The transformation of East Passyunk Avenue over the past decade has been well documented, with numerous new businesses of all shapes and sizes coming to the Avenue. At the very southern end of the Avenue, however, at 1934 E Passyunk Ave., Colombo's looms as one of the properties that has

At the end of last month, Pennsport celebrated the reopening of Dickinson Square Park, which had been closed off all year while undergoing renovations. With a budget of $1.2M, thanks to contributions from the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the City, the department of Parks and Recreation department,

We saw a guy working on a red stucco building on the southeast corner of 2nd & Master the other day, and figured there may be something going on at this location in the near future. Looking more closely, we noticed a couple of building permits posted on one of

A handsome building that, until this summer, was home to the Annunciation B.V.M. School, is on the market. We've known that the school was closing for months, but only noticed the sign on the building last week.

The building is located at 1150 Wharton St., and is listed for a cool $3.1M,

Last December, we told you about the efforts of Wilson Drake Development LLC, a developer and landlord that owns a few properties in Point Breeze, to rehab 1148-50 S 15th St., two terrible-looking homes on a rough block. At the time, their proposal for two four-unit rental buildings had gotten support

A reader tipped us off about Avanno's Pizza, a new place coming soon to the corner of 3rd & Snyder, replacing Snyder Pizza.

In an effort to differentiate from the previous business, the new proprietors have decided to paint the building green, and apparently take a bit of an Irish theme.

We get what

We were in the area, noshing on some delicious Franco Luigi's pizza, and noticed 1544 S. 13th St., a home that looks like it's been under construction for a couple of months. It's common that we see facades taken off the front of houses, but it's not often that we see

There was a time when Philadelphia was home to hundreds of classic cinema houses and movie theatres.  Shawn Evans of The Philly History Blog tells that during the silent film boom of the 1920s, Philly was prime location for the transporting new experience of movie watching.  Evans tells that 275 movie theatres were opened

Royal Tavern is one of our favorite bars in Philly. We've been there dozens of times over the years, and the nachos are so good that we don't even care how much we smell nachos after we devour them. Down the block is the also excellent Dive Bar, and across

We've always had a soft spot for 1747 Christian St., a building that housed the neighborhood Post Office once upon a time. In 2005, as development in the neighborhood was reaching a fevered pitch, it wouldn't have been a surprise at all to see a developer come forward with a