Yesterday, officials cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Francisville Playground at Wylie & Cameron. This regularly-used play space for neighborhood kids had been in need of a little love for quite some time, and $250K later it's been improved considerably.

According to a press release, the renovations included new play

Excitement abounded back in August when we told you that the dream of a Philly Bike Share was finally going to become a reality in 2014. And while we have nothing but enthusiasm for this concept which has worked so nicely in other towns, there's still a lot of logistical

When we last visited the former home of the Pearl-Pressman-Liberty Printers at 5th & Poplar a few months ago, the old warehouse had recently been demolished in preparation for the construction of twenty-one new homes. In the time since, foundations have been poured for the new homes, allowing the site

The Lord is out and Dunkin' Donuts will be in this spring at 40th & Sansom, across the street from Fresh Grocer, right near Penn's campus. That is where the lovely stone Methodist Episcopal Church will be demolished to make way for an uber-contemporary one-story all-glass structure.

And thank god it will be

During the winter of 2012, three homes replaced vacant lots on the 2000 block of E. Susquehanna. Built by US Construction, the homes are all owned by different investors and offered as rentals. Often with projects like this, the homes are rented for a few years then offered for sale,

Sometimes in Philadelphia, it seems the world has turned upside down. According to the Daily News, residents gathered outside the Mother Bethel AME Church at 6th & Lombard last night for a vigil, praying that Historical Commission would change its mind on a project it recently approved. The project in question

For many years, we've wondered about 1036-38 N. 4th St., a seemingly vacant warehouse that's even bigger than it looks at first glance. On its front is a peeling sign advertising a real estate auction from several years ago that apparently never happened, covering a sign for Liberty Self Storage,

Philadelphia’s waterfront has long been the subject of ambition and disappointment.    Much discussion has centered on repurposing the dozens of piers that once served the city’s booming maritime and industrial sectors.  To date, the greatest successes are those lining the river just between Callowhill and the gorgeous Race Street Pier.  At the northern point

Today, members of Mayor Nutter's administration gave their opinions to the PA Gaming Control Board on the six proposals currently under consideration for Philadelphia's second casino license. If you'd like a rundown of all of the groups vying for this lucrative license, check out this excellent summary from today's Daily

Yesterday, we told you about plans from developer Roman Mosheyev to build fifteen new apartment units on a long-vacant lot at 21st & Federal. After Mosheyev's presentation last night at the South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. meeting, we have some clarifications and some thoughts to share on the matter.

Change number one: According to the