In Logan Square

It was only last month that we covered the agreement between the City and the Frank Rizzo Monument Committee, memorializing an agreement that the large statue of the former mayor would not return to the front porch of the Municipal Service Building across from City Hall. While the years-long process

It's hard to imagine today, but it wasn't so long ago that Philadelphia had railroad tracks running through the heart of Center City. Broad Street Station was the city's primary train station for decades and was located at 15th & Market, with rail lines running westward along the path of

Every month, the Philadelphia Art Commission considers various projects from across the city. Their input on everything from signs outside local businesses to the layout of new playground equipment impacts the way that public spaces look in every neighborhood. A couple weeks ago, we told you about the Commission's approval

The Philadelphia Art Commission posted their August agenda this morning and it surprisingly included a settlement between the City of Philadelphia and the Frank L. Rizzo Monument Committee on the fate of the Frank Rizzo Statue. This statue once stood in front of the Municipal Services Building at 1401 JFK

Every time a surface parking lot in Greater Center City meets its demise, we muster up our best urbanist celebration as we toast to a higher-and-better use than surface parking. Two such lots in the Logan Square neighborhood - one at 23rd & Summer and another at 23rd & Cherry

Spring Garden Street west of Broad is one of the loveliest stretches in the city thanks to its varied architecture and (mostly) tree-lined streets, making it worthy of its historic designation. As one makes their way past the Community College of Philadelphia and gets closer to the Art Museum, 2000

After making our way around the Eraserhood to check on a pair of projects, we decided to continue our way westward and jump across Broad St. into the Logan Square neighborhood. But as we were walking, we came across an imposing presence at 15th St., where the block-sized on- and

America's history is intertwined closely with Philadelphia's history - including all of the good things and bad things that go with it. The Underground Railroad's footprint in Philadelphia is an example of a high point in low times, serving as a key stopping spot for those fleeing the horrors of

While doom and gloom have crept into the real estate zeitgeist both locally and nationally, there are certain spots where you could be fooled into thinking the exact opposite. Case in point? 2301 JFK Blvd., what used to be a narrow, wedge-shaped plot that consisted of trees and a surface

"It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending..."

The great American revolutionary Thomas Paine authored that quote back in the 18th century, and he would probably be surprised (and rather confused) to learn that a skateboarding non-profit would take a similar