On Saturday, Bloktoberfest came to a raucous conclusion as thousands rocked out beside the Jamaican Jerk Hut to the sweet jams of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. By the time Bloktoberfest 2014 rolls around, the big concert finale will need to find a new home, as plans are in the

If a sleek online presence indicates the organization and strength of a civic group, than the Baltimore Avenue Business Association (BABA) is stepping up its game. In conjunction with the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, which brings hundreds in and out of the shops along the corridor, BABA launched its first

Have you always dreamed of living in a historic building? Do you have an affinity for the Graduate Hospital neighborhood? Are a few million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Well, we may just have the solution to all of your problems and a way to actualize your wildest

We admit, we don't get to Manayunk or Roxborough enough. But when we do, we almost always find some new and interesting projects to cover. Often, the topography alone makes a project noteworthy. Take the Treetops at Terrace development for example. These three homes were constructed a couple of years

The people at the University City District plan to cut down trees in West Philly and turn them into benches. No that's not true, it's rather almost just the opposite. Actually, UCD plans to unleash a collection of “tree seats,” set in the shade by next spring. UCD was one

Last week, we learned from Plan Philly about plans for seventy-five new homes on a currently overgrown lot bordered by Columbus Blvd, Catharine Street, and I-95. JKR Partners did the design work for this new mini-neighborhood, which would clearly be a step up from the current situation on this lot.

As

About a year and a half ago, we passed along the exciting news that 801-805 N. 2nd St., the self-proclaimed “Best Corner Left in Northern Liberties,” was finally going to be developed. Plans were approved by the ZBA for a six-story building with ten apartments, ground-floor commercial, and almost 1:1 parking.

We were in the area just last week and spotted some new construction on the 1500 block of Poplar Street. As you might expect, we went right to the L&I Map to see what we could learn about this new development, which is replacing a vacant lot.

The permits that have

It was over two years ago that we first noticed the demolition of five buildings on the 800 block of S. 15th St., and speculated that Universal chief and music legend Kenny Gamble was building himself a mansion on the site. Months later, our suspicions proved accurate as Gamble's representatives

There is plenty of redevelopment happening in Powelton Village and West Powelton. So when passed by a strip of four apparently vacant homes, two of which feature arching third-floor bay windows, including a turret on the corner property at Preston & Spring Garden, we wondered out loud how long it