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

We're not telling you anything you don't already know when we state that Francisville has seen an explosion in development in the last few years, but there are certain blocks in the neighborhood that put almost too fine a point on it. Take, for example, the 1700 block of Cambridge

For decades, under multiple ownerships, Fishtown Beverage made its home at 1511 Frankford Ave. and peddled beer to the masses in the neighborhood. But a couple of years ago, it closed its doors, apparently for good. The large property, which stretches back to Oxford Street, sold to developers in 2014.

A building on Front Street that stretches to Amber Street is now in the process of getting renovated into eighteen apartments, as we told you last week. What we didn't mention at the time is that another project is coming soon right next door. Earlier this year, foundations were poured at

We've always appreciated the Bicycle Stable, both because they are one of the better bike shops around and because they're located in a really interesting old building. So it's with some genuine sadness that we report that they'll soon be closing their doors for good. A large banner out front