Local officials and civic groups have big visions for Philadelphia development, economic and otherwise. One, Green2015 is a push to create 500 acres of new green space by 2015. Another is the redevelopment of Penns Landing. Those goals are being reached by planning efforts like Phila2035 and through initiatives like greening school and rec

If you've never visited Prohibition Taproom at 13th & Buttonwood, you're surely missing out on a great neighborhood pub experience. And if you wish to visit this gem of a bar in the coming weeks or months, you'll surely notice that there are at least three construction projects taking place

Go to most of the neighborhoods surrounding Center City, and you'll find a healthy number of green spaces that are open to the public. Graduate Hospital, until very recently, has been more or less bereft of public green space, with the nearly complete Julian Abele Park representing a very new

In University City, the academic institutions after which the area is named are continuing to stretch out in all directions. Just last week, for example, Drexel University reported that they had acquired, for a mere $8.9M, a triangular parcel at 32nd & Market that currently houses a Firestone auto repair shop.

While the Firestone will continue

We find ourselves on Fairmount Ave. several times a week as you can imagine, but have somehow not visited 15th & Fairmount for several months. As you may remember, Project H.O.M.E. is currently constructing a rather large development at this intersection. We passed by a few days ago, and were

Yesterday, we told you about the South Street Spring Festival, which will surely mean thousands of people packing ten solid blocks of South Street east of Broad. If you're interested, however, in a much more local but still awesome outdoor event today, might we suggest checking out Plazapalooza at 23rd

For years, 2026 Fairmount Ave. was a source of blight, slowly collapsing next door to the Fairmount Pet Shoppe. Over a number of years, the owners slowly fixed up the building, with the property apparently changing hands in 2010, midway through the lengthy renovation. We last checked in on this

Neighborhood festivals can be great ways to bring together local businesses and residents, while at once building and showcasing the character of the neighborhood. In Northern Liberties, for example, thousands from inside and outside the neighborhood walked along 2nd Street and through the Piazza during last year's 2nd Street Festival.

It

If you've ever travelled over the Ben Franklin Bridge and headed through town via 8th Street, you've surely noticed the terrible PPA parking garage that "arches over" 8th Street between Arch and Filbert. Its miserable aesthetic comes off even worse when you consider what it replaced when it was built

In Francisville, the development seems to keep on coming. From four quadplexes at 16th and Poplar, to the major 55-unit Project H.O.M.E. development at Fairmount & Ridge, to a 35-unit development around 19th and Poplar, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. And as we were checking out the progress of some of these larger