We know this town is filled with ghosts, historical or athletic (we are thinking of you, Mitch Williams). But come this Easter Sunday, Philadelphia has another creature of the undead to deal with: zombies. The sixth annual Philly Zombie Crawl commences tonight and lurches on throughout the day before culminating

Our parents always told us to stay clear of hanging out in disused lots in Fishtown, but, hey, we were never one to listen to sound advice (hence the bad tattoo we got as a cub during spring break.) And now, thanks to the savvy minds behind Memphis Taproom,

We drove by something interesting in South Philly yesterday, which we now have learned is Jason C. Christiansen's old home at 152 Tree Street. Christiansen and his wife bought the rehabbed building in 2002, but wanted to "change some things to suit our style a bit more," said Christiansen, an

We've been covering a lot of what's going on in Locust Square with the River Trail Path and other developments with pedestrian traffic in Schuylkill River Park, so we thought we'd let our readers know of another big project in this file. The non-profit Community Design Collaborative is working for

Neighborhood groups across the city are working hard to come together to learn and participate in Philly’s civic process, with hopes of building green spaces and dynamic gathering places, a few blocks at a time. The Friends of Seger Park are pleased to announce they have raised enough (with

Back in March we reported about the development on 21st and South Streets in Graduate Hospital. One of the tenants, City Fitness, is forging ahead the interior design for the new fitness center, and we have the plans. The two-story, 17,000-square-foot space will have a large array of cardio equipment (each with

In July, the Boardwalk to South Street trail project connecting West Philadelphia and University City to the Banks will be bid. The Schuylkill Banks Development Corporation is working with the city to build a 2000-foot-long concrete structuring that will run parallel to the eastern shore of the Schuylkill from Locust Street to

Finally, Philly, we will be getting a chance to relive the inner Cru Jones in all of us. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and others are teaming up to bring us the Rad-inspired bike park, Philly Pumptrack.

The project, yet to establish a firm location, is

Maiden Media Group came to Philadelphia's Old City to be around young and talented creative professionals. To continue to be apart of the local art and creative talent and collaboration, Maiden created Old City Creative Corridor to bring together the local art galleries, design agencies, musicians, painters, photographers and other

Looks like Chinatown's not the only neighborhood to get some new sidewalks. Walking back from brunch this morning, I noticed a huge construction project rolling out on Fishtown's main thoroughfare, Girard Avenue. According to the construction people I talked with, it looks like the project's going to replace the well-worn