In Fishtown

Last week, we gave you the heads up that La Colombe was planning a next generation cafe, a distillery, and a bakery in a large space on Frankford Avenue. Last night, the building's owner and La Colombe partner JP Iberti provided some additional details on this project to an expectant

1523 Frankford Ave. has sat vacant for several years, with the former pub nearly getting sold last year at sheriff's sale due to tax delinquency. New owners have stepped forward, however, and last month Fishtown Neighbors Association voted to support a proposal to renovate the building to include a vacant ground-floor commercial space

When the reworked zoning code took effect last August, it redefined the names of all the zoning districts, but didn't change the existing zoning classifications for the properties in town. In many neighborhoods, those old classifications are inconsistent with the way the area has developed and as such are out

La Colombe co-founder Todd Carmichael was raised in Port Richmond and is now an international businessman, as well as the first American explorer to cross Antarctica to the South Pole, alone, on foot, and without assistance, as well as the record holder for the fastest solo expedition to the South

During the winter of 2012, three homes replaced vacant lots on the 2000 block of E. Susquehanna. Built by US Construction, the homes are all owned by different investors and offered as rentals. Often with projects like this, the homes are rented for a few years then offered for sale,

In Fishtown, a beat up seemingly and vacant garage across the street from Konrad Square Park will soon get a top bunk. In August, the FNA supported plans from developers seeking to build a single-family apartment on top of a preexisting garage at 2206 E Fletcher St. that has certainly

The 1100 block of Shackamaxon Street in Fishtown has undergone some serious changes in the last ten years. On its southern end and pretty much next to I-95 sits the Old World Warehouse, a loft apartment conversion. In the last couple of years, several $400K homes have gone up across

Ah, the Philadelphia grid. Its reliability makes it oh so easy to get around, and its survival is a testament to Billy Penn's wisdom and foresight. Once you get out of Center City, though, the grid breaks down. That's why we always get lost in Fishtown and Southwest Philly. On

In recent months new building in Fishtown has been on the rise. We wonder if like Fairmount development the past few years spurred rampant development in Francisville, its neighbor, with a nexus of building around 19th and Poplar, the constant Northern Liberties development the past two years will trigger a

It’s no secret that Fishtown has been one of the up-and-coming neighborhoods in Philadelphia for awhile now. But despite the new businesses and homes popping up in Fishtown, East Kensington, South Kensington, Olde Richmond, etc, some folks are still skeptical about the area. To address this, the New Kensington Community Development