A little over a year ago, we told you about Fabric Lofts, an exciting plan for an old warehouse located on the southeast corner of 5th & Monroe. At the time, the building was home to Fleishman Fabrics, a business that has since moved, logically, to Fabric Row. As you might

If Crime and Punishment—the brew pub opening next month at 2711 Girard Ave. after nearly two years of planning, renovation, brewing, crowdfunding, and a stalled opening because of the need for a zoning variance—brews beer as well as its namesake illustrates human relations, Brewerytown is in for quite a treat.The storefrontOn

In every neighborhood, some buildings exist as leftovers, hold outs from another era. Sometimes these properties, with the proper attention, become neighborhood assets. Examples in Bella Vista include the apartments at the former De Pazzi School at 7th & Christian and the Bank of Italy building at 7th & Fitzwater,

The northeast corner of 11th & Wood has been vacant for decades. And this makes sense to some extent. For many years, trains ran on the elevated viaduct immediately to the west, a now-abandoned stretch which will soon become the Rail Park. And half a block to the south, the

In the core Center City neighborhoods, it's intuitive that we don't see the same development activity that we see in neighborhoods like Brewerytown, Francisville, and Kensington. So when there are three projects to mention on a single block in the Rittenhouse neighborhood, it's quite an unexpected treat. But that's just

The restaurant options in Point Breeze have slowly grown over the years, but in the last few weeks, plans have emerged for two new establishments.Last night, we attended a community meeting where an attorney and architect representing the owner of the Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken franchise presented their case.

A couple weeks ago, we told you about plans for a new restaurant at the southeast corner of 20th & Washington, but we didn't have any details. The other day, Michael Klein broke the news that Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken, a Memphis-based and apparently very awesome restaurant chain, was

The saga of 4224 Baltimore Ave. has taken a satisfying turn.Photo from awhile ago but it still appliesWe first pondered this property back in the spring of 2012, wondering how it was possible that a large vacant lot could exist across the street from the wonderful Clark Park. A year later,

Last summer, we visited the long-shuttered former Saint Francis Xavier convent at 2322 Green St., located around the corner from the Art Museum. At the time, we were excited to share the news that the building would be coming back into use, with developers planning to convert the property into eighteen

Student housing has been all the rage in the neighborhoods surrounding Temple in recent years, and it's almost a surprise that there are any vacant lots or blighted buildings remaining in the area. But alas, a considerable number of empty buildings remain and there's still plenty of lots too. Until