Located right across from the Academy of Music on 237 South Broad Street, the Doubletree Hotel has recently opened The Balcony. The restaurant, located on the mezzanine level of the hotel, has just undergone two months of gutting and renovations. Previously known as Academy Cafe, manager Stan Klos notes that

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Great news for Northern Liberties vintage lovers as Jinxed in the Piazza begins to call your name. Jinxed, as you may know, is a long-loved Philly shop that sells art-based T-shirts, books, toys and prints from brands like Kid Robot, Rebel 8, Gama-Go and Upper Playground that originally opened its doors

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The 2,400-square-foot townhouse at 1 Christian Street was built in 1986 and is now (Unit 47) going for $595K. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bath home with one-car garage in Old Swedes Court was completely renovated a few years ago and now features an updated gas fireplace with marble tile and all-new kitchen with pendant

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We just walked by 135 South 18th Street and peaked into a.kitchen, the new restaurant coming into the ground floor of the AKA Rittenhouse Square. The construction and management staff we ran into (read: harassed) told us they are hoping for a late June opening, and that a.kitchen will serve "American-European

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"At first, no one was sure what to make of the find. Inside a wall next to the 1929 cornerstone of the former Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in East Falls was a narrow, lead box. It had been uncovered in April by construction workers installing utility lines in a Falls Center

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After nearly a year in the making, it seems like things may finally be coming together at the section of Clark Park, which borders Baltimore Avenue (known as Park A). The month of May has seen several small, but meaningful milestones: the grass was cut for the first time on

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"We might still be waiting on that Super Bowl, but Philadelphians have one huge victory to celebrate. Competing against groups from across the country, the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings won $129 million last August from the Energy Regional Innovation Cluster (E-RIC) Initiative. The award included $122

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Peruvian native Norka Zumaeta opened Inka's Hands last week at 138 N. Third Street in Old City. The vibrant shop boasts high quality handmade sculptures, wall art and jewelry, all of which are mostly imported from the design community she works with in Peru and Columbia.Zumaeta's move to Philadelphia was originally

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The 20-foot wide three-story home in the Art Museum area caught our eye because (besides the rear yard) with touches like wainscoting and a claw-foot porcelain tub, this looks like something you'd find in Kennebunkport, Maine. The five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom $699,900 home at 836 N. 24th Street was restored with original architectural detail (the

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Shanti Yoga Shala, currently located at 242 N. Third Street, will be moving to a new location at 12th and Spruce. They have negotiated a long-term lease for the new space, which is being custom built with new amenities to suit yoga needs. The new Shanti spot will have custom wood

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