A reader tipped us off about a zoning notice in front of a warehouse at 19 E. Oregon Ave., just to the east of I-95.

Thomas Colace Co. is a company that processes and distributes fruits and vegetables to food service businesses. They moved from this huge warehouse to Jersey a

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Yesterday, we wrote about the planned $50M renovation to Dilworth Plaza, next to City Hall. A much larger capital project, the rebuilding and renovation of I-95 to the north of Center City, got underway last year and will continue for about about a decade at a final cost of nearly

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As has been reported by everyone in town to this point, Bindi, the not-even-four-year-old BYOB whose Indian fare had been a favorite of ours, closed a couple of months back. The space, still controlled by Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney, co-emperors of 13th St., is currently being transformed into Jamonera,

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If you've ever had the pleasure of walking around City Hall, you've probably been confused as to why Dilworth Plaza, the area immediately to the west of the magnificent seat of our local government, is so unfortunate from start to finish. Concrete everywhere. Access to three different Septa lines with

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About eight years ago, the Kind Cafe popped up at 724 N. 3rd St., but the vegan sandwich shop was perhaps a little ahead of its time and didn't last very long. We're not sure exactly what's gone on at this building in the meantime, but we're fairly confident that

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On the 700 block of Carpenter St., in the middle of the block on the north side of the street, sits 727 Carpenter St., a building we've wondered about for years. At four stories tall, it looms over the two and three-story homes that fill the rest of the block.

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After Philly AIDS Thrift moved around the corner from their location at 514 Bainbridge St. over the summer, their old retail space didn't stay vacant for long. The new tenant for the space is Queen Village Art Center, a spin-off from the Fairmount Art Center at 2501 Olive St.

The 3000

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Mako's, a South Street stalwart for decades, closed last month under the cloud of a lapsed liquor license, according to this lengthy Philadelphia Speaks thread. But for those of you who have always dreamed of owning your own South Street bar, we have exquisite news: the space is currently for

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Local coworking group Independants Hall is taking the next logical step in their mission to create community in the creative scene in Philadelphia, embarking on a cohousing project called K'House (pronounced like Ka-boom, in case you're wondering). The new cohousing building will be located at 1711 N. Howard St. in

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For many Passyunk Square residents, most of the bars on Passyunk Ave. don't always feel like home. Especially on weekends, when hipsters from across the city descend onto otherwise wonderful places like P.O.P.E. and Cantina, locals don't necessarily have the pick of the litter for a comfortable nighttime pint. Enter

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