For reasons we don't really understand, a few streets in the Passyunk Square neighborhood break their east to west path and suddenly turn at an angle and become perpendicular to the diagonal E. Passyunk Ave. While this makes for some stressful driving and confusing walking, it also creates some oddly

We were inspecting the debacle on the corner of 1500 Sansom St. the other day, and found ourselves admiring a storefront that's been holding down the block for more than forty years. A family business, Sherman Bros. originally opened on Mole St. in 1953, but moved to their current location

As recently as a couple of years ago, Old City was brimming with sushi options, but some recent closings have whittled down the options some. At the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts. sits a gorgeous, old, and empty building, most recently occupied by Haru. The sushi spot shut it

Some near-neighbors have given up hope at the prospect of Carter's Deli ever opening at 2222 Brown St., and we can understand why. Signs that had been hanging in the window describing the deli have come down, and it's been a few months since any new information has come out

This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new construction house offers about 2500 sqft. of living space with oak hardwood flooring throughout. On the first floor are a spacious living room, a powder room, and a kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a mosaic tile backsplash. The basement is fully

According to a report from 6 ABC, a house collapsed last night on the 2300 block of Aspen St. According to the story, the building is currently being renovated, and the facade came tumbling down around 8pm. Here's a look at what the building looked like before the rehab work

We were getting some delicious Scoop Deville the other day and noticed an inordinate number of retail vacancies on the 1700 block of Chestnut St., some of which are more recent than others. This seems surprising on this block, which has more going for it than many. National chain anchors

For those who don't pay close attention to these things, the children of Philadelphia returned to school today. About eight-hundred of them will (occasionally) be attending school at the new $66M West Philadelphia High School at 49th and Chestnut Sts.

Whether or not you think it's appropriate for the financially strapped

If you live in, work in, or drive through Point Breeze, you may have noticed a small development of about a dozen homes that don't look like any other houses in the neighborhood. These houses, on the 2100 blocks of Federal and Annin Sts., sit on extra-wide lots, have large

We got a tip from a reader that work was being done in this space on the occasionally bustling corner of 10th and Christian Sts., so we went over to check things out. And no, we absolutely did not get a cannolli at Isgro when we were in the neighborhood,