We've been all over three similar projects on 20th Street just north of Fairmount Avenue in the last couple of years. Three buildings, long owned by PHA and long blighted, got torn down and replaced by duplexes. It was with a bit of sadness that we watched these buildings come

Do you regularly visit the Liberty Bell or Independence Hall and find yourself wishing there was a place for outdoor drinking nearby? Like, a huge space for outdoor drinking? And maybe some nosh, too? We have some good news today, as we just learned that we're about to get a

South Kensington and Fishtown are both experiencing a development renaissance, and the good stuff finally seems to be trickling to Front Street, under the El. We've documented plenty of examples of blight under the El, and just recently we've noticed a string of renovation there. For example, a garage is

Two summers ago we were worried about how the Made in America Festival had impacted the local grounds, specifically at Von Colln Memorial Field at 22nd & the Parkway. The ball fields at the park that usually serve as home field for youths instead served as space for trucks and stages

For the last couple of months, living on the 2100 block of Kater Street has straight-up sucked. While performing the necessary task of replacing the water and sewer lines on the block, the Water Department has completely torn up the street. It's totally impassible by car, tough to traverse by foot, and neighbors

Two winters back, we brought the construction of a duplex at the corner of 11th & Wallace to your attention. At the time, we were pleased to see that the long vacant lot was being filled, and lamented the fact that the surrounding lots remained undeveloped. There was also a

A surface parking lot near Passyunk Avenue could soon disappear, provided developers get ZBA approval to build two homes on the northeast corner of 12th & Tasker. From what we can tell looking at public record, physician William Zaccone purchased the lots a few years ago, perhaps to use as

Over the winter, we were thrilled to share the news that a former synagogue at the corner of 6th & Bainbridge, long home to an antiques market, was being converted into thirteen apartments. We praised the developers, the owners of Bella Vista Beer and the nearby Bainbridge Street Barrel House, for preserving the building

A couple of years ago, Hope Street on either side of West Thompson Street felt pretty bleak. The southwest corner featured the backyards of a row of relatively new homes that face Howard Street. The northeast corner had a row of faded stucco homes, steps from the El. And the

Just last month, we gave you the heads up about a renovated storefront at 246 W. Girard Ave., which is now a dentist's office. At the time, we mentioned that the building next door could soon see some work as well, as it had been purchased by developers.Only like a