Hard to believe that it's been a whole year since we last checked in at 2400 South, Toll Brothers rather large and not-entirely-beloved project in the northwestern section of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. Back then, an old parking garage (which was going to be converted into condo units in an early

By now, you've probably heard about the tragic three-alarm fire that took place over the weekend at Jack B. Fabrics at 4th & Fitzwater which claimed the life of Captain Michael Goodwin of South Philadelphia’s Engine 27. Not only did the fire completely destroy the building that housed the fabric store,

Last week, an article in the Inquirer got us thinking about the idea of high-speed trains along the Northeast corridor, a concept we've pondered from time to time over the years. For many, the fact that we lack true high-speed trains in America is a source of some embarrassment, especially

We've had plenty of coverage of Ridge Avenue in Francisville over the past couple of years, mostly sharing info about vacant land and blighted (and tax delinquent) properties. One major project we've seen come about on Ridge of late is the huge Project H.O.M.E. development on the 1500 block, which

For some design professionals, the Soak It Up! challenge provided the opportunity to flirt with ideas they've perhaps talked about but not yet had the chance to implement.

We’ve covered the challenge, created by the Community Design Collaborative and the Philadelphia Water Department, since it was first announced last year. The winners were announced in early March. Part of

A year ago, we told you about plans to build a duplex on the vacant corner of 18th & Reed. At the time, we noted that most development going on in the area was taking place north of Wharton Street, but speculated that this could be a sign that more

A thread popped up on Philadelphia Speaks the other day, sharing the news that Murray's Steaks and Other Fine Foods, located at 26th & Girard, had closed its doors. Based on the commentary from several posters who seem to live in the neighborhood, Murray's wasn't exactly serving up particularly high quality

A couple of months ago, we told you about The Cliff Townhomes, a seventeen home development at Leverington & Silverwood on the Manayunk-Roxborough border. In one of the photos of that project, you may have noticed additional homes being framed just down the street. And some info about those homes is what

It was almost two years ago that we first told you about plans to rehab 2101 Christian St., a blah building in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

At that time, we believed that a sandwich shop would be coming to a little commercial space on the corner, adding to the commercial mix

Over a year ago, we first told you about plans from Tower Investments to build as many as seventy new homes on a block bordered by Master St. to the north, Thompson St. to the south, Howard St. to the east, and Mascher St. to the west. For months and