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Last month, we shared some outstanding news for people who live near 20th & Carpenter- two long-vacant and blighted PHA properties were finally being demolished. This came a month after the properties, 1010 and 1012 S. 20th St., were posted with notices from L&I demanding the buildings be repaired or demolished.

Back in May, we told you that we were hearing rumors about the construction of a large, mixed-use development on the northwest corner of 16th & Washington. Details at the time were fuzzy, but we were optimistic that this development was indeed going to happen. Earlier this week at the

Last night's SOSNA zoning meeting was agony. Fortunately, its organizers were smart enough to 1) start the meeting a little earlier than usual, and 2) schedule it in a location with air conditioning. Three projects were presented to the community, but 2300 South Street was clearly the main event.

Developer Jason Nusbaum,

A little less than a month ago, we told you that one of the three planned homes for 19th & Catharine was being framed out. We initially gave you the lowdown on this project in February, with the news that yet another church would be torn down in this neighborhood.

On Friday, July 26th, the South of South Neighborhood Association hosted its first History Happy Hour at the Bainbridge Club. Despite some attendees hearing about it only the day before, the turnout was great and the event a memorable evening of first-hand stories of the Graduate Hospital/South West Center City/South

Back in February, we heard about plans for a new Rita's Water Ice at 2124 South St., a commercial space that was most recently home to a bike shop but has been vacant for over a year. Though SOSNA gave their approval to the proposal, it's been a bit of a longer

We should mention before you read any further that the developer will be coming back to SOSNA this month with revised plans, so please bear in mind that what we discuss below is a project that's in the process of being revised. But it's still a worthwhile conversation to continue,

A few years ago, the Senior Resource Group opened an office at the corner of 23rd & Christian. After only a short time there, it seems they like the location so much that they want to stay for the long haul. Earlier this year, principals of this company, which helps

Several months ago, we told you about plans for the demolition of another church in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, this time at the corner of 19th & Catharine. The plan that was presented to SOSNA at the time was for the construction of three town homes in its place, and

About a month ago, we told you about 1010 and 1012 S. 20th St., two long-blighted properties owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Both properties had just been posted with notices from L&I suggesting insisting that PHA perform repairs on the buildings. Of particular concern was the corner property, which