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

We were heading through Francisville on 18th Street and spotted what looked like some new construction a couple blocks north of Girard. When we came in to get a closer look, it turned out to be an addition to an existing building rather than a completely new structure.

As you can

Maybe it was yuletide. Or maybe it was realizing what makes a neighborhood charming. Whatever it was that inspired the City to bid $20K more than they said they could to save a neighborhood garden from development, it happened.

According to Plan Philly, City representatives bid $71,500 at a Sheriff’s Sale

Back in September, developers presented a plan for 14-22 W. Thompson St., a vacant lot just a stone's throw from the El, to an unimpressed Fishtown Neighbors Association. According to a thread on Fishtown.us, some attitude from the developer may have turned the crowd against him, resulting in a vote

While we may seem agog to share all the news about new student housing developments in the vicinity of Temple University, this is mostly because student housing is virtually all that's going up in the area. But Paseo Verde, a project we first told you about over the summer, is