On the 2200 block of Latona St. in Point Breeze, Habitat for Humanity is currently constructing four houses from the ground up, all of which will be handicap accessible and "affordable." Habitat's model for constructing and selling affordable housing is somewhat unique; they require new home buyers to provide "sweat

For those of you who haven't been paying close attention for the past fifty years or so, Philadelphia's property tax assessment is a completely broken and utterly unfair mess. According to a 2008 study by the Inquirer, about 97% of property owners' property taxes don't accurately reflect the value of

A few months ago, a neighborhood coffee shop bit the dust as Mazag Cafe, a quaint little Mediterranean spot run by a friendly mother-daughter team, shuttered its doors after about two years at the corner of 10th and Carpenter Sts. One would think that a place serving up the essentials:

Last week, we noticed a 'For Sale' sign go up at New Temple Baptist Church at 810 S 23rd St. The property is listed for $450K by Volpe Real Estate, and offers 2500 interior sqft over two stories. The building is located at the corner of 23rd St. and Madison

On 20th St., just below Delancey Pl., there's been considerable construction activity going on for a couple of months now. The building immediately to the north, 2000-02 Delancey Pl., has been under construction for even longer. According to the developer's website, 2000 Delancey is a LEED certified, four-unit condo conversion

As we detailed a few months ago, local developer Steve Rodriguez and local architect Jim Campbell of Campbell Thomas are working to construct a new four-story building at a currently vacant triangular lot at the intersection of Bainbridge St., 24th St., and Grays Ferry Ave.

The building will include 23 residential

A couple of days ago, the Mugshots in Manayunk closed its doors after five years. But fear not, coffee lovers! Out of the ashes of the Manayunk location, a new Mugshots will rise at a new location at 1520 Cecil C. Moore Ave., right in the middle of Temple main

We wanted to see whether Manayunk was still under water, so we headed up to Main St. to survey the damage. What we found was utter normalcy. Great news! One thing we noticed while scampering about was a For Sale sign for 3900 Main St., and upon further investigation, we

If you've been to 30th Street Station lately, you may have noticed the serious construction activity taking place in the parking area on the southern side of the station. It's been going on for months, and we didn't have a clue what was going on there... until now. Turns out

In 2008, the Please Touch Museum moved to beautiful new digs at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park after delighting children at their location at the corner of 21st and Race Sts. for twenty-five years. Since that time, the building has sat vacant, waiting for a new owner to take advantage