One of yesterday's posts, however, wasn't a gag.

But which one?

In checking out two South Kensington sites last week, we stumbled onto 1300 N. Orianna St., a new construction single-family home. You may recall, last week we told you about plans for three-hundred-plus units at 2nd & Thompson, as well as the possibility of five new homes at the corner

That budget problems pimple Philadelphia like a teenager is well documented. Such woes are forcing the closure of 23 schools. City Council budget hearings draw hundreds of protesters. The AVI system is contested (and appropriately so). But all that aside, the Mayor’s Office of Grants is an example of one effort to fill Philadelphia’s cash shortfall.

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If you're not a pro-wrestling fan or don't live nearby, you've probably never heard of the Asylum Arena at the corner of Swanson & Ritner in South Philly. Located pretty much under I95 and directly to the south of a former Forman Mills location, this old warehouse blends in with

In West Philly, Baltimore Avenue near Cedar Park has seen numerous businesses come and go in the past year or so.

Last March, the Mariposa Food Co-op moved a few blocks west to 4824 Baltimore Ave., into a much larger (and cooler-looking) space than they previously inhabited. Prior to Mariposa's arrival, the adjacent

Last fall, we told you that developer Eric Blumenfeld had purchased the historic yet blighted Divine Lorraine, ostensibly with plans for a mixed-use renovation for the building. At the time, rumor had it that Marc Vetri was in discussions with Blumenfeld about opening a restaurant on the ground floor of

Over the past few years, Philadelphia has seen much greater attention paid to pedestrian and bicycle safety. Bike lanes have been carved out of Center City streets rather seamlessly, with Spruce, Pine, 13th, and 10th Streets becoming major arteries for cyclists going from place to place. Just a couple of

Back in October, we told you about the completed pedestrian connector bridge linking Schuylkill River Park with the Schuylkill River Trail, and also gave you the early lowdown on a planned 2,000 foot "floating boardwalk" extending the trail to the South Street bridge. At that time, the only sign of

Last fall, we speculated that the PREIT's purchase of 901 Market St. could mean that the Gallery Mall was finally close to undergoing a very necessary renovation and re-imagining. At that time, a Philadelphia Business Journal article suggested that the company was planning to turn the mall inside out, if you will,

A couple of months ago, we broke the news that the long-awaited Carpenter Square project at 17th & Carpenter had finally broken ground. We were in the area the other day and noticed that the project is chugging along. Foundations seem to have been poured for all of the homes,