Waterview Grande, a new luxury property from Core Realty, is rapidly approaching the finish line at Front and Brown Sts., on the border of Northern Liberties. The converted auto storage building is the first phase of Penn Treaty Village, which we gave you the heads up about back in September.

T-Bar Teas, located at the corner of 12th and Sansom Sts. for just about five years, closed last November.

While we don’t have a whole lot of info as to why they closed, we’re guessing that the little retail business simply petered out. Widely known for delicious specialty teas and drinks,

When we last left you, the Bedford Café, a one-story café/restaurant offspring courtesy of Pub & Kitchen, was in real estate limbo. Back in March, we first reported that the owners of Pub and Kitchen had placed the corner property at 20th and Kater Sts. under contract, with plans to convert

Recently, we got tipped off that 2401 Washington Ave. has gone on the market for $2.7M. The huge, largely vacant parcel measures nearly 40K sqft, with over 200 linear feet of frontage on Washington Ave., according to the listing. The only notable feature for the lot at this time (aside

Back in December, we updated you on two projects on the 800 block of Christian St.

At the time, the project on the south side of the street was in the very early stages, basically moving dirt around. On the north side of the street (really the 800 block of Darien

Yesterday, a press release came across our desk that will send waves of excitement through the fashion-conscious-yet-won't-complain-about-a-good-deal set. The Staples at 1046 Market St. will close on February 4th, and will be replaced by a Marshall's.

While this isn't exactly as exciting as, say, a Bloomingdale's setting up shop on Market St., it's

The area between 10th and 11th Sts. on Spring Garden St. has seen quite a bit of light in the past six months. In June of last year, Llama Tooth came about in a space that's had a revolving door for past establishments. While we can't comment on the level of success

The voices of near neighbors have been heard in West Philadelphia, where an application for a take-out variance for a Subway at 4533 Baltimore Ave. has been rejected by the ZBA. The applicants have 30 days from the date of the Jan. 11 decision to appeal.

The potential sandwich shop instigated local neighbors

Last month, we pointed out two murals that would soon be covered by new construction. Autumn, located at 9th and Bainbridge Sts., received an outpouring community support to try to save it. A far newer mural, created as part of the BetterBlocks program and located at 18th and Christian Sts.,

Ruff, ruff. Who’s your spokesdog?

The Philadelphia Water Department is hosting contests in Northern Liberties and Queen Village, to find some of the city’s most eco-friendly dog/owner tandems to teach fellow bark-park goers about the importance of proper doggie waste removal. The contest winners will become Philly’s own spokesdogs.

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