Yesterday was IHOP's National Pancake Day and Conrad Brenner of Streets Dept fame took some pics of last night's crowd around Center City's IHOP. As Brenner says, "seems like a lot of work for a couple of pancakes." Click here for the Streets Dept Pancake Day post.

The Hilton in at Penn has launched a multi-million dollar renovation to modernize the 238 guest rooms and suites. Design firm RD Jones and Associates will spearhead the two-phase project to sustainably remodel the units into something more contemporary. WaterSense shower heads (these save thousands of gallons of water

UJMN Architects + Designers did such a good designing the new offices for University City's Energy Plus, that EP wasted no time hiring them to design their expansion at the LEED Silver 3711 Market Street building. The contemporary and open project will be on the heels of Cushman & Wakefield's

On Groundhog Day city officials and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts resident and CEO, Dr. David R. Brigham, showed off the new Lenfest Plaza, the future home of what they project to be a creative and serene atmosphere for local artists on what is now East Cherry Street. With tourist

A new parking garage will be built next to the historic Arch Street United Methodist Church located at Broad and Arch. While the idea had created a bit of controversy and concern, mostly by the church as well as the 150-year-old Masonic Temple, developing team Realen Properties has made steps

The 401 Race Street property spanning from 4th to 5th street between Race and Florist streets has been a huge topic of discussion for those trying to develop the space, as well as for locals who aren’t so sure that the plans in mind for 401 Race Street are what’s

In 2009 Krista Peel and Zak Starer were looking to find a building in Philadelphia where they could open an art organization. They found what they were looking for on Huntingdon Street in East Kensington; a 1,700-square-foot, three-story row house. Every year the space is opened up to artists from

And the award for the best use of a barren city space goes to: art and music venue 5side! The guys at 5side made the best of its digs for a recent benefit party at the Maas Building. “It's amazing what a campfire and a cypress tree will do to make you

West Philly's favorite co-op, Mariposa, is moving down the block to its new Re:Vision Architecture-designed digs at 4824 Baltimore Avenue this fall. For those who aren’t familiar with the classically run, community-based co-op, let us explain: a cooperative is comprised of group members (it’s $25 a year) and volunteers who

The fifth oldest tavern in the United States, 279-year-old The General Lafayette Inn, sits empty, cold and alone (was it owned by Scott and Caren Cronin?) at 646 Germantown Pike. The 35,143-square-foot lot that includes the 9,400-square-foot restaurant, five-bedroom bed and breakfast, two-bedroom cottage and two acres of land are