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.

After a five-and-half year run in West Philly, Wake Up Yoga is leaving its current location at 4916 Baltimore Ave., though its Fairmount and South Philly locations will remain open.

“We’re running into a case of a studio not flourishing,” says manager Alane Benson. While numbers at the other locations are positive, in

More than 30 percent of Philly’s impervious surfaces are associated with residential locations. In a city where the green canopy is lacking, the actions one can take to improve the sustainability of one’s own home are a great opportunity to do good for the planet.

Rain Check is a new neighborhood pilot program

We were in the neighborhood today and spotted a liquor license application on the boarded up front of 1305 Locust St., right next door to the wildly popular NEST. This location was home to Camac for a couple of years, and to Girasole for many years before that, before their

We've wondered about the northeast corner of 2nd and Brown Sts. for years, curious as to why nobody has yet developed the self-proclaimed "Best Corner Left in Northern Liberties." This location was once the home to the NoLibs Meat building, but has been a vacant lot for years. According to

In Queen Village, a Chinese fast-food take-out restaurant that opened a few months ago has caused some concerns for local neighbors. It seems that the owners opened their eatery, located at 942 S. 5th St., without proper permits or zoning.

Owners appeared before the Queen Village Neighborhood Association (QVNA) zoning committee at its meeting this

In March 2011, developer Mial Incorporated went before the ZBA with plans to construct five new homes at 1910-18 Alter St., in Point Breeze. The block, as it's currently constituted, has mostly two-story homes on the south side of the street, along with a couple of large, vacant lots. On