Maria Pandolfi, a former art teacher at Childs Elementary, is partnering with Ron Kustrup and opening an after-school arts center for children in the ground floor space of the new building at the intersection of Point Breeze Avenue & Titan Street. This building has been a long time coming, as

Close to the University of Pennsylvania, the University of the Sciences, and across from Clark Park lies a block in the middle of a strange transition, seemingly led by one property owner. We last covered construction on the 1200 block of S 45th Street back in 2012 when a building on

Sometimes we tell you all the newest and most exciting real estate news in Philadelphia. And sometimes we find ourselves sharing a video of muppet-like puppets skateboarding around town. Watch for the wipeout around 1:40.As amazing as this video is today, we think it will only get better with age.Thanks

Cecil B. Moore Avenue has seen all kinds of changes in recent years, as the neighborhood close to Temple University has experienced an unprecedented wave of development. Walking down this street, you can see a mix of older buildings that have survived for about a hundred years and new structures

Quite recently, a member of the Fishtown Neighbors Association got annoyed while trying to cross York Street. The street is wider than most, with angled parking. At intersections it can be pretty hard to for drivers, bikers, and pedestrians to see. Sometimes cars drive side by side, creating two lanes where only

The 1700 block of Folsom Street sat mostly vacant for many years but the Folsom Powerhouse project has brought amazing new life to this street. This project from Equinox Management & Construction and Postgreen Homes and designed by by Interface Studio Architects is getting built in phases. We last checked in on this project around Thanksgiving when the

A construction fence appeared last summer at the southeast corner of 20th & Reed, a corner that's been vacant for quite some time. We were pleased to tell you about plans for a mixed-use building at the corner and a home next door, but we weren't exactly confident that a

The agenda at last week's SOSNA zoning committee meeting was fairly innocuous and we almost didn't attend. But sometimes even a boring looking agenda can produce an interesting meeting, so we're kinda glad we showed our face after all. Today we'll give you the lowdown on three of the four projects

In Northern Liberties there must be a never-ending stock of vacant lots and unused industrial spots, because at least every other month, plans for a large project seem to pop up on the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association zoning agenda.The latest example is 312-30 Fairmount Ave., where last month developer David Perlman

We were in South Kensington the other day, scoping out some upcoming development, and the building at 1627 N. 2nd St. caught our eye. It captured our attention not because it's some new and exciting project, but instead because it looks like a large dragon took a bite out of