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

Passing by the formwork on the 1400 block of Bainbridge Street, you may get the impression that the Artisan Homes are simply continuing their inexorable trek toward Broad Street, with only a check cashing place at the corner to thwart their progress. But you would be mistaken indeed.

1413 and 1417

Since relocating to a building five times larger than the entire lot it used to be located on, The Mariposa Coop has near doubled its membership, and greatly increased sales, according to a store manager. With the uptick in commercial activity at this location, the City recently installed a bike corral with six

Over the last several months, 229 Arch St. has been experiencing some serious renovations, inside and out. Most recently a Rehab Center and originally built as a home to the Berger Bros. tinnery (like a tannery but better smelling), the building will soon be home to dozens of new Old

Oh Girard Avenue, the plight of your blight is like a slow jazz song, like at these two locations just outside Northern Liberties just a block apart. At the southwest intersection of Franklin and Girard Avenues, a large building has sat unoccupied and rundown for years. Meanwhile, a block to the east,