A couple of weeks ago, news came out that Jose Garces' Frohman's Wursthaus project was not gonna happen at 208 S. 13th St., the former home of Letto Deli. Apparently, our resident Iron Chef is too busy with other projects to go through with this one.

Seemingly in no time, sources have

If you've ever walked down 8th Street in Bella Vista, it's probable that you've noticed Columbus Hall, a double-wide building at 744-46 S. 8th St., which has housed the Mama Yolanda's restaurant for decades. The building has been on and off the market since 2000, most recently listed for $1M.

A couple of weeks ago, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported on a proposed retail project for the southeast corner of 9th & Washington, a mostly vacant lot that formerly contained a warehouse structure for the American Ice Company. Part of this warehouse was torn down years ago and replaced by

In the fall, we told you about the upcoming reimagining of the 2040 Market St., formerly the AAA Building. Passing by the other day, we observed quite a bit of progress.

The eight floor addition to the front of the building appears to be nearing completion. PMC Property Group, the owners

For years, 1610-14 Christian Street drove us crazy. The three brownstones in shell condition on a block with a couple of million dollar homes represented a throwback to what countless Christian Street homes looked like just a decade ago. In spite of the redevelopment happening in all directions, these homes

And now, it's time for another exciting installment of ‘places where Philadelphians used to be buried.’  Today, we explore the parking lot and primary structure inhabiting the space between 5th and 6th Streets on the south side of Washington Avenue.  According to Find A Grave, this parking lot began operation as an ‘association’ cemetery in

Last month, Mohamed’s Halal Center at 4525-37 Walnut St. closed its doors, leaving a vacant space which previously held a convenience store. Mohamed's will reopen in the Center for Culinary Enterprises when the local food-entrepreneur hub makes its grand-opening this fall. You may recall, we told you about this exciting project back

A few days ago, The Christian Street Cafe, a new corner store/cafe business opened at the corner of 17th & Christian. This space has been vacant for years, aside from a short spell last fall as an event space for BetterBlockPhilly. The store, which is apparently not yet finished filling its

Last week, when we were snapping photos of demolition in preparation for the massive MJL development at 19th and Poplar Sts., we noticed 878 N 19th St., a gorgeous old brownstone that's gotten some unfortunate plastic surgery in recent years.

We thought that perhaps this resulted from damage caused by the

A reader tipped us off the other day that interior demolition had recently started at 1624 Annin St., in Point Breeze. On a block with mostly occupied houses and fewer vacant parcels than other blocks nearby, this qualifies as minor news.

The home was purchased a couple of months ago by