A reader checked in, wondering about some workers going in and out of 731 N 20th St., in Francisville. We did a little investigating, and were a little surprised about what we found.

This home is located on an unusual block. Five homes on this street are owned by PHA, all

A reader reached out to us on Twitter about 2417 Brown St., a blighted property near their house. Located just down the street from the still-being-built Fairmount Court 2.0, this property hasn't interfered with the efforts to sell these new homes, but as its condition declines, it could become a

Not only does the Franklin Institute have a walk-through replica of the human heart and a sculpture of Ben Franklin the size of a dinosaur, but it also has a colorful history that predates its instatement at 20th and Race Sts. by more than a century.

Indeed, the Institute predates the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

A piece of literary history is for sale. Again.

"You could smell the odor of urine, s**t and vomit of a half century as it came up through the floor into the bar from the restrooms below,” wrote Charles Bukowski, one of America’s most famous poets, about a corner bar at 17th and

Back in November, we told you about the upcoming construction of a three story building with a commercial space on the first floor and two apartments above. In the past six months, little has happened at this corner, but a reader tipped us off that construction finally got started at

A reader checked in last week with some info about a property on one of the more rehabbed blocks in Point Breeze that may soon be in for a similar fate. 1740 Annin St. was purchased for $80K back in 2005, and has been listed at $60K as a short

As if Northern Liberties doesn't have enough high-end housing developments going up right now (we're looking at you, Stable Flats, houses at 2nd & Green, Orkney Street homes, etc etc etc), we've learned about yet another project, tabbed the Green-Nine Townhomes. Located at 613-25 N 3rd St., these nine new

In recent weeks, we've covered efforts by developers who are taking a new interest in projects on the fringes of University City. 2.0 University Place is a large commercial building just north of 43rd & Market. Close by, a new HQ for the Social Security Administration is under construction. And

On Thursday, a reader gave us the heads up about a mural either being repaired or removed at 1419-23 Christian St., a vacant lot owned by the nearby Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Church. With no homes on the eastern side of this lot, this mural was clearly seen by everyone

Back in December, we told you about a facade restoration (well, replacement) at 1942 Lombard St., a home located two doors down from the wonderful Pub & Kitchen. During the (many) months this project was taking place, the resulting blocked sidewalk make it a little dicey to get to P&K's