The decay of various ornate churches dotted across Philadelphia has been a common discussion point among churchgoers and preservationists alike.  These physical manifestations of human excellence, aesthetics and ritual are being razed and/or sold to make room for single family homes designed with as much style as a politician's suit.

Such

Recently, we've been trying to drive home the point that Frankford Avenue is experiencing a resurgence, but still has an uncomfortable number of large vacant lots holding it back some. But as we told you last week, some of the larger lots are beginning to get filled in, like the

A down home sandwich-serving neighborhood lunch place is slated to open sometime in the next few months on the southern edge of Queen Village. The commercial space at 525 Washington Ave. has been a vanilla shell since the building was constructed over a year ago.

It will mean the introduction of a

It seems that every few weeks, we have a new development to tell you about in the neighborhood surrounding Temple University. Today, we have the opposite, a stark reminder of what several of these blocks looked like just a few years ago. The 1300 block of Carlisle St. is entirely

Developers and members of the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association (NLNA) have compromised on a project that will turn a building that some considered a nuisance property into nine residential units.

338-40 Brown St. and 723-25 N. 4th St. most recently hosted Media Bureau, a company that produced film and music as well as hosted some (occasionally loud

If you're nuts about planning and/or development, you surely followed the process over the last few years that resulted in the establishment of a new zoning code last summer. Thankfully, our city leaders have had the wisdom and foresight to make some rapid amendments to the brand new zoning code,

Just a couple of weeks ago, Cafe L’Aube opened a new location on the 2000 block of Washington Avenue, in the lobby of the excellent new NextFab Studio. You may recall, this creperie/cafe/coffee roaster has a home base at 17th & Wallace, and had a storefront for a couple of

Move out of the way, way. Now is the time for more park, and less way along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Various improvements have been made to the Parkway in recent years and more are coming. The Action Plan for the Parkway will be unveiled during a public meeting tonight at

About a year ago, we told you about plans for two duplexes at 410-12 Olive St., in Northern Liberties. Well, the project has been built, but it appears to have changed considerably since then.

From what we can tell, the developer made a significant compromise through NLNA and agreed to reduce

Over the summer, we wondered whether Royal Sushi & Izayaka could finally be on the horizon. This new Japanese pub/restaurant from the talented folks behind Royal Tavern and Khyber Pass Pub has been talked about for almost two years, but still hasn't opened its doors on the corner of 2nd &