Last week, we told you about a large new student housing development at the corner of 18th and Cecil B. Moore Ave., which replaced a once gorgeous church that had become structurally compromised and eventually collapsed. We not only commented on the size of this development, but also about its

Back in October, we gave you the heads up about some new businesses on the way on the 1500 block of South St. (the same block as the Royal Theater). We gave you the scoop on the planned conversion of the Tritone to a new concept from the Hawthorne's folks,

After more than a year scanning the city’s neighborhoods for a perfect location, DIG Yoga is set to open by late spring or early summer in Queen Village, at 412 Monroe St.

The studio will fill a space that's removed from the street, up a driveway and next to the building that's marked

Back in January, we told you about the ZBA's approval of ReNewbold, the exciting LEED Platinum project from LPMG that's planned for the corner of 16th and Moore Sts. Tonight, at South Philly Tap Room, from 5pm until 8pm, you can get some first hand information about this new project, and reserve your

A long embarrassment for South Street is set to end in the coming months, as we've heard from a couple of sources that 7-11 is preparing to open a new location at 600 South St., last home to McDonald's. This premium South Street corner has somehow been vacant for over five

In West Philly, the opinion of one neighborhood organization has trumped the voice of another. The ZBA recently reversed its decision to reject a Subway franchise at 4533 Baltimore Ave.

The reversal occurred after the applicants asked the Spruce Hill Community Association to write a letter of reconsideration to the ZBA. Weeks later, the Garden

538 N. 4th St., formerly Patterson’s Paradise, a self-proclaimed health food restaurant (mainly because they were vegetarian) which occupied the space since 1994, will soon contain a new restaurant spot. The space, which is definitely not the most noticeable retail space in town, is on 4th St., just north of Spring Garden

The owners of 625-29 Earp St. are planning to expand these buildings, which currently house Apex Plumbing and Heating.

Couple Tim and Maria Depretoro purchased these buildings last spring for $100K. They also own the building next door, 631 Earp St.

According to the zoning application, the owners are planning new 2nd

A little over a year ago, Mugshots, a Fairmount Ave. stalwart for several years, opened a new location at 2831 Girard Ave., in Brewerytown. It was hailed as an important new addition to the Girard Ave. retail corridor, and another indication that Brewerytown was on the come.

Just two doors down

Months ago, we told you about a stalled project on Bodine St., next to a somewhat monolithic new duplex that floated over a small parking lot. As of a few weeks ago, the project is finally moving forward, as four long-poured foundations are finally getting houses framed above them.

Four single