A reader in the neighborhood reached out the other day, wondering about 729 E Passyunk Ave., formerly home to the Meredith Preschool and Nursery. According to this thread on Philadelphia Speaks, the day care shut down back in 2009 due to complaints filed by a disgruntled former employee. We can't

Walnut Hill is a West Philadelphia neighborhood we've covered some, but only to a limited extent. We have written about the 51-year-old Walnut Hill Community Association's (WHCA) transformation of city lots into community gardens  and University City District’s efforts to brighten the neighborhood, and today we'll tell you about renovations to a somewhat historic home in

Since before it opened last September, we've been talking up Union Transfer and the neighborhoods that surround it. Along Spring Garden Street, restaurants have sprung up, along with a neighborhood coffee and tea spot. To the north, the "Spring Arts" neighborhood continues to see rapid redevelopment, with even more on the

Over the summer, we brought 1129-31 Green St., two homes being built out of cinderblocks, to your attention. In the months that followed, the builders continued doing their thing, and the homes appear to be finished.

While our commenters back in June pointed out the superior nature of the construction methods

Back in May, we first told you about plans for a new six story building at 249-57 S 13th St., which would replace a PPA garage. The 56-unit affordable housing building will be marketed toward seniors in the LGBT community, but residence in the building will be available to people of any orientation.

A reader checked in the other day, wondering about a newish sign they noticed for Bufad Pizza on the corner of 13th & Spring Garden. We too were curious, so we did a little digging. Previously, the corner was home to Yum Yum Restaurant.

But soon enough, Bufad Pizza, a new

942-44 Carpenter St. is a fairly desirable parcel. The 32'x70' (though maybe not exactly those dimensions, according to an old listing) would seem like the ideal location for a couple of new construction homes, even though the coffee shop immediately next door seems to open and go out of business

Neighbors who joined together fifteen years ago to push the City to demolish two burned out West Philadelphia homes are fighting for the community garden they developed in the place of those homes. It seems that earlier this year, half of the garden chugged its way through the Sheriff's office

We were in the area the other day, and when we passed 1603 Ellsworth St., we spotted some construction activity. As you can see in this photo, the old windows have been removed, and you can probably assume that quite a bit of interior renovation work is taking place as

Today, at 2pm, new school superintendent Dr. William Hite held a press conference detailing a list of 37 Philadelphia Public Schools that he will recommend to close their doors for good at the end of the current school year. These recommended closures are due to aging facilities and huge under-enrollment numbers