Ever drive or walk or bike down Fourth St. and notice how, right between Wood St. and Vine St., the road widens on the right and then gradually thins back into its original width within one block? That's not just a quirk of crazy angle parking- it's a street. Not

A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund's (FPSF) recently published Master Plan for creating free, accessible skate parks throughout Philadelphia. We figured you might want some more details, since studies show that 68 percent of our readers are avid skateboarders, and an additional 23 percent

The address that until recently housed famed Jeweler's Row enterprise Robin's 8th and Walnut for nearly sixty years will soon be Philadelphia's second Le Pain Quotidien (French for, "the daily bread"). The upscale cafe and bakery serves brunch, lunch, and dinner, and specializes in homemade organic bread and pastries.

Seems like we were just wondering where the Streets Department would put the city's two north/south bike lanes, but there's no more guessing anymore! As of this weekend, a fresh new bike lane was painted on 13th St. And while we didn't make it over to 10th St.,

The Mural Arts program is a great source of pride for Philadelphia. Its work is known far outside the city, and the efforts to beautify Philly’s nooks and crannies have proven successful over the years. Few are aware, however, of the community outreach involved with each new project.

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We'll be doing some updates and upgrades to the website over the weekend. This shouldn't have an effect on your Naked Philly experience, but if you inexplicably can't access the site, there's your reason. Just figured we'd give ya the heads up.

This 1650 sqft. home offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and some of the most green features in the city of Philadelphia. With dual zone geothermal HVAC, highly efficient windows, extra insulation, dual-flush toilets, reclaimed bricks, and a green roof, you'll save hundreds of dollars a year on utilities while acting



People go nuts over the idea of the Reading Viaduct being turned into a park, why not double dip and cap 676 with a park that would connect the Viaduct and the Ben Franklin Parkway? We capped over the Pennsylvania Ave. Trench, why not 676?

The Vine Street Expressway, all 1.9

We may think that the new plan for the Delaware Waterfront is not so great, but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't do your best to enjoy what we've got right now. Starting tonight and continuing all weekend, Wawa's Welcome America celebration gets underway with Taste of Philadelphia. All weekend,

 
After a marathon day of negotiations, City Council voted last week to temporarily raise property taxes by 3.85% to help raise $53M for our city's broken school district. And yesterday, by an 11-6 vote, Council passed the final measure to raise property taxes in Philadelphia. Again. By again, we refer