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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new daycare is coming to 1309 Ridge Ave. in the West Poplar neighborhood. Because of the angle of Ridge Ave., the building sits on a small lot that runs the short distance between 13th St. and Ridge Ave.- on the southern side of this X-shaped intersection is an

We don't want to suggest that we support any one bank over another, but a resident of Earl St. in Fishtown definitely has disdain for one particular bank above all the rest.

While it's certainly this individual's right as a citizen to express their distaste for this large and powerful financial