The shopping centers around 23rd & Oregon aren't exactly an urbanist's dream come true. To the south of Oregon Avenue is Quartermaster Plaza, a shopping center which opened in 2004 on land that was previously connected to the Quartermaster Depot of the US Army. Hence the name. It's anchored by a BJ's,

We were walking around Queen Village over the weekend, on our way to get some tasty John's Water Ice, and noticed a big new building on the little 600 block of Fulton Street. This block is easy to miss, as it dead ends halfway through.The projecting sign off the front

Brace yourself for a West Philly story that's not about student housing. Can you believe it? Neither can we.We were skimming through Instagram yesterday and happened upon a photo of 4102 Lancaster Ave. from the feed of @mmbixler. The first floor of this building is home to a clothing store called Daebat, with

Every summer, Philadelphia runs 70 public pools in neighborhoods across the city, helping sweaty residents stay cool. Most of these pools are low on frills, as you might expect from a City run enterprise with such a utilitarian goal. Of late though, we've seen interest in low cost but highly

Through thick and thin, we love our sports teams in this town. And we're also quite fond of our museums. So why, exactly, has nobody combined the two as of yet? Lou Scheinfeld wants to be the one who does it. Scheinfeld is 81 years old and has worked in

June is here and we have ice cream on the brain. Thankfully, Philadelphia is chock full of options, from old school Bassettsto new school Little Baby's and many others in between. Potts ice cream no longer exists as an independent company, having been absorbed by Bassetts, but its former factory at 2001 North St. remains

A reader reached out to us today, frustrated about a trio of buildings on the 900 block of S. 3rd Street that have been sitting empty for a long time. 933-37 S. 3rd St. may sit across the street from the Southwark PHA homes, but they are also very close to some

Three properties on the 1900 block of Christian Street have been stuck in purgatory for the last several years, but it seems that a resolution has finally arrived. Turning back the clock, the Christian Medical Center made its home at 1929-33 Christian St. for a number of years, with stucco covering the

We've had a soft spot in our heart for the 700 block of South Street for a long time. Right out of college, we had a friend that had a (much nicer than expected) apartment above the liquor store and another friend that lived in one of those weird fortress-like

The SRC voted to close down about two dozen public schools back in 2013, and as the wheels of bureaucracy slowly turn, those school buildings are starting to come back to life. A couple weeks ago, at a community meeting in Brewerytown, neighbors learned about a plan to repurpose the shuttered John