We admit, we're not big Peco fans. Sure, they sell us the delicious electricity needed to run our air conditioners, refrigerators, and Playstations, but there's just something about sending that check each and every month that keeps us from feeling all warm and fuzzy. On the other hand, Peco has

A reader checked in, asking about the vacant building at 311 S. Broad St., directly across the street from the Kimmel Center. We were reminded that we wondered about that very building some ten years ago, around the time the Kimmel Center opened, thinking it would be a slam-dunk location

Several months ago, we gave you the heads up about a subdivided commercial building available for sale or rent at 1306-12 Frankford Ave., in Fishtown. The current owners, who purchased the building in 2005, renovated the building a few years ago, and were listing four 2,000 sqft commercial spaces for

Transit-oriented development. It’s got a ring to it, and in places like Sweden and Denmark it’s been happening for decades. It’s the kind of urban development that provides mixed-use buildings close to transit stations, and it's something that we've been only marginally successful with in Philadelphia over the years.

At 9th

We've told you about The Porch a couple of times since it was dedicated in November, mentioning weekly events like a farmer's market, and noting its participation in the Heart and Soul exhibition. If you've never heard of this newish public space, The Porch is a reclaimed parking area next

A couple of weeks back, the Philadelphia Planning Commission gave its blessing to a proposal that's been floating around for about a year now, for bro-bar Finnigan's Wake to take over little Bodine Street for the purposes of porch seating for catering customers. We've always been fond of the look

A reader gave us the heads up about 2050 and 2052 Ellsworth Street, two properties currently under construction in Point Breeze. One home is being rehabbed, while the other is new construction. Let's see what these homes looked like a couple of years ago:

As if the unfortunate new facade wasn't

If you've been to South Kensington at any point, you've probably been struck by the number of vacant lots, ripe for redevelopment. And make no mistake, developers are paying attention and several larger projects are already underway or just on the horizon. Recently, we gave you the lowdown on eighteen

If there’s any spot in Philadelphia that’s ripe for haunting, it’s the Capitolo Playground.

As we mentioned a few weeks ago in our post on the Palumbo Recreation Center, Philadelphia has a long and inglorious history of loose interpretation where the term ‘final resting place’ is concerned.  The frequently used Capitolo Playground, bound by 9th,

Since Mayor Nutter came into office, property tax fairness has been one of his pet issues. And in 2013, a mere six years after he was originally elected, the Actual Value Initiative could finally be rolled out! You would think, with so many years to plan out a strategy, his