Less than five months after breaking ground, the new Brewerytown Supermarket at 31st & Girard opened its doors last week. Years in the making, this new Bottom Dollar location will provide locals with easier access to groceries than they've had in decades, and at reasonable prices, to boot. And since

A reader checked in the other day, and gave us the heads up that construction activity was stirring at 1014-16 S. 19th St., two long-vacant lots near Washington Avenue. Since no zoning notices had been posted, the reader was assuming that the construction was by right, but was concerned about

A few weeks ago, we noticed an upcoming zoning hearing for 814 Spring Garden St., a large parcel next to the old Reading viaduct that was once home to a FedEx terminal but in recent years has hosted flea markets. The property, which occupies nearly 110,000 sqft, sits next door

Last week was the deadline for parties interested at taking a crack at another Philadelphia casino to submit proposals to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. When all was said and done, six applicants came forward with plans to build a second sin palace in the City of Philadelphia.

Proposed casino

The Union League building at the Southwest corner of Broad and Sansom Streets is one of Philadelphia’s stateliest and most historically significant landmarks.  However, the ten-story building that casts its shadow over the French Renaissance style structure carries its own historical narrative.  Opening its doors in 1882, the building just next door was the

For months now, we've been keeping you in the loop about the ten home project on the 1800 block of Ginnodo Street in Francisville, on a lot that was once home to part of the Ridge Avenue Farmers Market building. Thus far, four homes have been built in this development,

About a year ago, we told you that Sunny Point had opened at 1824 South St., replacing the venerable Pinky's. This change was more about ownership than anything else, as the new establishment was essentially the same as Pinky's, but with a few additions to and subtractions from the menu

We've visited 263 N 3rd St. repeatedly over the last couple of years, first wondering why the location was sitting vacant, then wondering about what appeared to be some construction activity. Over the summer, we went past the property and discovered that all but the stone facade had been demolished. As you

A couple of readers have checked in recently, noting that the historic but blighted Purvis House at 1601 Mount Vernon St. was experiencing some changes of late. We finally made it over to the area yesterday.

Looking at the L&I Map, the building has three fresh violations as of the beginning of this

A few months ago, we gave you the heads up about the upcoming construction of a Penn Herb Flagship on the northeast corner of 2nd & Spring Garden. This project promised a contemporary new gateway to Northern Liberties, and its development required the demolition of a few existing buildings.

We were