the building was constructed in 1928 and designed by Frank E. Hahn, the guy who designed the Royal

A long stalled project may be on the horizon as developers for the vacant lot across from the Ben Franklin Bridge at 205 Race St. are scheduled to appear tomorrow before the Old City Civic Association Zoning Committee to seek support for newly revised plans for a mixed-use apartment building. This project

A few months back, we pointed out a framed out third-story addition at 2017 Carpenter St., taking the shape of an out-of-nowhere bay window. At the time, we stated that it didn't really seem to fit in with the building or the surroundings, but expressed hope that it would look

Back in May, we told you about a mixed-use development coming to the corner of 2nd and Brown, which still has not broken ground. Immediately to the north, 807 N 2nd St. stands as a partially constructed, stalled construction project.

The other day, a reader reached out to us, and mentioned