As the months have gone by, we've told you about the many comings and goings at 19th & Poplar, in Francisville. The most visible project on this corner is the line of duplexes on the southwest corner, which have risen where a church once stood. Built by the TBM Group,

The 1300 block of Ridge Avenue has had a rough go of it for many years now. At its intersection with Broad Street stands the vacant and blighted Divine Lorraine. Much of the western side of the block is taken up by the building that formerly housed the Ridge Avenue

Infill Philadelphia: Soak it UP! is a Community Design Collaborative stormwater management and sustainability design challenge now accepting registration for interdisciplinary teams interested in submitting ideas for the retrofitting of three Philadelphia sites, one residential, one commercial and one old warehouse, through November 30.

It’s a way for the Design Collaborative, in collaboration

About two years ago, we toured 1128 S. 19th St., a large corner property that caught fire mere weeks before we set foot inside. The first floor was trashed, the second pretty severely damaged, and the third only had some minor blemishes from smoke and water. We passed on the

Thus sayeth the mighty cartoon Union rat!

Gotta love:

1) The OCF green tie

2) That the rat actually is drinking a cup of coffee!

3) The 'Please don't litter' tag on the bottom

4) The phone number listed on the flyer is wrong. It's actually 215-735-7368

5) The miniature American flags

What else? There's got to

Last week, we told you about the controversy that's erupted over the demolition of a one-story property on a block full of similar homes, and its replacement by a new three-story home. Today, we'll tell you about a similar tale on a similarly unattractive block just a short jaunt away.

The other day, we told you about a new home that's currently under construction on Norris St. by developers BMK Properties. Today, we can tell you about two other homes nearby that this developer is working on at the moment.

The home on the corner, 2216 E. Thompson St., is clearly

To those who might question the value or effectiveness of urban renewal projects, we say, behold Headhouse Square.  At one time, a bustling anchor of immigrant activity, the two block stretch of 2nd Street between South and Pine provides ample evidence of its past while obscuring much of the squalor and disrepair

A year ago, we first told you about the likelihood that the Fortieth Street ME Church, located at 125 S. 40th St. would be demolished sometime soon. The church, which was built in 1872 and designed by Sloan & Hutton, housed three different congregations over 135 years. The currently empty

In January, we told you about a proposed mixed-use development for a large corner parcel in Point Breeze that's currently a vacant lot. The corner of Point Breeze & Titan, which has attracted a handsome garden built by members of the community, has not had a building on it for