According to a zoning notice from last month, an unexpected change is coming to 1308 W. Girard Ave.

Home to Drexel Bindery Inc. for twenty-five years and located on a fairly depressed commercial corridor, this location doesn't exactly seem ripe for redevelopment. But that's just what's planned for this building, which

A reader tipped us off about seeing a strange sight on the 2200 block of Alter St. yesterday. Terry writes 'I was driving down 23rd Street and saw this big blue thing on Alter Street out of the corner of my eye. I sped around the block to come back

The mosaic tile and black on white lettering at first glance tricks you into thinking it's a hip place to stop for coffee, but the rundown facade leaves you with the realization that it stands as a ghost from Philly's past. The Rittenhouse Coffee Shop at 1904 Sansom St. is

Back in October, we told you about an ongoing rehab at 2154 Webster St., a former corner store and one of the uglier buildings in the neighborhood. At the time, the developer had done plenty of demo work, and was getting ready to add a third story onto the building.

This is

We have a few updates for you in the West Poplar/Spring Garden/Spring Arts neighborhood, where at the end of 2011 we dropped a near bucket’s worth of happenings in that locale like we were Lou Williams. There was a church for sale, construction on Lemon and Wallace Sts., and much much more.

The two

There she sits, on the southwestern corner of Broad and Wharton Sts., a classic gem frozen in time. For years, we've wondered about 1400 Wharton St., drawn like a moth to an open flame by its wonderful neon sign, confused by its oddly preserved storefront, apparently changed little since the

Back in October, we brought 1900-08 Poplar St. to your attention. As we explained at that time, this corner was home to American Methodist Episcopal Zionists for decades, but the church was demolished last summer.

Last month, TBM Group Inc., the developer that purchased the church for $586K (who you may also remember

Back in October, we openly wondered about the ongoing demolition work at 825 S. 4th St., former home Queen Village Pizza. At the time, the never-impressive pizza shop had recently closed, and it appeared as though demo work was going on both in the downstairs retail space and in the

Last summer, we updated you on the progress on phase 1 of Mode7, four ultra-high end, ultra-fancy, and ultra-pricy homes right around the corner from Coxe Park.

We were in the area just the other day, and noticed that the second pair of homes, merely framed out last summer, appear close to

And we ain't talking about these guys.

In December, Toll Bros. proposal for 2400 South St. was approved by the ZBA, this after months (and some would say years) of wrangling with near neighbors, community stakeholders, and SOSNA. For a full rundown of their more-or-less final plan, you can see all