Back in October, we gave you the early skinny on Fitler Dining Room, while lamenting the fact that it wasn't named Bedford Cafe and it wasn't coming to 20th & Kater. Last week, the restaurant opened its doors for the first time at 2201 Spruce St., a corner that's seen

Months ago, we told you that developers had gone before NLNA with a proposal for 11 new homes at Front & Poplar, on a lot that sits between the Penn Treaty Village PENNTHOUSES and I-95. At the time, we wondered whether this development would ever get off the ground due to the

For years, the Zeidler Gallery has held down a space at 2207 South St., on a block of South Street West that never really lost its commercial vibrancy. The wooden slats covering the first floor facade evoked the Old West or Doobies, making this midblock storefront stick out from surrounding

Last month, we updated you on the large, mixed-use project going up at the corner of 19th & Poplar, in Francisville. At that time, about half of the homes in the development looked nearly complete on the outside, with framing underway on additional units.

A reader checked in the other day,

If recent awards and recognition are any indication of a city’s character, Philadelphia might be considered a leading American municipality in terms of sustainability and culture.

In addition to Old City being named one of America’s top art places for 2013 by ArtPlace America, Philadelphia was named as the nation’s fifth most walkable city this

Since 2014 property tax assessments were made public a week ago, several media sources (us included) have worked hard to evaluate the credibility and reliability of the new assessments. This task is made far more challenging by the fact that the Office of Property Assessment is only releasing limited data,

About a week ago, we told you about three new homes currently under construction near the East Kensington corner of York & Amber. Today, we wonder about Dauphin & Amber, a mere block away.

We were in the area last week, and noticed a new foundation at 2103 E. Dauphin, and possibly the

Almost a year ago, we told you about an ambitious project to transform an old Kensington warehouse that had most recently been home to a lamp design company. Consisting of two buildings at Front & Oxford, plans for the project involved a mix of residential, office, and retail uses with

On the day the new South Street Bridge opened in November of 2011, we remember strolling over to check it out and noticing a huge crowd at Callahan's, at the corner of Taney & South. At the time, we thought good for those guys, they must be so glad this

A hot area that we seem to come back to every week or so lies between 10th and Broad, Spring Garden and Fairmount. Some have coined this the "Spring Arts" area, while others are content to call it Poplar, and still others insist that it's an extension of the Spring