We've mentioned so much development around the intersection of 19th & Poplar, it's hard to keep track of all the projects taking place or in the pipeline. We were in the area the other day and were reminded of a project we first told you about almost a year ago

It's amazing, but it's been over a year since we last checked in on the new Family Court building at 15th & Arch. When we last were here, it was a mere hole in the ground. But oh, what a difference fifteen months makes!

While there's still plenty of work to

Earlier this week, we told you about a somewhat confusing zoning notice we spied affixed to 1601 Market St., AKA Five Penn Center. The notice detailed a plan to construct a two story addition on the front, side, and rear of the building with retail on the first floor and

In 1912, a nun named Sister Maria asked for permission from Vincentian authorities in Europe to establish a mission for Spanish speaking Catholics in Philadelphia, according to an article in the Inquirer last month. In response to that request, the Vincentians purchased 1903 Spring Garden St., a church now known as

Last winter, we first brought the AA Fence building, located at 924-28 New Market St., to your attention. We wondered about its history, and a couple of commenters helped fill in the blanks. The building dates back to at least the 1850s as a Baptist Church. For about a hundred

Come what maaaaay!

We admit it- we're fans of the Grays Ferry Pathmark. It's large for a city supermarket, has a decent selection of products, offers some pretty good sales, is relatively clean, and the people who work there are generally friendly and pleasant.

For residents of Graduate Hospital, Point Breeze, and Grays

This week, two readers have checked in, giving us the heads up about ongoing demolition at 1501 S. 20th St., on the southeast corner of 20th & Dickinson. We've visited this area previously, as three of the Northstar Point Breeze affordable housing homes were built on the southwest corner of

The City’s Phila2035 planning initiative is a comprehensive effort to collect community input from dozens of Philadelphia's neighborhoods about the vision residents have for the future of their communities. Thus far, three of the eighteen plans, Lower South, West Park, and Lower Northeast, have been adopted by the Planning Commission. The next step, according to

A reader recently shot us an email, wondering about the large surface parking lot on the northeast corner of Broad & Spring Garden, catty corner to the recently opened Tower Place. This parking lot is next door to an attractive old school building, and has a really eye-catching mural on

Built in 1970 as Five Penn Center, 1601 Market St. was designed by Emery Roth & Sons and stands 36 stories tall. According to Wikipedia, The Neat Company, KPMG and the Radian Group are among the main tenants of this structure, whose design elements hammer home the era in which it was constructed. So it's