In today's Daily News, Julie Shaw reports that housing prices have gone up in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood and that a neighborhood that was mostly black ten years ago is now mostly white. Shaw does helpfully point to concrete numbers to support her case, presenting income numbers and population numbers

This bi-level, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath condo is extremely spacious at over 1700 sqft, and is listed at $524,999. With high ceilings, original hardwood floors, built-in bookcases and a mantle with original details, the living room is ready for your next dinner party. And with granite countertops and stainless steel

Community Ventures, in association with the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia (RDA), the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD), and South Philly H.O.M.E.S., recently broke ground on a fairly significant project in Point Breeze. In two developments that will produce eleven housing units over lots covering 1626-36 Federal St., and

Set to open the Blind Pig at 702 N. Second Street by late June, first-time restaurant owners Debra Ciasullo and David Hentz want to get a few things straight. First off, despite internet chatter to the contrary and the name of the restaurant itself, the Blind Pig's menu will not focus on pork.

In Sunday's Inquirer, Inga Saffron discusses a new master plan for the Delaware waterfront. A quick summary: low-rise housing, green space, no more concerts on Festival Pier, no capping I-95. We give one thumb down to the Festival Pier item- we like our outdoor concert space but the distinct lack

Jeffrey Tubbs of JDT International and Rich Astrella of Star Real Estate, the folks who brought you the Flats @ Girard Pointe, are getting started on a new project in Graduate Hospital. Once built, the Flatz@2015 Fitzwater St. will contain two bi-level units with eco-friendly details and high-end design standards. With

Dock Street Brewery (50th and Baltimore) will welcome summer this year by celebrating their third annual Philadelphia Beer Week Music Festival tomorrow on June 12th from 2 to 6:30pm. The Brewery has three areas of attraction which they aptly describe as: the Beers, the Sounds and the Grub. Dock Street will offer

If you like seafood, oysters specifically, then Locker’s Restaurant on 8th and Vine Streets was the place to be. Back in 1868 this nearly riverside, awkwardly skinny restaurant boasted a specialty in oyster stew. A Victorian style portico had been embedded into what was an older style building, and judging by

The Streets Department is currently repaving select streets in Graduate Hospital and Point Breeze. We found the "No Parking" sign below on the 2000 block of Catharine St. Stapled. To. A. Tree. Bravo, Streets Department. Bravo.

The smart thinking behind the transformed floorplan at 268 S. 11th Street is something more city home owners should be employing. This Washington Square West three bedroom, 2.5bathroom townhome is 2,640 square feet has slate floors, a two-story foyer, wet bar, private brick and slate back patio, new hand-scraped oak stairs, a