For decades, AC Kissling called 161 E. Allen St. its home, churning out tons and tons of sauerkraut for customers up and down the east coast. According to a story from the Northeast Times Star, the family business was being run by a third generation of Kisslings in 2011. At some point

The announcement of a new small business in Cedar Park at 49th & Catherine is providing some positive news for a neighborhood that suffered the loss of three businesses when a Christmas Eve fire that ignited first at Elena’s Soul across the street ultimately toppled its neighbors on each side.

Little Baby’s Ice Cream, the handmade ice

Months ago, we wondered about 734 S. 9th St., a corner commercial space that was home to the wonderful Sarcone's before the sandwich shop moved to larger digs next door. At the time, a 'For Rent' sign had just come down and there was paper covering the windows.

We passed by

Two months back, we brought it to your attention that the former check cashing place at 2200 Saint Albans St. was getting renovated after over a year of vacancy. We lamented the fact that the former commercial space would be lost in favor of an additional residential unit, but were

When the Soak It Up! design challenge was first announced last summer the idea seemed right enough: identify a few old sites that could be retrofitted with sustainable technology and turn submission ideas into a design contest that hopefully draws entries from a national pool.

Numerous design professionals joined together to form teams

On Wednesday, the ZBA approved a plan for outdoor seating in a garden area behind American Sardine Bar at 18th & Federal. Coming into the hearing, John Longacre, owner of the bar and garden, was concerned that this approval would not come before the summer months rolled around. Just one

Waaay back in November of 2011, we broke the news that the former home of Thomas Colace Co. at 19 E. Oregon Ave., was going to become an indoor adult amusement spot with bowling, arcade games, batting cages, and of course booze. A few commenters indicated that this was the brainchild of

Trane oh Coltrane. Old fashioned Blue Trane. Since he passed away in 1967, John Coltrane’s legend has only grown, while his most important physical connection to Philadelphia has deteriorated.

In 1943, Coltrane moved from North Carolina to Philadelphia and enlisted in the Navy. When he completed his service in 1946 he

A couple of weeks ago, we gave you the heads up that Breezy's Cafe was coming soon to 2011 Reed St., a commercial space that was most recently a bobo Pizzeria Uno. At the time, we expressed excitement at the prospect of a new business coming to Point Breeze, but

These Philadelphia streets are made for walking. Her walk score makes her the fifth most walkable city in the nation, according to America Walks. The group provides walk scores for cities across the nation.

Philadelphia, with a score of 74.1, ranked only behind New York City, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago.  The scores are based