According to Men’s Fitness Magazine, Philadelphia is the 14th most obese city in America.  Hah!  Take that Indianapolis (13th)!  Granted, there are still hundreds of other metropolitan areas where people have an easier time shimmying through turnstiles than we do.  But before you go blaming the cheesesteak, consult an open letter written in 1860,

We were in the area today, and spotted a hole in the ground, across the street from one of the G8-Life homes on Amber Street in East Kensington.

2074 E. York St. was purchased by 2074 E. York Lp (clever name) earlier this year for just under $45K. According to zoning

Numerous readers have asked us about 1600-02 South St., oddly vacant lots on South Street West. Sure, there are a handful of vacant lots on this stretch, but with the rapid redevelopment that's happened here in recent years, most are on their way to development in the near future. These

We were in the neighborhood yesterday, and spotted two construction sites while heading down 17th Street, between Federal and Wharton. This block has seen quite a bit of construction in the past year, with affordable housing units going up on 17th Street near Manton, on the end of the 1600

You may remember, earlier this year we told you about Norris Apartments, a new PHA development near Temple University that had numerous green features. Today, we bring you Paschall Homes, a green PHA development that was completed about a year ago.

Norris Apartments are LEED certified, with materials and design driving

A few weeks ago, we told you about the impending closing of the Roxy Theater at the 2023 Sansom St., on one of our favorite blocks in town. At the time, we lamented that the cinema's closing would mark the end of a slow death spiral for mainstream, first run movies

The Drexel Master Plan 2012-2017 was presented to its board of trustees last February. It applies the school’s Strategic Plan vision into a larger four principled master plan, with a scope for action: distinguish Drexel’s campus as a vibrant urban university district, bring the campus to the street, draw the community together around

Over the summer, chef David Katz shuttered Meme at 2201 Spruce St. after a four-year run. This space, which was previously outgrown by Melograno, was a corner grocery and deli as recently as ten years ago. Today, it offers a prime Rittenhouse neighborhood location on a highly visible corner.

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A reader gave us the heads up about new Doors & Windows violations going up at 1524-30 Ridge Ave., in Francisville. The fact that these buildings are blighted is particularly notable, as they're on one of the blocks of Ridge in this neighborhood that has more buildings than vacant land.

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A week ago, we told you about a plan from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to condemn and seize thirty-one privately owned properties via eminent domain in the Point Breeze neighborhood. Reaction to that story has resulted in 749 signatures (and counting) on an online petition in opposition to this plan. Today, both the