A reader tipped us off to some construction activity at 1508-16 Brandywine St., former home to the School of Rock. With the school moving to the Electric Factory back in 2010, property owners The Regis Group crafted a plan to convert the large warehouse-like building into apartments. Though zoning approvals came

Jose Garces has little need to prove he's a good chef—heck, he's an iron chef—but he'll soon be showing off some additional culinary versatility. And where better than along 13th Street, where the Philly restaurant explosion is in full swing like Glenn Miller.

His German sausage and beer hall project Frohman’s Wursthaus (you

Back in July, we gave you the lowdown about a new residential development at 1244 Ridge Ave., pointing out some ongoing demolition activity at a fairly unique looking property. Here are some shots of what the property looked like in 1960, from PhillyHistory.org.

The years have not been kind to this

Across the street from Trader Joe’s, a vacant retail location is available for rent on the not-so-commercially- thriving-yet-still-enticing 2100 block of Market Street.

Hoagie City has gone the way of see-ya at 2136-38 Market. It goes without saying that they were no Sarcone’s, but what will come next in this 4200 sqft

According to a zoning application, Ling Zhang hopes to construct a new building at 528 S. 13th St., on a currently vacant lot. Mr. Zhang has proposed a four story duplex for this site. The future duplex sits around the corner from the 1300 block of South St., which we've

Today, we discovered a new South Street West business that apparently opened last week.

If you can't read the numerous signs, it's a new pharmacy! Located at 1735 South St., this new pharmacy desperately fills a need in the neighborhood.

Oh, wait.

Actually, this is probably the most unnecessary new retail addition that

Over the summer, we brought 263 N 3rd St. to your attention. The building was most recently inhabited by Lite Bite, an unpretentious luncheonette that went under several years ago. A few years back, a developer purchased the property and received approvals to add several stories to the building. The

Gold Star Park is a wonderful neighborhood pocket park. It's located on the 600 block of Wharton St., sitting between Sheridan and Marshall Sts., on the north side. Its 25K sqft footprint includes a playground and plenty of green space that the local community uses for events in the warmer

Though you've probably already heard, Ted’s Montana Grill, located at Broad and Spruce Sts., closed about a month ago. The upscale grill was exposed back in March for having mice (one of the critters was conveniently near a street-side window when the Inside Edition's Rat Patrol was doing their investigating).

One of the items on last week's postponed South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S meeting agenda was a proposal for a three story, two unit building at 2314 Federal St., on a long-vacant lot.

This lot sits across the street from another vacant lot, across the street from a number of blighted buildings, and