We're a cultured bunch here at Naked Philly, and recently had the chance to catch a performance of Clybourne Park at the Arden Theater. The play, written by Bruce Norris and recipient of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, examines a transforming neighborhood in both 1959 and 2009.

Act One describes the

Metropolitan Bakery's neighbor is reluctantly moving out of its Rittenhouse address, a move that may have been necessitated by the bakery's desire to expand. Avanda Flower Shop, at 264 S. 19th St. and a half a block from the square, is closing up shop and moving to 16th & Pine.

On the narrow, curiously numbered 400 block of Memphis St., Triangle Property Partners has proposed five new homes to replace a one story, red brick, triangularly shaped building. Though this block is a little tough to find if you don't know where it is (especially because the houses on the

After staring at a vacant, overgrown lot behind their home in West Philadelphia for a few years, a couple purchased the parcel and turned it into an urban farm through the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s City Harvest Grower’s Alliance Program, which provides supplies for homeowners interested in running their own urban farm.

Yesterday,

Smack dab in the middle of the revival of North Broad Street, you can easily spot Congregation Rodeph Shalom, located at 615 N. Broad St., pretty much across the street from the newly redeveloped 600 N. Broad Street. The congregation has made this address its home since 1871, and has

Over the summer, we told you about the newest addition to the University City hospitality scene, a new Homewood Suites hotel. Located at 4109 Walnut St., this new hotel will include 136 suites, which will include kitchenettes. One of the ideas behind the idea of building this hotel is to provide extended-stay

Back in January, we showed you a newly poured foundation at 1732 Kater St., which traced the shape of the lot's unusual dimensions.

Over the past two months, a new home has risen on this foundation, and it's interesting to look at, to say the least.

We have to say, we're impressed that

Porn is apparently out and booze is in at 43rd and Chestnut Sts., after the Spruce Hill Community Association (SHCA) voted this week to support a proposal for an “upscale” liquor store that's replacing a closing Risqué Video location.

Members of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) are still negotiating with the landlord, making

According to an article in today's Inquirer, the Divine Lorraine mystery has been solved. For those of you that wagered on Eric Blumenfeld of EB Realty, you've got quite a windfall on your hands.

Blumenfeld's plan, to be more specific, doesn't necessarily involve the blighted architectural gem so much as it

A friend of Naked Philly tipped us off to this one yesterday, and we couldn't wait to share.

1700 Christian St. is a disaster. It's been a dilapidated, blighted property for over a decade, which is made even more unfortunate by the fact that a school sits directly across the street.