When the folks from University City District dedicated The Porch last November, they could hardly afford to purchase planters to decorate this new public space outside 30th Street Station.

They brainstormed and eventually purchased agricultural troughs that formerly were used to feed livestock (moo). Then they applied green technology to the troughs and retrofitted the basins and

Earlier this month, neighborhood mainstay New Acropolis Restaurant, located at 1200 Frankford Ave., shut its doors without warning after several decades in business. The property was actively marketed for sale until January, with the last listed price at $789K. For the past several months, the diner space has been marketed

For decades in the early part of the 20th century, boosters referred to Philadelphia as the Workshop of the World. Once a world leader in industrial production, from the Crane shipyard to the manufacturing of Stetson hats, Philadelphia was recognized for its innovation in production.

Now, our City of Brotherly Love

Last week, the the Cooking Channel celebrated its 2nd birthday at Reading Terminal Market.  The "feastivities" were part of the Cooking Channel Summer Eats Tour. Gerry “G.” Garvin of Roadtrip with G. Garvin and Eden Grinshpan of Eden Eats were the hosts, and the duo signed autographs for locals while promoting their new shows, scheduled to air later this

In the spring, we told you about a large lot at 12th & Brandywine, a corner with a little history. At the time, we had noticed that a couple of homes had recently come onto the market with addresses that roughly corresponded to this parcel, which contained a public school

When we last checked in on the proposed development at 1612-16 South St., the SOSNA zoning committee and the community had just given their support to this project. A reminder, the developers intend to build a four story building on this blighted parcel, with first-floor commercial space and fourteen rental

Parklets. A cute term? Perhaps. A cute strip of land? Okay. A cute idea? Sure. University City’s second temporary street park this summer will be installed next month at 261 S. 44th St. in front of Honest Tom’s Taco Shop and the Lil Pop Shop, around the corner from Local 44.

“Our Parklets were partly inspired by

Last summer, we told you about six homes going up on the western end of the 2000 block of Annin Street, one of the bleakest blocks in the neighborhood. While those homes were progressing, another developer decided to build a house next door at 2044 Annin St., and the sale

It's been years since Philadelphia was referred to as the "Next Borough" in the New York Times, but there's no doubt that New York based businesses are starting to notice Philadelphia and take it seriously as a location for expansion. The hype for Shake Shack, as we discussed at length, was

On the southern edge of Brewerytown, a large parcel on the northwest corner of 26th & Poplar sits vacant and blighted. Overgrown and surrounded by an unsightly green fence, it's caught our eye for years. We're thinking that the time has come for something positive to happen at this otherwise