Back in December, we checked in on 1500 Sansom St., formerly home of Roy's Restaurant. Roy's had moved out of the first floor over a year prior, and at least two replacement concepts had already fallen through for the space. Months earlier, news had broken that Ocean Prime, a seafood and

Last summer, we told you about a ministry replacing a cafe at 13th & Catharine, and a vacant commercial space across the street that was formerly home to a Dollar Store. For a year, the space at 800 S. 13th St. has remained empty, and folks in the neighborhood have

For over a decade, there's been a Starbucks on the southeast corner of 16th & Walnut. And for as long as we can remember, there's been a vacant commercial space immediately to its south. We always kind of thought it curious that such a highly trafficked location would sit vacant

A couple of weeks ago, an article in the Daily News attempted to tackle the tensions that have arisen in Francisville with the number of new residents that have arrived in the neighborhood in recent years. And it's with an eye toward attempting to defuse some of those tensions that several

New residents could move into thirty or forty units in the four-story southern wing of The Croydon at 49th & Locust in West Philly by late fall, according to Scott Oren of Orens Brothers, the owner and developer of the building.

While that's weeks behind the originally estimated September end point

Dodging the raindrops (with mixed results) yesterday, we spotted three different projects within a block of each other in Francisville. The three each come from different developers, and are all at different stages of completion. Let's start with the homes closest to being finished, which we've already told you about

One of the three businesses that closed after a Christmas Eve fire at Elena’s Soul at 49th & Baltimore will reopen by mid-August, according to the West Philly Local.

Last fall at Cedar Park Café, business was better than ever in the months leading up to the fire. After this unfortunate event, the community

Over a year ago, we first broke the news that Walgreens would be taking over the prime corner commercial space at Broad & Chestnut last occupied by Borders. We have fond memories of this building, as we spent many hours perusing the shelves back in the day, when we used

Developers will likely move forward to the ZBA with their plans to construct two four-story homes on Allen Street, according to Matt Karp, Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) zoning chair. The project at 131-33 Allen St. was opposed by the community in a meeting last month, with height being the concern. The lots

We should mention before you read any further that the developer will be coming back to SOSNA this month with revised plans, so please bear in mind that what we discuss below is a project that's in the process of being revised. But it's still a worthwhile conversation to continue,