US Realty has purchased the former TastyKake complex in East Falls for Grasso Holdings and will break ground at 10am today with a brand-new shopping center, the first one an area like this outside of Philly has seen in a long time, according to Peter Maggio of US Realty. Bakers

Eco-conscious restaurants don't need to be reminiscent of dry granola, patchouli oil or limited selections of tofu-based meals, but unfortunately sustainably based businesses (like the new Eagles stadium, Tierra Mia Salon or James) have to work harder to shake the stigma that follows businesses that cater to such healthy lifestyles. When David

The Philadelphia Housing Authority, the fourth largest public housing agency in the US, was sued for its two-story disabled-senior homes at 1003-1011 S. 20th Street. While the zoning board approved the construction in mid-2010, SOSNA (represented by Paul Toner) and David Orphanides (on behalf of a number of neighboring property

Target is opening a new 100,000-square-foot store in Los Angeles that will serve as the first of its smaller prototype stores, CityTarget. Philly is its next "target" for the same type of smaller-footprint locations, according to its site. The smaller (only in Target's eyes is 100k square feet small) mini-Targets (meme

Looks like 1500 square feet of a BYOB in Northern Liberties is up for sale. Forty seats inside, floor-to-ceiling glass walls and outdoor seating? Sounds like 1030 North American Street to us, which is too bad given this sale is on the heels of being named one of Philly's top 10 BYOBs.

People for People, a nonprofit organization whose mission is “to break the generational cycle of poverty in the lives of North Central Philadelphia residents” will be opening up a coffee shop by the name of PFP Café (part of the My Favorite Muffin company) at the corner of Broad and

The empty building on the northwest corner of 21st and South was suppose to be home to a national pharmacy chain, but when the economy fell apart, so did the plans with that tenant. US Realty, who is representing the project, tells us that they approached the landlord with the

On any day of the week, the majority of produce consumed by city denizens originates at The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market. Established in South Philly at its initial conception, the market's detractors have opined it to be too old and antiquated to continue on at its traditional location. If it

At last night's Washington Square West Civic Association meeting, Le Pain Quotiden brought in bags and bags of fresh baguettes and croissants for attendees. However, that didn't save them from possibly having to delay construction on Le Pain's second location at 140-142 S. Eighth Street (formerly Robbins Diamonds). Reed J.

In the past few weeks that we have been fortunate enough to be part of the Philadelphia real estate, development and neighborhood blogging community, there has been overwhelming support and interest from our readers. As we've worked to get our sea legs, so to speak, we've made mistakes and ruffled some