Development plans that include the rebirth of a historic building are underway in Logan Square, where two summers ago, Pearl Properties had a proposal on the table to build up to 12 stories on top of the Granary structure at 411 N 20th St. Some members of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) were not into

After a delicious lunch at RyBread, we were walking around the neighborhood, enjoying the balmy March weather, when we noticed this building, sticking out like a sore thumb.

This one story building on 23rd St., just north of Green St., is in terrible disrepair. Peering into the windows, we saw some

Though you may have already heard about this one, we're telling you about it anyway. Very soon, a parking lot on the northeast corner of 18th and Vine Sts. in Logan Square will be replaced by a very large Mormon temple.

It still may be many months before workers break ground

Pretzel Park, located just a block off of Main Street in Manayunk, provides neighborhood residents with several amenities including a dog park, a playground, and public green space.

Because of the nature of the topography in the area (steep, mostly), awareness of and access to the park from Main Street is

According to a zoning notice from last month, an unexpected change is coming to 1308 W. Girard Ave.

Home to Drexel Bindery Inc. for twenty-five years and located on a fairly depressed commercial corridor, this location doesn't exactly seem ripe for redevelopment. But that's just what's planned for this building, which

A reader tipped us off about seeing a strange sight on the 2200 block of Alter St. yesterday. Terry writes 'I was driving down 23rd Street and saw this big blue thing on Alter Street out of the corner of my eye. I sped around the block to come back

The mosaic tile and black on white lettering at first glance tricks you into thinking it's a hip place to stop for coffee, but the rundown facade leaves you with the realization that it stands as a ghost from Philly's past. The Rittenhouse Coffee Shop at 1904 Sansom St. is

Back in October, we told you about an ongoing rehab at 2154 Webster St., a former corner store and one of the uglier buildings in the neighborhood. At the time, the developer had done plenty of demo work, and was getting ready to add a third story onto the building.

This is

We have a few updates for you in the West Poplar/Spring Garden/Spring Arts neighborhood, where at the end of 2011 we dropped a near bucket’s worth of happenings in that locale like we were Lou Williams. There was a church for sale, construction on Lemon and Wallace Sts., and much much more.

The two

There she sits, on the southwestern corner of Broad and Wharton Sts., a classic gem frozen in time. For years, we've wondered about 1400 Wharton St., drawn like a moth to an open flame by its wonderful neon sign, confused by its oddly preserved storefront, apparently changed little since the