The culinary options on Fairmount Ave. are getting more diverse. BlueCat, a casual Latin-inspired restaurant should be opening in February in one of the retail locations we first told you about this spring, as part of the 25K sqft development at the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Uber Streets. That

David Guinn's beloved mural "Autumn" at 9th and Bainbridge Sts. has been the subject of considerable debate, concern, and outcry in recent months, as a developer has proposed the construction of a town home on the vacant lot the mural faces. Many neighbors love having the mural as a part of

For decades, an area of land just off the northwest corner of 4th & Manton Streets sat vacant - overgrown with weeds, littered with trash, and a hotspot for other illegal and unwanted activities in this quaint area of Pennsport.

Finally, this past summer, a group of neighbors banded together to

Back in October, we gave you the scoop on a 30-unit residential project on tap for 1424 Fairmount Ave., a former seafood warehouse. Work recently began at the site, with demolition underway.

In case you've forgotten what will be replacing this building, here's a rendering:

Also in October, we wondered about the fate

Developer PMJ Development LLC purchased 1519-21 N 16th St. earlier this year and is rehabbing the historic building and building an addition next door. The building itself is very unique, with bays the likes of which we've never seen in Philadelphia.

According to the minutes of the May meeting of the

A reader tipped us off about some ongoing construction at 1701 Poplar St., which was a vacant lot for the past few years. The new building is going up on nice-sized lot that measures nearly 1500 sqft and faces a fairly bleak stretch of Ridge Ave.

From the looks of it,

James had a great five-year run at 824 S. 8th St., but owners Jim and Kristina Burke closed up shop at the space this past spring as their lease expired. Though the couple were apparently looking around town for a new space for a minute, Jim signed on to work

A large, projecting plywood fence has been taking up space in front of 2164 E York St. for quite awhile now, but it wasn't until the other day that we realized the dramatic transformation that has taken place. Looking at Google Maps Street View and peering through the trees, we can see

The northeast corner of Broad and Chestnut Sts. has sat empty for months now, since Borders liquidated its inventory and closed up shop, another victim of the information age. Borders moved into 1 S. Broad St. almost a decade ago, according to the Inquirer, after years at a location on

Now in its fourth year, the Philadelphia Holiday Christmas Village is once again drawing crowds in the center of our fair city. Moved ever-so-slightly to the west this year by a tent city the beginning of a massive renovation project at its former home at Dilworth Plaza, the Christmas Village