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What do you get for the neighborhood that already has everything? Popsicles, of course! And just in time for autumn!For as long as we can remember, 229 S. 20th St. was home to a picture framing shop which closed at some point in the last year or so. For several

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For the property at 312-330 Fairmount Ave., the last few years have been something of a roller coaster ride. In the spring of 2014, developers presented plans to the community to demolish the collection of warehouses on the site and build a 108-unit apartment building in their place. The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association had

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It was over three years ago that we first told you about Soko Lofts and Liberty Square, two major projects that we predicted would change the face of South Kensington. Both promised the transformation of large former industrial properties into mixed-use developments with hundreds of units, multiple retail spaces, and

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It's no secret that the South Street West corridor has seen amazing growth of late, with the 1600 block in particular seeing a bunch of new restaurants joining the fray. In just the last few years, Indian Restaurant, Magpie, Miles Table, Entree, and Founding Fathers have opened their doors, and Tio

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Despite the fact that it's been under construction for over a year, we've somehow never covered 500 Walnut, the new ultra-high-end apartment building at the southwest corner of 5th & Walnut. This parcel was sitting vacant for years, and has several development possibilities come and go before Scannapieco Development Corporation,

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An undetermined number of years ago, some city planners and/or school district employees determined that the best school yards are those that are covered in asphalt. Not knowing their identities and understanding that they're probably long dead, we can't even send them a thank you card for the many lousy

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Sure, we haven't been to Front Street for a little while, but now our Front Street coverage is returning in force, with multiple posts in the same week! You may remember that just a couple of days ago, we told you about the upcoming renovation of a church turned warehouse on

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We've had an eye on 2001-2003 S. 4th St. for many years, first bringing it to your attention way back in the spring of 2011. Mere months before that story, a fire had ravaged an 13-unit apartment building at this location, ultimately resulting in its demolition.In the pastWhen we checked

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There's a triangular parcel that's created by the intersections of Germantown Avenue, Pollard Street, and Front Street/I-95 that's been seeing some serious development activity over the last year or so. We actually told you about plans for 1007-1013 Germantown Ave. a couple years back, when the property was sitting vacant,

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Breezy's Cafe held down the space at 1200 Point Breeze Ave. for a little over two years, closing down this past spring and leaving a gap in a neighborhood that's crying out for additional dining options. Over the last few months, husband and wife pair Juan and Mallory Fix Lopez have been working

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