We'd imagine that at least a few of you are preparing to run in this weekend's Broad Street Run. A Philly tradition, this race gives participants the opportunity to experience almost all of Broad Street, from Somerville Ave. all the way down to the Navy Yard. For some, however, the

Ahoy mateys! Land bouy, dead ahead!

A land bouy, of course, is both beacon and wind monitor. It tracks the current of the sky with a sail that produces a deep, haunting sound when moved by the wind. And it's also the art concept proposed to serve as a gateway to

Back at the end of 2011, we first told you about plans for a new cafe across the street from the then-not-yet-started Bottom Dollar in Brewerytown. A year later, we checked back in on the space and discovered a totally redone exterior, and some degree of interior progress toward this new

We'll refrain from sharing the specific results from a recent 4am jaunt to Sugarhouse, but after this unmitigated disaster, we noted an interesting rickety and seemingly vacant building across the street from the casino, at the corner where Shackamaxon St. hits Delaware Avenue. Since the casino recently announced its plans for

Weeks ago, we wondered whether a former factory at 8th & Jefferson could represent an opportunity for future redevelopment. Though the site is only a half a dozen blocks away from Temple University, and just a couple of blocks south of the still-under-construction Paseo Verde project, it still has significant limitations in

In Fishtown, Port Richmond and Kensington, various sustainable efforts have dominated the work of local groups. In order to continue to develop concepts like the Big Green Block and the Columbia Avenue Connector, members of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) hosted an event last month called the Blight Busters Ball.

“It helped

We stumbled upon some new construction the other day, on a block we've visited several times in the last couple of years. Back in 2009, the 1200 block of Mount Vernon Street looked like this:

After three projects filled in some of the vacant space on this block, the largest remaining

The wolf, the turkey, the turtle and William Penn are all part of an infrastructure improvement project down by the waterfront in Fishtown. In addition to creating a streetscape that includes tree plantings, rain gardens and other sustainable elements, the Columbia Avenue Connector will feature public art that pays tribute

A couple of years ago, we spent a weekend in Montreal and came away totally impressed with Bixi Montreal, their wildly successful bike share program. For those unfamiliar with the concept of a bike share, the idea (at least in Montreal) is that Bixi places corrals of bicycles around town,

In Squirrel Hill, new improvements to a healthcare facility will coincide with demolition on the 4700 block of Chester Avenue. The Renaissance Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a 123-bed short and long term care facility, will undergo improvements, and a vacant twin Victorian with a third floor exterior facade that resembles a