Point Breeze generally doesn't see many new businesses opening up. Remember, we were stoked when a dry cleaner (currently closed, reopening next month under new management) opened a year ago at 16th & Federal. So you can only imagine our surprise and excitement when we read Meal Ticket's report that

With the release of the 2014 assessed home values by the Office of Property Assessment, we now have an idea of what property taxes will look like next year across the city. And in many neighborhoods, it ain't pretty. You can check on your neighborhood, using the Axis Philly AVI

We are disappointed and bummed out.

Yesterday, the Office of Property Assessment released 2014 property assessments, with an eye toward the novel idea of taxing properties in this town based on what they're worth. We took a look at a random sampling of data from the new assessments, and we did discover improved fairness across the board.

Last May, we checked in on the old, gross warehouse at the corner of 12th & Latona, and were excited to discover that it had been demolished at last. At that time, the new mixed-use building across the street, built by the same developer, looked like it was nearing completion.

The story of how I-95 cut a gash through Philadelphia starting in the 1960s is not just a single tale of eminent domain. The superhighway is best anthologized through the various neighborhoods and industrial work sites that disappeared thanks to its construction. This post is the first in an ongoing

When we checked in on the intersection of York & Amber last month, a new home had recently been framed out on the corner, with the promise of two more homes to come. We stopped by the corner again the other day, and saw that promise fulfilled.

As you can see, the

We've probably passed by the intersection of N Howard St. and Cecil B. Moore Ave. dozens of times in the past, but we somehow never noticed that there's a building at this intersection that looks a lot like a castle without a moat. Have you seen this building before?

1625 N.

A reader wrote in, asking about 1129-31 E. Montgomery Ave., two vacant lots a few steps from Girard Ave. and across the street from Kraftwork. Thinking that two vacant lots in such a hot area meant that development was sure to follow, we decided to do a little digging- and

Over a year ago, a reader first tipped us off about Kingsley Court, a proposed suburban-style development on the 5600 block of Ridge Avenue. According to a story from the Roxborough-Manayunk Patch, developer Stephen Goldner plans to demolish the old Ivy Ridge Assisted Living facility at 5627 Ridge Ave., a site

The last couple of months, the SOSNA zoning calendar has been fairly quiet, with last month's meeting representing a sight rarely seen in this neighborhood- a zoning meeting ending in like half an hour.

But worry not! As we begin to emerge from winter's chilling grip, new projects are beginning to