Last summer, work began on the construction of a 680-foot connector bridge between Schuylkill River Park and the Schuylkill River Trail. Construction of this bridge was necessary to resolve a law suit between the City of Philadelphia and CSX, the company that owns the rail line that separates much of

In recent weeks, we've covered a couple of examples of blight in the Francisville neighborhood, on Ridge Avenue. In both instances, vacant properties had been issued Doors & Windows violations, and the neighborhood is hopeful that this will either push property owners to clean up their buildings or sell them

Perusing the zoning dockets for the month, we came upon a project that will soon be coming to the 1200 block of Alter Street. Though we've covered a few Alter Street developments in Point Breeze in recent months, this particular block of Alter Street differs from those that we've previously written about.

The

In the spring, we told you about a new construction project on the 1000 block of Fairmount Ave., across from the southern portion of the PHA Richard Allen Homes development. We were in the area last week, and the project, called Fairmount Abode, is pretty much finished.

According to a Facebook

A couple of months ago, we told you that renovations were set to begin at Julian Abele Park, at 22nd & Carpenter. The park was dedicated four years ago, but only now is the true vision of the Friends of Julian Abele Park, the community, and the City being realized.

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Over the past few months, a couple of readers have reached out, wondering what's up with the fenced-in lot next door to South Square Market, near 23rd & South. It does seem strange indeed, considering both the long-term successful retail mix on this particular block as well as the rapidly

Over the past fifteen or so years, the Baltimore Avenue commercial corridor and the surrounding neighborhoods have changed quite a bit.

This Philadelphia Speaks thread references a 1996 conversation between two West Philly friends. One considered the area to be "gentrification proof," an idea that intrigued the man. The posts indicate that 49th

A week ago, we gave you the great news that a long vacant lot at the corner of 16th & South was on its way to redevelopment. At the time, we had very few details about the project, save the fact that it would be a mixed-use development with residential

It’s good to see folks raised in Philadelphia who are educated at higher institutions outside city limits and then return to their neighborhoods eager to apply their knowledge to improve the scene.

West Philly native Mahari Bailey opened espresso, coffee, Panini and more café Rue 52 a few weeks ago, at 52nd & Larchwood, across

At last night's SOSNA zoning meeting, representatives from Harman Deutsch presented plans for 2401 Carpenter St. to the community. Their proposal was to build an addition to the existing two-story building, and offer three condo units for sale in the renovated building. Looking at the structure today, it has some