We last visited the Chester A. Arthur school on the 2000 block of Catharine Street about a year and a half ago, when local parent group Friends of Chester Arthur (FoCA) raised the funds necessary to construct a seating area around the school's playground. Incidentally, FoCA was integral in getting said

It seems the A&P bankruptcy has claimed another victim. According to NBC10, the Grays Ferry Pathmark will close its doors on November 20th. A&P has been able to find buyers for some of their locations, like the Superfresh turned Acme at 2nd & Girard, but they weren't able to find

About two years ago, we brought 1036-38 N. 4th St. to your attention, lamenting the presence of this large, empty building in a wonderful part of Northern Liberties. We noted that the building, which stretched all the way back to Leithgow Street, had gone to sheriff's sale in 2012 but

Recent years have brought wonderful additions to Frankford Avenue. The Philadelphia Record Exchange opened a few years ago, moving their operations from a long established location in Queen Village. We've told you about Sulimay's Urban Salon, and the wine bar planned across the street. And when we want to impress

We actually meant to bring 2011 Amber St. to your attention last month, but we forgot about it. And in the meantime, some stuff happened at the ZBA, so maybe it's for the best that we waited.2011 Amber St.For most of this year, there's been a plan circulating around to

Back in September of 2012, we told you about plans for five homes at the corner of 3rd & George and detailed how the developers met with neighbors and the NLNA a number of times to hammer out a project that would work for everyone. By the spring of 2014, the

It's the calm before the storm on the 2000 block of Wharton Street. By "the calm," we mean there's a few homes under construction. By "the storm," of course, we mean that dozens of new homes are on the horizon. But first let's consider the present, shall we?A new home

We're on so many mailing lists. And perhaps because we get so many emails that are only of marginal interest, we end up ignoring most of them. Yesterday though, we got an email that caught our eye so we figured we'd share. It came from the 5th Square, a political

Northern Liberties continues to flourish and 2nd Street, its main commercial corridor, continues to improve. Though we've seen new businesses and new construction spring up on 2nd Street over the years, it still has its share of long standing vacancy. But one of those empty spots, 806 N. 2nd St.,

It's really not fair to single out one blighted property in the neighborhoods surrounding Temple. Despite the impressive number of projects in the area in recent years, there are still too many blighted buildings and vacant lots for us to count. So why, of all the vacant buildings in this