If you've lived in the neighborhood for any amount of time, you've probably bought a six pack and a lousy slice of pizza at Omega Pizza on the northeast corner of 22nd & South. If you're a fan of the place you probably want to get there quickly, because it

About two years ago, we brought 4328-44 Ridge Ave. to your attention, noting that the 42K sqft property was available for sale for $1.5M. Mostly because of the location right next to the Schuylkill River, we believed that there was a development opportunity at this address, despite the fact that the two

With a Choice Neighborhoods grant from the feds, the Mantua neighborhood launched a community planning effort in 2012 and eventually released the Mantua Transformation Plan to convey their hopes and dreams to the City, local CDCs, and developers. At around the same time, the Mount Vernon Manor CDC received funding

It isn't news that the neighborhood surrounding Temple University has seen an explosion of growth over the last few years. It seems like nary a month goes by that we don't have some news of a triplex here or a twenty-seven-unit project there. With all the construction in the area,

We need to do a better job examining our surroundings when we go out to take photos of development. Just last week, we told you about a ten home project that's nearing completion on Green Lane in Manayunk, replacing a parking lot that was previously used by the nearby Saint

You may not realize it, but the western section of the Logan Square neighborhood was once dominated by industrial use. This makes a ton of sense if you think about it, as the proximity to both rail lines and the river would have made this area very attractive to manufacturers

The last time we visited the 2400 block of Frankford Avenue was about half a year ago, when we told you about three new buildings on the block. The most unique of those new buildings is now getting a new neighbor, or at the very least there's a new hole

Do you remember what the southeast corner of 3rd & Chestnut looked like until a couple years ago? Perhaps this will refresh your memory.In the pastThis terrible building was constructed in the 1970s, when the City hatched a genius plan to relocate the Liberty Bell from Independence Hall as part

Last week, we told you about plans for forty three new homes at 600 N. 5th St., but we were a little short on details. A commenter was kind enough to point out that this project will be going to Civic Design Review today, and the developers have therefore produced

Remember just last week, when we told you about plans for six new homes at the corner where Jasper hits E. Cumberland Street? Somehow, when we were over there snapping pictures of the future development site and current overgrown lot, we totally missed the fact that there's a construction fence less