For many years, the large open lot at 1430 South St. served as an outdoor space for the Jamaican Jerk Hut restaurant next door. Though some people didn't appreciate the noise generated by this space, most people agreed it was a nice touch for the neighborhood, and a far better

It's been years in the wilderness for the former St. Casimir school at 333 Earp St., a building that's been sitting vacant for quite some time. We last checked in on this property about a year ago, when were telling you about plans to convert a former convent/rectory on Wharton

Last week, we got the heads up from a reader that five new homes are planned for the 500 block of Hoffman Street. And we confess, when we first saw the email, we weren't so sure about the location of that particular street. Fortunately, Mapquest Google Maps exists, and we

Broad & Walnut was a wonderful location for Robinson Luggage for almost 30 years, but ultimately competition from the internet put them out of business in 2013. Earlier this year, news broke that Wawa would be opening in the space previously occupied by the luggage store, breaking their recent pattern

A couple weeks back, we told you about a pair of homes under construction on 26th Street and ten units planned for the 2600 block of Federal Street and openly wondered whether we might find ourselves spending a little more time in Grays Ferry as development begins to pick up

In general, the architecture in West Philadelphia puts architecture in the rest of Philadelphia to shame. We're particularly fond of the many Victorian homes with their colorful bays and expansive porches, but sometimes it's the unique stuff that catches our eye. Earlier today, we were zipping around the blocks just

Last year, the William Penn Foundation provided the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation with a half-million dollar grant to revitalize the southern end of Passyunk Avenue, where it hits Broad & McKean Streets. There's this weird triangular patch of sidewalk in front of the United Savings Bank which was actually enlarged a few years ago to

A press release came across our desk today, sharing the good news that Natural Lands Trust, in partnership with the Delaware River Development Corporation, recently purchased an important swath of land adjacent to the Delaware River. The purchase covers a hundred feet of land, Pier 56, and acres of adjacent

It's been almost a year since we first told you about plans for eight new homes at 230 Race St., which was at that time in use as a surface parking lot. As we're all well aware, a whole lot can change in a year. Visiting the site the other

Technically, the Graduate Hospital neighborhood only has one true public green space, and that's Julian Abele Park, located on 22nd Street between Montrose and Carpenter. This park was founded a few years ago and provides a sliver of grass and trees for the community, also hosting concerts, birthday parties, and