When we last checked in on 2101 Christian St. in October, we witnessed progress in the thoughtful rehab of an old three story row home. Much has changed in the past six months.

This corner, which we can only imagine was commercial once upon a time, will soon resume commercial activity

A reader asked us whether we knew anything about the space at 326 Poplar St. that formerly housed Liberty Deli. The store, apparently located there since the 1980s according to this thread on Northernliberties.org, closed a few months ago.

Appreciated by neighbors for friendly service, tasty hoagies, and providing the necessities,

We got a hot tip from a reader that some elaborate masonry work was being done on a building on the 2700 block of Frankford Ave., just below Somerset Street. Literally on the other side of the tracks from Fishtown, this building, we believe, was once housed a telephone exchange,

A reader sent us an email, giving us the heads up about three homes currently under construction within a few blocks of each other on the western side of Bella Vista.

609 S. 11th St. was a one story apartment, in the middle of a block full of two and three

West-Philly born astronaut Guion Bluford, Joe Frazier, Will Smith, and dancer Judith Jamison are part of a new mural scheduled to be painted at SEPTA’s 46th Street Market-El Station in May. The mural will be part of the "Elebration" of the completion to the almost decade-long Market-El rehab project that began in 2000.

The celebrities

A reader tipped us off that a house we covered back in the fall was nearing completion at 1116 S. 19th St., just a half a block south of Washington Avenue. Take a look at the progress here over time.

This new home has a unique look for the neighborhood, and

According to a breaking news story from the Philadelphia Daily News, Bart Blatstein of Tower Investments has unveiled a bold new plan for North Broad Street. And it involves a casino.

Tower, which is about to begin work in earnest at the former state building at Broad and Spring Garden Sts., increased

Butterflies and the windows of curiosities are coming soon to a long neglected Fulton Street wall often subjected to graffiti and public urination in Queen Village.

Queen Village artist Conrad Booker is scheduled to begin painting his mural “Harmony and the Windows of Curiosities” in mid- or late-May, at 770 S. 4th St. Booker is known

Just a half a block south of the excitement on Fairmount Ave., a private garage will soon be replaced by a new house. On a quiet block and mere steps away from the Spring Gardens Community Garden and Clemente Playground, this garage at 1915 North St. seems like a fine candidate

A few months ago, we brought a fabulous and unique building to your attention at 1519-21 N 16th St., mentioning a new addition being built immediately next door. This building looks like nothing we've seen before in Philadelphia or any other city. The bays are amazing.

While we would ordinarily be concerned