After Philly AIDS Thrift moved around the corner from their location at 514 Bainbridge St. over the summer, their old retail space didn't stay vacant for long. The new tenant for the space is Queen Village Art Center, a spin-off from the Fairmount Art Center at 2501 Olive St.

The 3000

Mako's, a South Street stalwart for decades, closed last month under the cloud of a lapsed liquor license, according to this lengthy Philadelphia Speaks thread. But for those of you who have always dreamed of owning your own South Street bar, we have exquisite news: the space is currently for

Local coworking group Independants Hall is taking the next logical step in their mission to create community in the creative scene in Philadelphia, embarking on a cohousing project called K'House (pronounced like Ka-boom, in case you're wondering). The new cohousing building will be located at 1711 N. Howard St. in

For many Passyunk Square residents, most of the bars on Passyunk Ave. don't always feel like home. Especially on weekends, when hipsters from across the city descend onto otherwise wonderful places like P.O.P.E. and Cantina, locals don't necessarily have the pick of the litter for a comfortable nighttime pint. Enter

Back in June, we wrote a little story about the efforts of Errol McAlinden and Gerard Regan to bring new life to the 4000 block of Baring St., a rough-looking block with some unattractive buildings and lots of vacant land.

Having already constructed new buildings on the eastern end of the

In 2006, 1122-24 Chestnut St. and 1126-28 Chestnut St. were purchased by a company called Allied 1122 for $10M. Within two years, Petra Capital Management, not expecting to get back the $16.5M they lent the developer for the purchase and renovation of these buildings, took ownership of the properties. We

Back in July, we openly wondered about the future of the barren wasteland at 17th and Carpenter Sts. Based on a new sign on the property along with a couple of other ongoing projects in the area, we're suddenly feeling very bullish about this corner.

On Wednesday, November 16th at 7pm,

We want to give a nod to the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House, whose members were the recent recipients of a grant to renovate their entire West Philly home this October, from the Home Depot Foundation.

Since 1994, the Comfort House has served as a temporary residence for veterans across Pennsylvania who

We found ourselves in Northern Liberties earlier today and noticed a large crew working on 811-815 N. 2nd St., an imposing, five story property. As recently as a couple of years ago, this was a vacant lot, with the building formerly occupying the land having been torn down some years

Come winter 2013, West Philly parents will be able to bring their children to the new $30M, 52K sqft state-of-the-art Nicholas and Athena Karabots Primary Care Center on the 4800 block of Market St. CHOP broke ground at the site about a month ago.

Part of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia