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We love a PHS Pop-Up Garden about as much as we loathe the vacant lots they appear upon. Over the years, gardens have appeared on Market Street, Walnut Street, and Broad Street, and this year PHS has chosen South Street West for a temporary summer oasis. Remember, we told you

The Graduate Hospital neighborhood has easy access to Center City, close proximity to South Street West, and a great community. One of the complaints we hear from people in that area, though, is that there isn't enough commerce inside the neighborhood itself. SOSNA, the local community group, is trying to

Almost three years ago, we wondered about the future of the former Peirce School, located at the corner of 24th & Christian. Quite a bit of time has passed, but the school looks exactly as it did back then, and it seems no closer to coming back into active use.Former

A couple of years ago, we profiled the multitude of changes on the 2100 block of Carpenter Street over the past decade. Back in 2004, vacant lots outnumbered buildings by a factor of 2:1. Over time, those vacant lots have been filled in and a wonderful park has opened at

A reader tipped us off recently that there's some renovation work taking place on the southeast corner of 23rd & Christian. Don't quote us on this but we think it used to be a hair salon. According to the permits, the entire building will soon contain offices.Getting renovatedThe property was

Since just after Bloktoberfest, 1500 South St. has sat vacant, a prominent South Street West address looking for a tenant to replace the relocating Baja Room. Recently, we heard some buzz that a new cafe would be taking over the former Mexican joint. And yesterday, we got some official word.Current

A reader reached out recently, wondering about a vacant building on the corner of 15th & Fitzwater, and the vacant lot next door. We've found ourselves wondering about these properties before, though somehow we've never thought to write about 'em.Vacant buildingVacant lot to the southThe building, 735 S. 15th St.,

If you live nearby and keep tabs on such things (and you probably do if you're reading this), you know that the Toll Brothers project at 2400 South Street took many years to get off the ground. Originally an adaptive reuse proposal, it eventually evolved into a project with five

Yesterday, we got the unfortunate news that Jason Nusbaum's sensible proposal for 2300 South St. was denied by the ZBA. This makes us sad.For those of you that don't recall, this project first came up last summer when the developer presented plans to SOSNA for a five story building with

We were tossing a frisbee around in Chew Park last weekend, and while chasing an errant throw, spotted some construction on little Cleveland Street, close to Washington Avenue. We moved in for a better look and discovered that 1042 S. Cleveland St. had sprouted an addition. As recently as 2005,