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

In 1985, the "gentleman's agreement" to not build anything taller than William Penn's hat atop City Hall was broken when construction began on One Liberty Place. Twenty years later, work started on the Comcast Building, which eventually rose even higher. And three years after that, plans were announced for the

About two years ago, we passed along the info that Amz Development was planning on putting ten apartments and eight parking spaces at the corner of 15th & Master. At the time, we were careful to inform you that the developers only owned the corner lot, and the Redevelopment Authority

One of God's houses has been demolished at 40th & Sansom in West Philly. Razing efforts began in December to knock down the Methodist Episcopal Church to make way for an all-glass building that will host frozen yogurt and pizza, which, after all, are God's gifts to us. One could

A few years ago, we presented the 2000 block of Annin Street as one of the worst in Philadelphia. Blighted propertied outnumbered inhabited homes. Vacant land overwhelmingly outnumbered anything else. But times have changed indeed.Back in 2011. See what we mean?As the years have rolled on, ten new homes have

The area surrounding 7th & Snyder in South Philly is largely defined by aging facades and fading colors.  But there was a time that the neighborhood flourished around this key intersection.  In the late 19th century, at least as early as 1870, the northwest corner was home to a church congregation. The