Almost exactly four years ago, Johnny Columbo and Michael Lewis opened Philly Cupcake in an itty storefront on the corner of 12th & Chestnut. A year and a half ago, the duo opened Philly Chocolate at Juniper & Walnut, in the space that formerly contained Naked Chocolate Cafe. And about

One of the seeds on the budding Baltimore Ave. commercial corridor suffered a tragic end on the afternoon of Christmas Eve when Elena’s Soul burnt down just shy of 50th and Baltimore in West Philadelphia.

The hope is its neighboring businesses, Gary’s Nails and the Cedar Park Café, can survive the structural stress created by the

It was the summer of 2011 that we first clued you in that the Garden of the Arts, a community garden on the northeast corner of Broad & South was on the way out, and in its place would soon rise Southstar Lofts, a new mixed-use development by Dranoff Properties. It's been

In the world full of red light districts, Philadelphia now seems to have none. Now that the last porn theatre in Center City is gone, we wonder is it time for a rebirth and a rebranding of 2100 through 2300 Market Street?

Right now it’s a strip of vacant and hardly known storefronts.

Back in April, we told you about two new homes that were getting built on Hope Street in Northern Liberties, just south of Girard Avenue. At the time, the Residences at H3 were under heavy construction and we wondered about the desirability of living across the street from a couple

About a year ago, we first brought it to your attention that Avanda Flower Shop was moving from its longtime location on 19th Street, just steps away from Rittenhouse Square, to a new spot on the corner of 16th & Pine. At the time, we explained that Metropolitan Bakery would likely be taking

The 2800 block of Parrish Street is a lovely Fairmount block that happens to include a ten-unit complex of homes that all face into a private courtyard. Residents are able to pull their cars into a cul de sac, with some using the space in front of their homes for

The other day, a reader wondered about some construction activity at an odd-looking building on the northwest corner of Broad & Tasker. We'd noticed this building in the past and remember it as a WIC office, but always assumed that it was built for some other purpose.

We did some research,

About a month ago, at Thinkfest, Stephen Starr stated that he intends to open two hotels in Philadelphia in the coming years. A "real boutique hotel" was on tap for Center City, and a "rock and roll" hotel would make its way to Fishtown. Some weeks ago, Foobooz speculated that

Dear God: we’re unsure if you’ve heard our prayers lately. We need some money. So we’re selling some of (Y)our things.

Like the Holy Family Center and the northern portion of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center’s parking lot, located at 17th and Vine Streets. Hope you don’t mind, Big Fella. (Signed, the Archdiocese of