According to a sign in the window at 1837 Chestnut Street (beside the Starbucks), there is a new Japanese restaurant coming soon to the vacant storefront. While there is absolutely no other clues as to what exactly we can expect, we will be keeping our eyes peeled for any additional

Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund rolled out a partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department to actualize their Master Plan this past week. While it’s not quite as monumental as lifting the No Skating ban in Love Park (the urban park at the eastern end of the Ben Franklin Parkway

Now you don’t have to rent an electric scooter just because it makes you look super fly, you can also rent to support an artistic cause. Scoot2You is truly an original endeavor by composition; the sight of their newly acquired space at 747 S. Fourth Street only furthers this sentiment. Opened about

With the Philadelphia School District facing a $629 million dollar deficit, School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has requested $75 - $110 million from the City of Philadelphia to help plug some of that gap. Mayor Nutter has offered two options to raise these funds for the School District: a 10 percent

Back in the day, meaning 1914, the freight station at S. Broad St. and Washington Ave. was actually a good-looking building. From this view, it appears as though station was modeled after Greek architecture with its triangle rooftop and inset pillars, which are decoratively molded into the building’s exterior. Now

1867 was a successful year for young architect and Philadelphia native James Hamilton Windrim. At the age of 27, and in the same year that he opened his own architectural office, Windrim also impressively won the design competition for the Philadelphia Masonic Temple, what is now officially a National Historic

As Penn and Drexel continue to expand in all directions, the appetite for student housing refuses to be sated. Builders McAlinden & Regan, two extremely pleasant fellows if we do say so, are in the midst of transforming the corner of 40th and Baring Sts. into a paradise for students

With 8130 square feet of space, it's easy to fit in six bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half bathrooms. And with $3,199,000 one should expect nothing less than an elevator, private deck and garden, phone in the bathroom, double-sized living room, library, dressing "rooms" and a separate nanny suite. But for all

We stopped by the three-story homes at 1929-37 Fitzwater Street and 723 S. 20th Street that we reported the details on back in May, and got an update on the progress. Our source at the site tells us they are two weeks away (ha!) from completion. The $679K - $779K

Crisp, an eclectic fusion of Mediterranean and vegetarian recipes with falafel and hummus being the focus, will soon be replacing the closed Falafel Factory at 32 S. 18th Street (an 1, 100-square-foot space). According to David Rager, (marketer at Crisp) product quality will set them apart from the former owners. I