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Last month, we told you about the early stages of the demolition of the Mount Olive AME church at 19th and Fitzwater Sts., in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. In the last few days, the demolition has wrapped up, and heavy machinery on the site is now working to dig the

A major historic building in South Philly is long overdue for redevelopment, but will it happen anytime soon?

Mt. Sinai Hospital, on the 400 block of Reed Street, was once one of the biggest and busiest hospitals in Philadelphia, towering 146 feet above the Pennsport neighborhood. Completed in 1930, the tower was constructed to

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about the soon-to-be-built playground at the Chester A. Arthur School at 20th & Catharine. A one-day playground build on June 1st was followed by about a week of detail work, and on Monday, June 11th, at 10am, a ribbon cutting ceremony will

On Thursday, a reader gave us the heads up about a mural either being repaired or removed at 1419-23 Christian St., a vacant lot owned by the nearby Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Church. With no homes on the eastern side of this lot, this mural was clearly seen by everyone

Last month, representatives from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented plans for their Schuylkill Avenue site to an overstuffed room of community members and stakeholders. We tried to get into this meeting, but alas, there were too many bodies inside and we were forced to stand in the hallway, unable to

Chester A Arthur elementary school, located at the intersection of 20th and Catharine Streets, will be getting an exciting new addition in the coming weeks. The school controls the entire block, with the building running from Catharine Street to Webster Street, and about 1/2 of the way down the block

Last month, we confirmed that CVS was indeed coming to South Street West, replacing a surface parking lot.

The other day, we noticed that work has begun at the site at 22nd and South Sts., with the old fence removed, concrete and dirt moved around, and some lovely, mature trees coming down.

It's

At last night's SOSNA zoning meeting, developer Harvey Ostroff presented plans for a new three story home at 1418 Pemberton St., a currently vacant lot on one of the less desirable blocks in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

The southern side of this block not ideal, with (present and future) Artisan garages occupying

A couple of months ago, we broke the news that vacant eyesore 1612-16 South Street was under agreement, and that the buyer intended to build something that included both residential and commercial units. Last night, representatives for the developer (including a representative from OCF Realty) presented an information session for

For years, we've wondered about two blighted buildings next door to the SOSNA office. This office is a huge resource, providing information, recycling bins, and more to neighborhood residents, but the two buildings next door are peek into the neighborhood's (surprisingly) recent past, when hundreds of vacant properties littered the