In Graduate Hospital

We last checked in on 1430 South St. a few months ago, shortly after the removal of the scaffolding that covered its facade for many months. Remember, this project includes a building with 32 rental apartments and a large retail space on the first floor, along with four homes on

It's taken about a year and a half, but construction has finally started on the west side of the 1000 block of S. 17th Street, across the street from Carpenter Square. This stretch of land has been vacant for many years, held in limbo because the City owned almost all

Several months ago, we told you about ongoing construction at the corner of 17th & Carpenter, work that represented the first phase of Carpenter Green. This green space has been in the works for quite some time, and we first told you about the plans back in the spring of

Hellen's Cleaners has held down the southwest corner of 20th & South for as long as we can remember. Considering the sustained success of that business, it's a little surprising that the owners of the building across the street on the southeast corner have struggled to find a long-term tenant.

It seems like once a year or so, the old Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave. creeps into our consciousness for a minute and then recedes back to the status of "we wonder what's happening with that place." For a detailed history of the building, we suggest you read

We last visited the Chester A. Arthur school on the 2000 block of Catharine Street about a year and a half ago, when local parent group Friends of Chester Arthur (FoCA) raised the funds necessary to construct a seating area around the school's playground. Incidentally, FoCA was integral in getting said

Most of the parks in this town have been around for quite some time. Rittenhouse Square dates back to the age of William Penn's greene country towne. Capitolo Playground, across from Pat's and Geno's, is a much newer green space and still dates back to the 1950s. So it's rare that

For many years, the large open lot at 1430 South St. served as an outdoor space for the Jamaican Jerk Hut restaurant next door. Though some people didn't appreciate the noise generated by this space, most people agreed it was a nice touch for the neighborhood, and a far better

Technically, the Graduate Hospital neighborhood only has one true public green space, and that's Julian Abele Park, located on 22nd Street between Montrose and Carpenter. This park was founded a few years ago and provides a sliver of grass and trees for the community, also hosting concerts, birthday parties, and

The agenda at last week's SOSNA zoning committee meeting was fairly innocuous and we almost didn't attend. But sometimes even a boring looking agenda can produce an interesting meeting, so we're kinda glad we showed our face after all. Today we'll give you the lowdown on three of the four projects