Back in September, we gave you an update on the progress of the new OCF Cafe at 2100 Fairmount Ave., across the street from the Eastern State Penitentiary. At the time, we indicated an expected opening date of mid-October, in time to take advantage of the crowds that descend upon the

A year and a half ago, we brought you the news that the lease would soon expire for the Dollar General at 23rd & South. Yet with 2012 having come and gone, and over half of 2013 now expired, the store persists, as it has for many years. So... what

It’s no secret that Fishtown has been one of the up-and-coming neighborhoods in Philadelphia for awhile now. But despite the new businesses and homes popping up in Fishtown, East Kensington, South Kensington, Olde Richmond, etc, some folks are still skeptical about the area. To address this, the New Kensington Community Development

Lots of new businesses opening on Washington Avenue lately, outside of the usual building supply companies that have ruled the street for decades. Naked Philly has the latest news about Kermit Bake Shop opening in the coming months on the 2200 block of Washington Ave., which will give residents and

We are disappointed and bummed out.

Yesterday, the Office of Property Assessment released 2014 property assessments, with an eye toward the novel idea of taxing properties in this town based on what they're worth. We took a look at a random sampling of data from the new assessments, and we did discover improved fairness across the board.

So last weekend in Philly was totally awesome. The PIFA Street Fair took over Broad Street.

Two summers ago, we wondered about 718-24 S. 2nd St., a blighted string of properties that stuck out on a charming Queen Village block like a sore thumb. These homes represented part of a stalled project that finally went to sheriff's sale last year,

In recent months new building in Fishtown has been on the rise. We wonder if like Fairmount development the past few years spurred rampant development in Francisville, its neighbor, with a nexus of building around 19th and Poplar, the constant Northern Liberties development the past two years will trigger a

Bartram's Mile is a plan to connect neighborhoods in SouthWest Philly to the Schuylkill River waterfront and amp up the area's green amenities via a riverfront trail and new green space. The residents in the area have long been disconnected from the water due to industrial sites and generally unkempt