We were heading home from the Phillies gut-wrenching loss last night when we saw firetrucks and police cars all over the place around 15th and Bainbridge. We didn't know what happened until we found out this morning from Philly.com. Turns out that 741 S. 15th St. partially collapsed, crushing a

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We were moseying up 22nd St. the other day and noticed some progress on two new houses at the Mode7 development that we reported on a few months ago. According to the realtor, the first two houses are sold and occupied (the first sold for almost $1.5M last year), and

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Thousands of people walk by this building every day and think nothing of it. And with good reason- it looks like it's either a lapsed construction site or simply a poorly sealed vacant property on a block with several other empty spaces. Looking at 1021 Chestnut St. today, you would

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Previously housing a software company, a space at the corner of 3rd and Catharine Sts. is currently available for rent for $1500/mo. This includes about 900 sqft. on the first floor and 900 sqft. in the basement. While this corner could continue to serve as a decent location for an

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Many people who have lived in the Graduate Hospital for awhile have probably walked by this building and wondered, "what's up with this place?" This building is notable because of its enormous size, its unexpectedly poor condition given its location, and the word "Weaver" carved in the moulding above the

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Yesterday, after enjoying our Jim's Steak (whiz wit), we walked up 4th St., passing by the former TLA Video at 517 S. 4th Street.  There was a flurry of construction inside, and it looked like the workers were putting up a partition to split the vacant space into

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The US Custom House at 2nd and Chestnut Sts., most commonly known as the giant building where you got your passport, is currently undergoing serious exterior restoration. It was constructed between 1932 and 1934 and was a product of the New Deal job-creating WPA program (Works Progress Administration). Designed by

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As most of our readers know, Fishtown and East Kensington are experiencing some of the highest rates of residential development in the city. After a delicious brew and pretzel at Frankford Hall, we decided to enjoy the twenty rainless minutes of the day with a stroll up Frankford Ave. As

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After about a year and a half of working their way through city bureaucracy and dealing with serious aggravation from the Carpenter's Union, Milkboy Coffee opened today at 11th and Chestnut Sts. The owners have been dealing with union picketers at their Ardmore location, a giant inflatable rat outside their

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From time to time, the Philadelphia Inquirer publishes a series of investigative stories that shine a powerful light on a local problem. Readers are perhaps vaguely aware of these problems beforehand, but the Inquirer reports provide wonderful context and depth that help quantify an issue or personalize it in some

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