A reader checked in recently, wondering about 2337 and 2339 Pennsylvania Ave., two vacant lots near the Ben Franklin Parkway. According to this individual, the lots have looked like this for the two decades he's lived in the neighborhood. Because we love a good mystery and hate unused vacant land,

This spring we brought you news of a string of three rehabs along the 5100 block of Chester Avenue. As of late, 5020 Chester Ave., the middle three of those homes, was completed and a few homes down at 5030 Chester Ave., demo work has begun.

This winter, we initially wondered

Progress continues at the Goldtex Apartments at 12th & Wood, which we last checked in on back in December. This mixed-use adaptive reuse project from Post Brothers should be ready for its first residents soon, despite a well-publicized battle with local trade unions throughout the construction process. And now, as the

Cinema Treasures tells us that Ripley Music Hall opened at 606 South St. in 1909 with a seating capacity of 500. However, the image taken from G.W. Bromley’s Philadelphia Atlas tells us that by 1910, the theatre was known by the much more hilarious handle, the Hippodrome.

In 1925, the Hippodrome underwent major renovations, which,

While it's still only a proposal, a proprietor for a potential lawn care business has apparently appeared quickly for the 51st & Baltimore corner we wrote about last month. Greensgrow Farms might occupy a long-time vacant lot and rehab a long-time bruised building across the street that looks like it

Since we lived close by once upon a time, we're comfortable saying that the 600 block of Federal Street is a fine place to live. Convenient access to the Italian Market, and even more convenient access to cheesesteaks 24 hours a day. There's a playground a block away Gold Star

We've spilled quite a bit of digital ink discussing the Actual Value Initiative (AVI), the Office of Property Assessment's (OPA) effort to reassess the properties in Philadelphia fairly and accurately. And while it's clear that OPA did a rather imperfect job in their first effort to reassess Philadelphia's 560K+ properties,

We imagine that at one point in its history, the 1300 block of Chadwick Street was complete, with dozens of homes on both sides of this little street that runs between 16th & 17th, Wharton & Reed. Today, however, this block is about two-thirds vacant, with almost the entire eastern

Most scientists agree that we humans are rapidly making our way through the Earth's fossil fuels. With cars being one of the more significant culprits in this phenomenon, alternative fuels have emerged in recent years to attempt to reduce the use of gasoline in getting us from one place to

One of the things Cedar Park Neighbors (CPN) Director of Development Impact David Hirchner realized after the group's 2010 discussion about the Baltimore Avenue commercial corridor was the group would benefit from a set of guiding principles to further steer development in that area.

When the Phila2035 meetings to collect community