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,

As we reported months ago, Joe Grasso and Garrett Miller, two of the owners of Union Trust steakhouse, were intending to open a pub called American Oak in the former Roy's space at 1500 Samsom St. With Union Trust going through bankruptcy, and seemingly no work going on in the

Hope everyone has a relaxing holiday!

We've noticed a few older buildings around town get new facades recently, and it makes a huge difference. Case in point: Take a look at Foreman's Pawn Shop before and after.

Not so attractive, not so welcoming.

Looks like they built a brand new building. Now we're far more interested in trading

Since it's Labor Day weekend, we figured we'd give you a quick update on the progress for the commercial spaces at the former Union building at 21st and South Sts.

First, the good news: Doggie Style opened for business this past week. No signage yet, but otherwise they're good to go.

City

We got an email from a reader recently, asking about the stalled construction at the corner of Poplar and New Market Sts., in the shadow of I-95.

From what we understand, work stopped over a month ago, and the exteriors of the new buildings look a little worse for the wear.

If you’ve walked past 244 Market St. recently, you’ve probably noticed the zoning application in the window.  According to said application, there were plans for a take-out restaurant with seating for half of the former Regent Shoes space. It turns out that the business that was supposed to move into

With the boom of Northern Liberties and Fishtown, and with SugarHouse Casino and the Waterfront Square condos sitting right on the waterfront, it was only a matter of time before someone came forth with plans to develop the jumble of properties between them. That someone will probably be Michael Samshick, owner