Over the summer, we looked at the history of 615 S. 6th St., most recently known as the Antiquarian's Delight. If you pass by this building, you don't have to look to carefully to notice that it wasn't always a flea market. Even if you can't read Hebrew, you can

Azalea Gardens, a graduate student housing complex, is the latest proposal in a long-contested battle over how to redevelop a historic Italianate mansion located at 400 S. 40th St., which is owned by Penn.

Last month, developers from Equinox Management and Construction presented preliminary plans to preserve the mansion, knock down

Two and a half years ago, we wondered who would buy and redevelop 1843-45 E. Passyunk Ave., the longtime home of King of Jeans. A year later, we shared the news that developer Max Glass had purchased the property, and along with crowning himself the new King of Jeans, intended to

Last month, we attended a packed ZBA hearing for a proposed project at 2300 South Street. In case you don't recall the details of the project, it involves the demolition of the buildings currently on the site and the construction of a new four-story building with eighteen apartments and a

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about the Delaware River Waterfront Winterfest at Penn's Landing, which opened right after Thanksgiving. Last night, we finally had a chance to check it out and we have to say it's the coolest thing to come to Penn's Landing since, uh, William

Two years ago, we told you about how a mobile market, also known as a cart, was about to grow into a mobile food truck called the West Philadelphia Fresh Food Hub. This truck travels along Lancaster Avenue through parts of West Philly, bringing fresh vegetables to local residents who previously

As you wander north on 2nd Street in Old City, you’ll notice a relief between the buildings rising around Walnut and Sansom Streets.  Just south of Sansom, Welcome Park is a walk-through, open-air museum that offers a concise history of Philadelphia in various placards and murals.  The spot was chosen for its historical

In Francisville, 20th Street Properties LLC has been capitalizing on widespread redevelopment by purchasing and razing vacant properties and building new homes on the same lots. They've been buying up many of these properties from PHA and as such have been contributing to the transformation that has swept Francisville the

We were in the neighborhood the other day and spotted some new zoning signs at 2042-44 Frankford Ave., a large vacant lot at the corner of Frankford & Susquehanna. A new project at this corner would represent additional action on a block that's currently experiencing some construction in anticipation of

A few months ago, we told you about Mighty Writers moving into the beautiful building on the corner of 39th & Lancaster as part of the continuing efforts from People’s Emergency Center to renovate that property. Directly across the street from that revitalized storefront, we wonder about a collection of