Frankford Avenue in Fishtown has been filling in with so many new businesses over the past few years, and even more so in the past six months, that soon it might look like the South Street West.

Today, we share with you news about the space now being built out, according

Back in January 2012, the ZBA approved Renewbold, a bold sixteen-unit development planned for the corner of 16th & Moore. Located at the former site of the Drexel School, this project comes from LPMG, the folks behind the SPTR and American Sardine Bar. Postgreen has done the design work, and Hybrid Construction is building it.

A reader shot us an email recently, wondering what's up with 6056 Ridge Ave., the former Roxborough-Manayunk Bank building. Over the last couple of months, developers have torn the facade off of the building as it undergoes a massive renovation.

The property was built in 1956, according to the Preservation Alliance,

The Tale of Titan Park sounds like the name of a J.R.R. Tolkien short story. But what we are talking about is instead how a pocket park in Pennsport has gone from being nearly sold to a private developer by the Redevelopment Authority, around this time last year to being awarded

Back in March, we told you about some demolition taking place on the northwest corner of 16th & Catharine. While sometimes we see buildings come down and nothing happens for many years afterward, we've seen the opposite situation here. A new home has been built, and looks to be approaching

While the Philadelphia Public School system is in shambles, there is at least some positive news for the Kearney School. Located at 601 Fairmount Ave., the school was established in 1921, according to Philaplace, and named for Civil War general Phillip P. Kearney. In its early years it served to educate the children

For decades, Daffy's sold famous fashion brands at huge discounts in their multi-floor retail palace on the southwest corner of 17th & Chestnut. When the store closed its doors late last year, it left a void in a giant and prominent retail space almost as large as the void left

Spruce Hill in West Philadelphia just got a little more wet, as the state store at 43rd & Chestnut opened on September 10th in the space formerly occupied by Risque Video. The new store will take some pressure off the lines at the nearest store in Cedar Park at 50th

When we last visited the Sameric at 1908 Chestnut St. back in late 2001 to see Ocean's Eleven, it required considerable effort to tear our feet off the incredibly sticky floor at the end of the movie. Though the old cinema was worse for the wear by that time, it

Last week, we gave you the heads up that La Colombe was planning a next generation cafe, a distillery, and a bakery in a large space on Frankford Avenue. Last night, the building's owner and La Colombe partner JP Iberti provided some additional details on this project to an expectant