Close to the waterfront, it seems that a longtime local business owner is looking to capitalize on the wave of residential development unfurling throughout Fishtown.The zoning at 118-120 Richmond St. is for industrial use despite the fact that the block its on is largely residential. Keeping with the approved zoning

Last week, a reader email tipped us off about ongoing demolition at the corner of Cleveland & Tasker. We made our way over there the other day and watched on for a couple of minutes as a crew continued their demolition work, likely started a week or so back.DemolitionIn the

It was about a year and a half ago that we first told you about plans from PMC Property Group to renovate 312 Walnut St., also known as the Walnut Place building. Back then the property had been sitting vacant for years despite its prime location and handsome appearance. But the last eighteen

For years, a triplex-wide lot curiously sat vacant on 18th Street, just half a block from Washington Avenue. When developer Vitaly Paluchenko presented plans for three triplexes at 1021-25 S. 18th St. last year, we mostly wondered what took so long. We eventually realized that it took so long because City agencies owned

It was almost two years ago that we first looked at a double-wide property on the corner of 18th & Wharton that formerly contained a medical office. Back then, we learned of a zoning application to renovate the building and build out a cafe/gallery/music venue in the first floor. By

Old residents, new residents, developers, artists and more were just some of the people interviewed to create The Mill Creek Documentary: Past, Present, and Future, a new documentary created through a partnership between the Mill Creek Community Partnership and Eli Lu Productions.The documentary serves as a bridge that seeks to

It was over a year and a half ago that Metroimpact first presented plans to SOSNA to demolish the two northernmost homes on the 1000 block of Bouvier Street and replace them with new three story homes with garages. Since then, 1000 and 1001 S. Bouvier St. have sat vacant,

Last summer, the historic mansion at 1801 Walnut St. went up for sale, and there was speculation that long-time tenant Anthropologie could be on the outs. When we heard about this, we wondered 1) what new location could possibly serve the store's needs as effectively as their current home, and 2)

Just a few years ago, two corners at the intersection of 20th & Parrish were vacant lots. Now, two new homes stand on the northwest corner and another one is on the southwest corner. This speaks to the development we've seen in Francisville of late and the rapid disappearance of

Lucky Old Souls. Taco Mondo. Say Cheese. Yum.Now, food trucks at The Porch at 30th Street Station are full-time year-round, the University City District announced last month. Various vendors from around the city like the aforementioned will pull up to The Porch each Monday and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to