The folks in Passyunk Square are chasing an interesting goal in 2012: proactively dealing with blight in an organized fashion.

Members of the Passyunk Sqaure Civic Association (PSCA) are asking people who, if they’re in the PSCA area—that’s bordered by Washington Avenue and Tasker Street on the north and south, and by 6th

It seems that Flying Kite Media is on to something. This week, Elise Vider did a piece on the rising fortunes of South Street West, discussing the infrastructure improvements through the efforts of the SSWBA, the explosion of new restaurants, and the continuing redevelopment in the years to come. Over

Driving up 20th Street yesterday, we noticed a new home going up at 1946 Titan St., right on the corner. Looming quite large from the south, we were surprised to find that the home is apparently being built by right, as the owners have appeared for no variances for the

We were in the neighborhood today and spotted a new foundation at 1001 S. 18th St., on the southeast corner of 18th and Carpenter Streets. The sign at the site indicated that this was yet another offering from prolific Graduate Hospital developer Metro Impact.

A little birdie (public record) told us

Today, we checked out HipCityVeg, the vegan sandwich shop that replaced Pad Thai Shack at 127 S. 18th St., just north of Rittenhouse Square. This brand new spot had a line out the door for the second day in a row today, as suits and hipsters alike piled in to

In Queen Village, plans are developing for the revitalization of a site once referred to by local youths as “Broken-Glass Park.” Those involved envision their park will become an innovative 21st-century urban enclave.

Over the past decade, the Friends of Weccacoe Playground (FWP) have worked to clean the 3/4-acre public park situated between Catharine, Queen, Leithgow,

Yesterday, we were driving through the neighborhood, and noticed that 4063 Spring Garden St. was being torn down. A block to the north of a number of student housing units on Baring St., this home sits at the end of a row of examples of truly gorgeous West Philadelphia architecture.

A reader tipped us off a few weeks ago about a zoning notice at 314 N 16th St., a small building and lot just south of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office and just west of an onramp to I-676.

The zoning request, which was granted in December, calls for automobile and

Last summer, we told you about a gorgeous structure, coined the M.G. Schweiker building, at Jefferson and Bailey Sts. in Brewerytown. At the time, the handsome edifice was on the market for $80K, which we deemed too high a price considering its location and poor condition. We hoped that the

On the western end of University City, the 5000 block of Baltimore Avenue is experiencing rapid change.

Here is where the immaculate pink, red, green and blue painted homes and tree-lined suburbanesque West Philly blocks begin to blend with some poorly maintained homes and vacant, blighted properties. There are at least six abandoned