Old City has been a hub of activity for the restaurant supply business for the last century, but not so much anymore. Back in 2017, the neighborhood's two remaining restaurant suppliers - Economy and Swift - had put their buildings up for sale. The building on the southeast corner of

For as long as we can remember, traveling on Washington Avenue has been like the wild west. Cars parked in the median, commercial deliveries double parking seemingly every other block, with cars speeding through intersections in hopes of catching the light. Washington Avenue isn't safe for drivers, pedestrians, or cyclists,

Barna Printing operated at 2911 Tasker St. starting in 1973, specializing in letterpress printing in a time that printing anything at all required some level of special equipment. Over the last fifty years, the printing business has changed dramatically (like most businesses, now that we think about it), and the

Over the last several months, we have gotten very, very familiar with Germantown Ave., from Northern Liberties all the way to Chestnut Hill. We have found ourselves especially busy on the east side of Germantown, where a couple of projects have recently caught our eye. It appears we might have

Roughly a thousand years ago, we first told you about one of our least favorite architectural eyesores in the city. The former Liberty Shopping Plaza at the northwest corner of 5th & Spring Garden was about as appealing as a pile of cinderblocks. Now that we think about it, the

Philadelphia is known for its history (duh) and is currently the nation's only UNESCO World Heritage City. But did you know that Roxborough and Ridge Ave. go allllll the way back to before city's founding and that the neighborhood was recently designated a historic district? We typically think of Old

Aramingo Avenue is not known as one of Fishtown's quaint thoroughfares, as this auto-focused stretch features numerous strip mall-type properties, with a dash of I-95 thrown in for good measure. Aramingo is this way for a good reason - much of this stretch was once home to heavy industrial businesses,

It seems we find ourselves congregating near the convergence of North Broad Street, Ridge Avenue and Spring Garden Street nearly every time we trek out on our latest development adventure. May we mangle the English language to bring you the SpringPoplarVille Triangle? OK, so we know this technically falls in

Restaurants are no easy business, especially during Covidtimes. To make it even a handful of years should be considered a success, so the Adobe Cafe in Roxborough holding on strong since 1989 is nothing short of remarkable. This spot has long been bringing Southwestern and Mexican fare in a family

As we've reported quite a bit lately, North Broad has become one of the busier areas of the city in terms of new development. And one of the spots in the area that we absolutely love - the Rail Park - happens to have its "grand" entrance immediately adjacent to