Ideas about how to green Philadelphia schoolyards, more specifically, the Henry C. Lea School at 4700 Locust St. in West Philly, were abound this month at Transforming Urban Schoolyards, a design charrette hosted at the Center for Architecture in Center City on May 10th.

Concepts focused around redesigning the schoolyard to serve as a front entrance,

Like anybody else, we're always looking for nicer digs. Sure, we're entirely happy with our quaint, two story row home on a quiet block just outside of Center City, but the thought of moving to a new house in another part of town, or a place with more space, or

After the market went in for a long winter’s nap in 2008, a number of retailers along South Street went out of business. Unfortunately, a few years later, many vacancies remain on this once-bohemian strip.

Worried by the number of empty storefronts, in 2009 Julia Zagar, owner of Eyes Gallery, located at 400 South

The other day, we spotted a site in the early stages of construction at 2213 Amber St., right near one of the G-8 Life houses we've told you about in the past. A foundation had been poured, and framing had recently begun.

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In style, black will always be black. But around town, green is the new black at ten city schools and rec centers where blacktop will be transformed into new green space as part of a multi-city-agency collaborative initiative announced this month. It means a creative approach to creating needed accessible

When we last checked in on the five new construction homes plus two condo units plus parking at 211-221 Green St. back in November, the buildings were framed and sheathed. As we mentioned in an earlier post, these buildings are being developed by a subsidiary of Tower Investments, on land

The ills of the addition of gambling halls to our fair commonwealth have been well documented since they were legalized in 2004. And the efforts of representatives from nearby neighborhoods to halt the construction of the ill-advised Foxwoods casino in South Philadelphia speaks to the public's clear understanding that casinos

We've wondered about the "Walnut Place" building at 312 Walnut St. for over a decade, confused about how a lovely building in a desirable location could sit vacant, with (almost definitely lead) paint peeling off its historic-looking window frames. Now, according to an article from the Philadelphia Business Journal, this

We've heard buzz about this place for months, and starting tomorrow we'll be able to check out Morgan's Pier in person. Located at in the shadow of the Ben Franklin Bridge at 221 N Columbus Blvd., in a space that was formerly Octo and before that Rock Lobster (and before

Last week, we looked into the history of Philly’s venerated Museum of Art.  Today, we consider another of the city’s Greek-influenced cultural landmarks.  The flagship building of The University of the Arts, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, stands between Pine and Spruce Streets on the west side of Broad.  The University’s Eugene Bolt tells that the building was conceived