According to a breaking news story from the Philadelphia Daily News, Bart Blatstein of Tower Investments has unveiled a bold new plan for North Broad Street. And it involves a casino.

Tower, which is about to begin work in earnest at the former state building at Broad and Spring Garden Sts., increased

Butterflies and the windows of curiosities are coming soon to a long neglected Fulton Street wall often subjected to graffiti and public urination in Queen Village.

Queen Village artist Conrad Booker is scheduled to begin painting his mural “Harmony and the Windows of Curiosities” in mid- or late-May, at 770 S. 4th St. Booker is known

Just a half a block south of the excitement on Fairmount Ave., a private garage will soon be replaced by a new house. On a quiet block and mere steps away from the Spring Gardens Community Garden and Clemente Playground, this garage at 1915 North St. seems like a fine candidate

A few months ago, we brought a fabulous and unique building to your attention at 1519-21 N 16th St., mentioning a new addition being built immediately next door. This building looks like nothing we've seen before in Philadelphia or any other city. The bays are amazing.

While we would ordinarily be concerned

Today, a reader tipped us off about a new sign at 1601 Mount Vernon St., the historic Robert Purvis House. You may remember, we told you about this blighted, deteriorating building a few months back, lamenting its continuing spiral toward probable collapse. Here's a shot of the building from that

Bella Vista will be welcoming another new construction project of single-family homes in the near future. 1020 Catherine St. is currently a single-story building with a rounded corner stoop and glass block windows. Judging by aesthetics, the building seems as if it once could have served as a commercial property.

In November, we told you about the most ambitious new construction project that we've seen to date in Kensington, a huge multi-unit project on the southwest corner of 2nd and Oxford Sts.

These two buildings were completed over the past few months, and almost all of the units have been rented.

We noticed a seemingly exciting zoning application for 314-18 Brown St., seeking a permit for nineteen apartments in an existing two-story structure. Thinking that yet another new development was in the works for this immediate area, which has seen plenty of action in recent months, we hiked over there to

Lots of action today around the Fante-Leone pool. When we were over there snapping photos, we spotted a couple of orange signs around the corner, up the easy-to-miss Schell Street. Check this out.

Developer Schell Street Properties LLC (clever name, huh?) is proposing four new four-story homes on this itty bitty

A building that most recently was an auto tag service center could soon represent the next step in the revitalization of North Broad Street. Sitting directly to the south of the Divine Lorraine, this structure pales in comparison, architecturally. Okay fine. Most buildings in Philadelphia pale in comparison to the Divine Lorraine.

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