Philadelphia's relationship with its rivers is... shall we say, complex. In recent years, we've done a better job connecting with the Schuylkill River, mostly thanks to the wonderful Schuylkill River Trail. We're trying to get back to the Delaware River too, but that's a much more challenging lift due to

We were grabbing some delicious donuts on the edge of Northern Liberties the other day, and noticed that a building is coming down near 7th & Brown. We can't claim to know much about the building's history, but it appears it was once part of Northern Liberties Hospital, which years

You can tell by looking that the structure occupying 213-219 Fitzwater St. used to be something.  In fact, its name and markings leave little mystery that horses lived there at some point.  But the location has been repurposed several times, both before and after the equine portion of its history. 

Two summers ago we told you that a Seattle man and wife that founded Rakumi Arts International, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting African arts and culture, had relocated to Philly, and planned to return a former corner retail spot at 26th & Poplar back from residential use into a coffee shop.The

Everyone loves the NFL (willfully ignoring the world outside of the US). Everyone loves Big Brothers Big Sisters. In Philadelphia, we can look at both through the lens of a historic building.Football is the most popular sport in America. One of the reasons this sport has grown in popularity and maintained

The other day, we told you about a new foundation on the 1700 block of Ridge Ave. which will eventually house three apartments and a restaurant of some kind. A block away, there's a very similar project that's under construction, just a little further along in the process.From a distance.

The resurgence of West Girard Avenue in Brewerytown has been well documented. New restaurants like Rybrew and Shifty's Taco give residents new dining options. An old church is in the process of being converted into apartments. A giant vacant lot could be redeveloped into a mixed-use project. And there's a

In the last decade, the face of Northern Liberties has changed dramatically. Vacant land has filled in, the 2nd Street commercial corridor has substantially turned over, and the combination of the Piazza and Liberties Walk have created a whole new community. With all the large-scale projects that have been built,

We were passing through Chinatown last week, and noticed a new building on 9th Street, just south of Cherry Street. We wondered about the project, so looked for the address on public record and came up empty. The property, which used to be a parking lot, is associated with 908

A couple of readers have asked us in recent weeks whether we know anything about the construction taking place in the middle of North Broad Street. While word of this sort of work might make you expect a major and persistent traffic snarl, the activity is actually pretty compact and