There was a haze of dust in the air yesterday evening in South Philly as an L&I crew worked to demolish what was left of 426, 428, and 430 Daly Street. As you've probably heard by now, a contractor attempting to light the pilot light for a new hot water

It's undeniable that Northern Liberties has improved by leaps and bounds in the last decade. Vacant land has disappeared. Blighted buildings have been reborn. And while opinions are somewhat mixed on the newfangled, Disney-esque developments like Liberties Walk and the Piazza, the residents and businesses that have been drawn to the

A couple of readers have recently asked us about progress at Hagert Square, Fishtown's newest "gated community," located at the corner of Hagert & Gaul. The last time we checked in on this project was back in November, when framing was underway for the fifteen homes fronting Hagert Street, and

Over the last couple of years, we've constantly found ourselves talking about South Street West, bringing you a constant stream of good news for this reemerging commercial corridor. Off the top of our heads, we can think of over a dozen new businesses that have opened their doors on this

In the last year, we've covered some fairly significant additions to Cecil B Moore Avenue near Temple. At 19th & Cecil B, next door to a church that was once a cinema, eight units were built recently, with an unfortunate stucco-coated facade. Just a block to the east, twenty units

Months ago, we gave you the heads up that Girard Avenue in Brewerytown would soon be getting a new addition in the form of a second location from the folks who own Rybread. Well, last week, according to Foobooz, the new shop, dubbed Rybrew, opened its doors at 2816 W. Girard

Over the winter, we checked in on the 26th Precinct Police Station on Trenton Avenue, noting that a long-anticipated renovation was almost complete. At that time, residents had begun to move into the building, but the promised bank on the first floor had not yet appeared. But wouldn't you know,

It was probably a year ago that we first noticed that Rittenhouse Cleaners at 1703-05 Pine St. had closed down, though the long-time business was apparently closed for at least a year prior, if Google Street View is to be believed.

Recently, we've noticed that the storefront has looked increasingly shabby,

About a year and a half ago, a state-owned liquor store moved from their uninspired digs at Germantown & Girard into a huge and impressive space a block away, under the still-newish Superfresh next to the Piazza. It's not that the store's layout or its selection were bad per se (at least by

While we were out taking photos in Fishtown the other day, we chanced upon a blighted building and a vacant lot at the corner of Thompson & Colona. Plants climb from the ground to the roof in between the small yard and an evergreen colored fence is painted with what