Tomorrow, at 10:45am, the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship returns, and the Manayunk Wall promises to be a quieter, more family friendly scene than in years past. Now, for the first time in decades, regular folks like us will have the chance to take a few laps on the course

The State Farm Cause An Effect initiative is an effort by State Farm to help local organizations create solutions to community issues. Recently, two West Philly organizations learned that they will each receive $25K grants from this effort, along with 38 other groups nationwide.

Congrats to the folks at West Philly Tool Library and Neighborhood Bike Works,

On this week's zoning docket, a proposal came down the pike for a long vacant, enormous parcel in South Kensington, close to all sorts of other development that's been going on in this area. The lot, 171-79 W Jefferson St., has been available for sale on and off for the

Last month, representatives from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented plans for their Schuylkill Avenue site to an overstuffed room of community members and stakeholders. We tried to get into this meeting, but alas, there were too many bodies inside and we were forced to stand in the hallway, unable to

At NakedPhilly, we like to strip down the big city into little neighborhoods and talk about development. At Club Ozz, under the El at Front Street and Girard Avenues, patrons like to see strippers, er, dancers providing adult entertainment, as it were.

Now, the future of this business appears unknown, as the

Striking an elegant profile alongside Sugarhouse Casino, the three Waterfront Square towers (down from the five that were originally planned) provide luxury living and wonderful views of the Delaware River. While the condo units in the first two towers, built in 2005-06, sold briskly, this has not been the case

As the saga of the Divine Lorraine comes perhaps closer to its finale (or is it yet another stutter step?), the redevelopment of North Broad could become a top priority for city planners, architects, developers, civic activists and more.

One wonderful (albeit temporary) use of a long vacant lot just west

Amazingly, today we find ourselves once again telling you about development on the 500 block of Washington Avenue, a block we've visited a surprising number of times in the past year. Along with numerous one-off construction projects, we've told you about new construction that includes a dentist office at the

Casinos and the dialectic of ethics and the common good sounds like an interesting lecture. But this is a blog about development and on the waterfront, Sugarhouse Casino operates regardless of whatever anyone has to say about its ethics and who frequents its floor. But what kind of positive impact,

Last October, we pondered some vacant commercial spaces on a prominent stretch in Old City, on 2nd Street, just south of Market. At the time, Liberty Market had recently opened, leaving a mere three shuttered buildings out of five, though it appeared that the upper floors of all but one