Over two years ago, we told you about 2509 Grays Ferry Ave., a blighted former cheesesteak shop that was nearly a Rita's a few years back. The Rita's use was approved by the ZBA, but overturned by the PA Commonwealth Court thanks to objections from near neighbors. People who were concerned

Seeking a salve for our wounds after a disappointing Eagles loss, we found ourselves in Chinatown yesterday, on a quest for some hand-drawn noodle deliciousness. We certainly don't regret our choice of culinary destination, but we do question what made us think that driving there would be a good idea.

Back in June, we told you about plans for two new homes at 606-08 S. 8th St., a Bella Vista Lot that curiously sat vacant for many years. Just a few days later, the combination of the excavation efforts and rainwater caused a nearby garden wall to fall in. It was

Ah, Pennsport. It seems like every other week we hear about a big new development coming to this neighborhood. At 2nd & Wharton, home are replacing a burned out warehouse. At 3rd & Reed, homes will soon rise where a church once stood. On the 100 block of Ellsworth, a

In the well-established Spring Garden neighborhood, a humungous home at 1538 Green St. that features a theater and a swimming pool in the basement, a roof deck and two terraces, is almost finished. The 8180 sqft mammoth reminds us of the way people might have lived in the old mansions that once

Almost two years ago (wow how the time flies) we told you that Dollar General at 23rd & South was about to lose their lease. And we wondered what new business would take over their 5,200 sqft space, located on a prime corner on a prime commercial corridor. If you

About half a year ago, we told you about plans for three new homes on tiny lots on the 2100 block of Kimball Street. How small are the lots, you may ask?

According to the zoning code, a conforming lot is 1,440 sqft, which translates into 16'x90' or 18'x80'. Now, there

On the northern end of Logan Square, large and small project alike are changing the dynamic of the neighborhood. Perhaps the most identifiable of those changes will be the huge project that will see a new Whole Foods and 293 new apartments at 22nd & Pennsylvania, currently the site of the Best

For a couple of years now, we've beaten the drum hard for South Street West. And why not? The corridor has improved by leaps and bounds, with new businesses opening, old buildings getting fixed up, and new structures rising. From a culinary standpoint, it has exploded, with the new additions

Just east of Broad Street, we were surprised and also not surprised to find new construction in the form of a two-story addition being built onto an existing one-story building on the northeast corner of Poplar & Watts.

The addition at 1335-37 Poplar St. will create two apartments above an existing