As you may recall, a couple of months ago we sarcastically ranted about the impending addition of another Dunkin Donuts to the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. Whelp, D&D was rejected last month by the ZBA due to what we understand to be neighborhood opposition, so the future was seemingly up

Leithgow St. is one of those north/south streets in Philadelphia that disappears and reappears as you travel through town. Between 4th and 5th Sts., Leithgow has a solid presence in Northern Liberties, running nearly contiguously between Brown and Thompson Sts. Last week, we were looking for some information on an

It was less than a month ago that we first noticed movement at 19th and Catharine Sts. for the first time in years. When we last checked in, the builders were preparing to pour the foundations for the five houses fronting Dorrance St. We were assuming at that time that

A couple of weeks ago, the Potbelly Sandwich Shop at 12th and Walnut Sts. closed, leaving a commercial vacancy on a prominent corner in the Gayborhood/Midtown Village/Whatever You Want to Call It. According to Mealticket, a Chipotle might be the replacement tenant, but that rumor is unconfirmed at this time.

Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church, located at the corner of Fitzwater St. and Grays Ferry Ave., was listed for sale last week for $2.5M. The church, which occupies about 20K sqft of space, includes a sanctuary for nine-hundred with a balcony, a seven-story bell tower, and a rectory building with

This morning, the long-awaited Super Fresh at 2nd and Girard finally opened for business. The Grand Opening ribbon and cake cutting ceremony featured appearances by Mayor Nutter, Councilman Clarke, A&P CEO Sam Martin, and developer Bart Blatstein. There will be special deals all day. This is great news for neighbors,

Gather the People Sanctuary, run by Pastor Yvonne Yates, is building a new church at at the corner of 15th and Clearfield Sts. in North Philly, close to Temple University Hospital. According to the zoning application, the church will be relocating lot lines to assemble one lot from nine existing

According to a report today on Philly.com, the American Commerce Center, planned to be the tallest building in Philadelphia, ain't gonna happen. The 60K sqft lot on which it was to have been built, 1800 Arch St., was purchased earlier this month by Liberty Property Trust. Liberty, who developed the

With Hurricane Irene on her way, let's take a look at the worst hurricane to hit Philadelphia in modern history. Hurricane Hazel ripped her way through North America in October of 1954 and this thing was a monster. It hit Haiti first, and after it made landfall

We recently got an email from a reader asking about the weird vacancy on the corner of 40th and Chestnut Sts., across the street from Distrito.

For those of you unfamiliar with that corner, the Hub is the prominent building anyone would notice right away. It was constructed almost five years