If you’re ever hitting the lanes at North Bowl and wondering why the folks next door are wearing suits and getting valet parking, the reason is Cescaphe Ballroom.  Located at 923 N. 2nd St., this Northern Liberties location has been drawing crowds for 200 years.  As early as the turn of the 19th century, the

Last summer, a fire destroyed South Street pizza shop Lorenzo's, famous for large slices late at night with a side of surly service. Back in November, we told you that repairs were ongoing at the shop, and in the months since, renovations have slowly continued along.

As you can see, the new

The Artisan Town Homes development has completely transformed the 1400 block of Bainbridge St. in the last half-decade, filling it with high-end luxury homes. And as developer Joe Williams apparently prepares for the next phase of this wildly successful development, he's still wrapping up a few last homes in the current phase.

We're pretty sure

A large new project looks like it will soon be rising at 3400 Lancaster Ave., but multiple sources are reporting that the surrounding community has some concerns.

According to University City Review, Drexel is planning a new mixed-use development for this corner, with dorm space for 1,200 undergrad and grad students,

A couple of readers have reached out in recent days, wondering about all the scaffolding currently visible on the 1200 block of Bainbridge Street. We checked it out, and we recommend tempering your excitement levels.

We've covered some projects on this block in the last couple of years, including the construction

Standing directly across the street from Irish Pub, 2006 Walnut St. is a beautiful building that is currently being gutted for rehab. Signage out front declares funding for luxury apartments to fill the current structure. The building, added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1995, is quite large

The future of a proposed development at 1021-25 S. 18th St. is in question after developer Vitaly Paluchenko presented his plans for the site for the second time last month to the SOSNA Zoning Committee. While this neighborhood has seen considerable redevelopment and tons of infill construction in recent years, these

Back before the real estate bubble burst, KMM Acquisitions and Saplant LLC embarked on a seven home development at the corner of Silverwood St. and Green Ln. called The Green Lane Commons. The first two homes were constructed and listed in the low $600's back in 2008, but didn't sell

Yesterday, we passed along the news that Sneaker Villa, a national shoe and apparel chain, would be taking over the large space on the 600 block of South Street that was last home to a Walgreens. Today, we have news of another national chain on the horizon for a recently

Two summers back, we wondered about the numerous vacancies on the 600 block of South Street, noting a couple of large and empty spaces that once held national retail tenants. Slowly, though, new businesses have trickled onto the block, replenishing some of the corridor's lost vibrancy.

Only a few months after