In the southeastern section of the southwestern part of Center City (got that?), several small streets run north-south between Carpenter Street and Washington Avenue. We confess, we don't often find ourselves on any of these blocks, but they too are seeing their fair share of development these days. For example,

While this is more of a side dish than a meaty main course of development news, a three-story home on Washington Ave. just east of the Italian Market is getting a makeover. But when looked at in the context of other one-off improvements and developments in the immediate vicinity, the

First Friday in Old City seems like it's been happening forever. At this point, we take it for granted that once a month the galleries will open their doors and their wine bottles and welcome even the poorest bloggers inside. An exhibit opened at Philadelphia International Gallery this past First Friday which

A couple of readers have emailed us in recent days, asking if we'd heard anything about the demolition ongoing at the southwest corner of 20th & Waverly. We tried to do a little research into what was going on at 2001 Waverly St. and only after checking in with the

Over the last year or so, one intersection in Francisville has provided us with so much material we ought award it the Naked Philly MVP. But all good things must come to an end, as now a whole fistful of projects focused around the vortex of 19th & Poplar have

A couple of years ago, when 2147 Ellsworth St. was undergoing a major renovation, we were worried about the future of the mural on the side wall of the home. This mural, called We the Youth, had been painted in 1987 by Keith Haring along with kids from the Brandywine Workshop, and

In recent weeks, Passyunk Square residents have learned about several interesting new projects planned for their neighborhood. Developers from FUSA Designs recently appeared before the Passyunk Square Civic Association Zoning Committee with preliminary plans to transform a colorful strip on Darien Street into new homes.

Developers want to construct 3 three-story and

Earlier this year, we told you about plans for Kingsley Court, a suburban-style 32 home development that would replace the blighted Ivy Ridge Assisted Living facility at 5627 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough. The project had a formal groundbreaking in February, and when we went by the site a couple of weeks ago

Do you live in Point Breeze? Do you have young kids? Are you thinking about having young kids sometime soon? Are you as concerned as the rest of us about the state of the public school system in this town? Are you looking for something to do this afternoon?

Might we

In Pennsport, a project consisting of twelve contemporary homes replacing a house of God has progressed a long way since the 120-year-old St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church at 3rd & Reed was demolished several months ago.

When we passed by this corner the other day, the first two town homes