Amy Cuker's colorful and sunny rowhouse at 318 S. Saint Bernard Street is on "a little-noticed block" in West Philly near 49th and Spruce next to a playground at Barkan Park. The 10 four-bedroom two-story rowhomes on the street are, according to Cuker, an LEED accredited Down2Earth interior designer, "pretty unique for

Philly takes another huge step in the green direction last week as the Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts was certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as the first public high school in the nation to reach LEED's Platinum level. Yes, I'll say it again, Kensington CAPA

The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation has announced its final Phase Two redesign of Julian Abele Park, located at 22nd and Carpenter Streets. After seeing the intended design, we can rest assured that this is something to get very excited about. Julian F. Abele (1881-1950) was a prominent African-American architect

The client who purchased this unit in the Aria Condominium at 1419 Locust Street did so because they fell in love with the Busybee-staged unit. After moving in, they wanted Busybee to come back and make it feel more like home, which included some custom wallpaper work. "Sometimes potential buyers get

There are no special stories to tell about these properties on the 1300 block of Pine Street. I am pointing them out because I find this to be a prime example of preservation and restoration. These properties maintain the integrity of their 1961 counterparts, while improving upon a decrepit exterior

Ali Tifrani just applied for the permit for a take-out restaurant for 514 South Street, the old home of Dairy Queen, and was authorized for the demolition of the interior partitions. We hope our readers can shed some light on what will be coming to this little red-awning spot, because

Scott Wasserman, owner of appRenaissance, moved his office from Wayne to 309 Cherry Street, in January 2011.  The space is collaborative, BizEquity and Gallery 309 sharing with appRenaissance. Co-functioning spaces like this are popping up all over Old City and Northern Liberties, with Devnuts and Indy Hall, we're seeing a

Are playgrounds an essential part of our youth? Judging by their blog, the Philadelphia Playground Project would seem to think so. The project's goals are simple: “(1) compile a centralized list for other parents who are looking for playgrounds, and (2) give some guidance on what each one has to

We had to take a moment this morning to share Jeanne Gang's ingenious work on the Aqua tower in Chicago. The undulating balconies at 225 N. Columbus Drive protect the 82-story tower from strong winds. Gang's portfolio also includes Oculus in Taipei and the Blue Wall Center in South Carolina.

Through a good part of the fall and all winter, skilled builders from RC Legnini Building Contractors, the firm responsible for renovating the interior at Boyds in Rittenhouse, have been working to restore and modernize the interior at Smith Memorial Playhouse in Fairmount Park. The mansion, built in 1899 and