In the past 15 years, University City has grown tremendously as one of the city’s leading economic sectors and hubs for youth.

In 2011, more than three dozen new businesses opened their doors in University City, which spans 2.4 square miles. In the past three years, more than 5.1 million sqft of

Today, Foobooz wonders whether Center City is "over", at least when it comes to the restaurant scene. They take a look at the numbers, which reveal that Center is City is on pace to see the fewest restaurant openings in at least five years- kind of a surprise as we

Over the past few years in University City there have been almost as many new major development projects as new freshman classes. From the new Drexel business school, a new gateway to University City, the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, to hotels and additional new proposed Drexel development at 34th and Lancaster Avenue, the

A reader checked in recently, wondering what's going on with Gianna's at 721 Wharton St., in Passyunk Square.

Quickly glancing at the building, you could think that a restaurant could be quietly (and with no street presence) operating out of this space. Yet from what we can tell, there hasn't been

Slated for completion in the spring of 2013, the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology is a $100M 78K sqft state-of-the-art facility currently being constructed on the 3200 block of Walnut Street on Penn’s campus in University City.

The project is designed by New York City architects Weiss/Manfredi, the folks who designed Olympic Sculpture Park at

In today's Daily News, Stu Bykofsky writes about the new curb cuts that have popped up across Center City, South Philly, and West Philly in the past six months or so. If you live in these neighborhoods, you've surely noticed that many of your corners have been torn up in

For nearly thirty years, C.R. Ettinger Studio has made a home on Vine Street in Old City, in the "shadow of the Ben Franklin Bridge." Soon, it seems, this studio will be relocating to a new space, joining the burgeoning business scene on South Street West.

CRE Studio LLC purchased 2215

The other night, after a tasty adult beverage at the Industry, we noticed a construction site nearby. The next day, we zoomed back to Pennsport to take a closer look. What we discovered at 1327 E. Moyamensing Ave. is a new single family homes that's been framed out in recent

A couple of months ago, we noticed a sign on the closed Annunciation BVM School at 12th & Wharton, announcing the building's availability for purchase. The school was shut down after the 2011-12 school year, along with numerous other Catholic schools in the region. The building, located across the street

Last week, we told you about the ongoing renovation and expansion at the Hard Rock Cafe on Market Street, next to the Reading Reading Terminal Market. Directly across the street is a vacant commercial space that's been empty now for a couple of years, since sports bar Champps closed a couple of