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,

We've passed by 2940 W. Thomson St. numerous times over the years, often wondering what purpose it once served and when it was last in use. Earlier this year, we noticed a 'For Sale' sign on the building, but never bothered to look into it, thinking it was snatched up

The Philadelphia Trail Master Plan is a comprehensive guide to the city's 75 trails, the status of those trails, and the priority the City has attached to completing new or improving preexisting trails. Compiled over the past two-and-a-half years by a team composed of folks from the Planning Commission and Parks

Over six months ago, when we last checked in on the former site of the Wanamaker School at 11th & Cecil B. Moore, groundbreaking had recently taken place for a large new student housing development. We were in the vicinity the other day, and were kind of floored with the progress

Christian Street Lagoon. It sounds like a place for teenage lovers. What it is actually is the birth of a two-year Queen Village art project to raise awareness about stormwater management and educate residents and passersby about how water travels under our streets and into our streams.

If you walk along

A few years ago, the Senior Resource Group opened an office at the corner of 23rd & Christian. After only a short time there, it seems they like the location so much that they want to stay for the long haul. Earlier this year, principals of this company, which helps

Almost two years ago, we brought up 4100 Chestnut St., a large warehouse on the edge of Penn's campus. At that time, Campus Apartments had recently purchased the former home of Graphics Arts Inc. and was seeking to lease the building to a new tenant. A commenter even pointed out that they