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The old Frankford Chocolate Factory on 2101 Washington Avenue (you know, the one with the massive banner of Tran Dinh Truong written in English and Vietnamese) is going to become a combination commercial and residential center (sounds okay so far, right?). The Factory was bought by the Alphonse Hotel Corporation (owned by Truong) in

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James Cyril Campbell is the proud owner of 1609 South Street and the hated landlord of Pumpkin Cafe's Ian Moroney and Hilary Bor. Why are they hated? Well Hilary won't say, but anyone who has passed by the location, knows that the ongoing dispute over the lease (this has been going

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The 1,950-square-foot green home at 714 S. Bancroft Street has just gone under contract, which means there are only three units for the Bancroft Green project left. These homes may be half a million, but they sport huge green roofs (and in this location that means a great skyline view),

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Just kidding. But seriously. Developers are demolishing more churches than we can count on our idle hands. The Metropolitan AME Church at 731 S. 20th St. is in the process of being razed (as you can see) and Dawn Tancredi has wasted no time in applying to create six homes

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Biodegradable detergents and pick-up and drop-off services via bicycle? Philly’s Wash Cycle Laundry is putting a new spin on eco-friendly service. Earlier this month the establishment, located on the corner of 16th and South Streets, kicked off its campaign to become one of Philly’s most green laundry services. Its goal

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After a year of silence, Dance Dance Party Party is back! DDPP is the dance party that is the answer for women who “just want to dance” without worrying about creepy guys hitting on them, crazy cover charges or "bad" dance moves. DDPP stopped it’s regular dance parties back on

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763 South 19th Street was the former site of Varick A.M.E. Church (check out the pictures of it being demolished “with care” here) and is currently a gigantic hole. Fred During tried (ah, zoning permits) a few years back to get approval for a 24-unit condominium with parking and failed

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