If you’ve passed by the intersection at 16th and Ridge Avenue, you’ve probably noticed that it is very, very vacant. However there are plans in the works to change that. The development, formally Vineyards at 16th, will be LEED-certified (a nationally accepted program for the construction and operation of high-performance

Philly is full of sites that used to be industrial spots where the soil is now completely contaminated by hazardous wastes (yay community gardens). A pop-up project will be made on one of these sites in Northern Liberties for the first week in April. This seems like a project we’d

There is a new building in Tehran, Iran, that looks strikingly like Liberty Place in Center City, which was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects. The resemblance is obvious, and we can’t help but think the inspiration came from our very own Philadelphia landmark, as the architecture and design

Let’s play a game. “A cozy Bar/Restaurant located in a busy South Philly neighborhood” is up for sale for a cool $349,000 (complete with fixtures and furniture). The bar in question was established in 1961, has four flat screens, an 80-inch projection screen, 7 beers on draft and beer to-go.

Just kidding. But seriously. Developers are demolishing more churches than we can count on our idle hands. The Metropolitan AME Church at 731 S. 20th St. is in the process of being razed (as you can see) and Dawn Tancredi has wasted no time in applying to create six homes

Philadelphia’s most creative entertainment industry workers are at it again. Designing a studio on 1600 North 5th Street, the founders of The Neighborhood set up both a physical workspace and a professional network to help new Philly productions launch. The studio is literally a Truman Show-esque reproduction of suburban houses (used

Weren’t we just whining about the lack of Philly-specific apps? We whined too soon: Hipster City Cycle is a new iPhone application that lets you explore Philadelphia as a hipster cyclist (gotta’ love bike messengers) as you bike around the city, in all it’s Atari-pixilated detail, and explore important landmarks

We knew, even with its amazing Thai iced tea, that O was two blocks too south for it’s kind, shadowed by the glowing neon signs of Pat’s and Geno’s. The 3000-square-feet of first-floor space is up for sale for $5000 a month (that’s a lot of Thai iced teas). Nestled

"Struggling book and media retailer Borders Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Wednesday, and said it plans to close two of its 20 locations in the Philadelphia area as part of its restructuring." Read more at BizJournals.com.

Pad Thai Restaurant at 606 S. 2nd Street is up for sale today. The 3,400-square-foot space is going for $3,400 a month plus utilities or $375K, which includes the liquor license and all furniture, fixtures and equipment. Right across from Hikaru and next to Fez Moroccan restaurant, Pad Thai has