In Brewerytown

Desiring a return visit to Pizza Dads, we trekked to Brewerytown with a purpose this past weekend. After destroying a slice, we figured it would be responsible to try to walk off some of the calories and decided to check in on some development projects in the neighborhood. We were impressed

The weather is getting nicer, which means that walking around town doesn't just have to be about getting from one place to another anymore. It's the perfect time of year to explore your neighborhood or some other parts of town that you don't know so well. And you'll probably find

Last fall, we discovered a newly vacant lot at 1228-32 W. College Ave., across from Girard College, where developers had recently demolished a row of buildings that had seen better, less stuccoed days. We told you to look out for a new by-right project at this address with 11 apartments

In October of 2013, we were at the ZBA for some reason and noticed that 2841 W. Girard Ave. was on the agenda. Our minds were soon blown when the property went before the Board and we learned that the guys from Pizza Brain were looking to open a new

The other day, we directed your attention to a blighted building on N. College Ave., thanks a tip from the guy that runs the @genbrewerytown Instagram account. We were looking through some previous images on the feed and noticed 2538 W. Oxford St., an old warehouse with a 'For Sale' sign

We brought 2221 N College Ave. to your attention a couple years ago, noting the unusual triangular shape of the building and the fact that it looked like death warmed over. At the time, we told you that a developer had purchased the building back in 2012 and had begun

We brought 2221 N College Ave. to your attention a couple years ago, noting the unusual triangular shape of the building and the fact that it looked like death warmed over. At the time, we told you that a developer had purchased the building back in 2012 and had begun

The 3000 block of W. Cabot Street is getting there. If we turn back the clock to 2011, we find a mere ten homes on this little Brewerytown block, with 60% of those homes blighted and vacant (that's 6 out of 10, for those bad at mental math).Back in 2011At

The 2800 block of West Girard has seen some major changes over the last several years, with several businesses opening up and adding new vibrancy to the commercial corridor. Offhand, we can think of Rybrew, Spot Burger, and Monkey & the Elephant as food businesses that have appeared in recent

A reader reached out recently and gave us the heads up about some construction that recently got underway on N. College Avenue, less than a block off of Ridge. Even though this reader has a wonderful Instagram account called Genbrewerytown that follows development around Brewerytown, we were in the area