The other day, we were on our way to the bank and spotted a tiny sign on the side of 1334-48 Bainbridge St., a fairly large building that looks like it was probably built in the 1970s. The sign looked similar to the signs used by the Redevelopment Authority to

A few weeks ago, we told you that the PRA Land Grab (for more info on this, click here) would be coming before the Rules Committee of City Council and encouraged you to go out and make your voice heard. The hearing featured a parade of affordable housing developers touting

Had a few too many single malt scotches at that house party and forgot where you locked up your bike?

At least your two wheels are going to a good cause. The Streets Department will be conducting abandoned bike sweeps Thursday Nov. 29 and Dec. 6. The bikes have been identified through Philly-311, the City’s

A unique brick and limestone structure imbues the corner of 12th & Walnut with a markedly gothic appeal.  Here stands the five-story Beasley Building, distinguished by the incongruent pair of steep gables on its front exterior and its cathedral-like appearance.  Said appearance is no accident.  Though the Beasley has seen its fair share of occupants,

We were in the area the other day, dodging the rain, and spotted a 'For Sale' sign on 607 N 18th St., a property that's caught our eye in the past. We've wondered about the mystery former business that once occupied the now vacant storefront, as well as the unattractive

Now that a bidder on the old West Philadelphia High School has hosted a community meeting and revealed plans to renovate the 1912 building into mixed use studio and loft apartments, we wonder what the future will bring for the vacant lot across the street on the southwest corner of 48th & Walnut.

In

A thread popped up on Philadelphia Speaks the other day, wherein someone posted that they had heard a rumor that a Trader Joe's could be taking over the Superfresh location at 5th & Spruce. This could certainly be a legit possibility or it could equally end up simply being a

Over the summer, we told you about a plan to construct five new homes on the 1900 block of League Street, the last street in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood before you hit Washington Avenue. At the neighborhood meeting when those homes were first proposed, the SOSNA Zoning Committee as well

We go to South Philadelphia HOMES meetings every month, and for better or for worse, they've been kind of boring of late. But not last night. Oh, no. While most meetings have been very lightly attended, this one featured a packed house.

At the meeting, tavern owner John Longacre presented a

At one point in the last few decades, for what could have only been a very brief time, it became acceptable to cover an older row home's brick facade with vinyl siding. Whether these homeowners were simply seeking an inexpensive solution to a porous front wall or whether they were