There is a new Mediterranean restaurant coming to West Philly at 4630-32 Baltimore Avenue by the name of Aksum. The vision/inspiration for Aksum, according to owner Saba Tedla, was to create a modern, hip Mediterranean restaurant in a neighborhood that is in need of another quaint destination that locals feel

Amanda Alligood of Sunflower Creations sent us this three-bedroom property she worked on at 1643 S. Fifth Street. The new construction home is right near Dickinson Square in South Philly, standing out on its block with a contemporary facade and built-in flower boxes. Inside you'll find travertine stone tiles, maple hardwood

A big expansion is nearly finished for one local baker as the wildly popular "cupcake-centric" Philly desert chain, Brown Betty Desert Boutique, is moving its flagship shop in Northern Liberties from 1030 N. Second Street (inside Liberties Walk) to 722 N. Second Street (which, perfectly enough, is at Second and

"Applying 4 years of experience in the study and execution of communal workplace, in 2011, the Indy Hall founders and community are working with the design and development partners at Postgreen Homes to establish the first living space designed from the ground up on Indy Hall's core principals of creating unique environments

AIA's fifth annual Canstruction structures are going to be taken down this Saturday, May 21, at the Shops at Liberty Place so unless you've seen the Phanatic built entirely of cans already, you really have no reason to not go. The Canstruction design/build competition teams up the city's architects, engineers and

Residents were dismayed when the Snow White Diner at 200 Market Street closed down on Easter Sunday of 2010. The diner’s long history (originally opened in the 1950s) had residents anxious for a happening change. Now, after almost a year of construction, the city landmark has finally been refreshed.

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When John McShain, the millionaire Philadelphia builder who happened to own a few lakes in Ireland, took over the Barclay, he put his name behind what would become one of the most ornante condominium buildings in the city. The 2,675-square-foot three-bedroom three-bathroom flat at 9A is up for sale for

AMF Boulevard Lanes, located at 8011 Roosevelt Boulevard closed its doors for good this past Sunday. The bowling locale’s lease was up and, due to the high cost of rent, AMF decided that it was not worth the price to renew the lease. While it’s unclear what will become of

Just one block from the Philadelphia Convention Center is Shanghai Bazaar at 1016-18 Race Street. Coldwell Banker is listing the two-story double-wide retail property for $3.8M, which includes more than 7,100 square feet of retail space on the first floor. Everyone loves the kitch, so we're kinda' sad to see

A new drawing presented by attorney Stephen Pollock (made in April) for the restaurant/bar proposal at 17 North Third Street shows some drastic changes to the original design idea. Architect Dan Bosin created potential blueprints (not design renderings) for the layout of the Charlie and Deborah Vaturi’s new project. In