In Manayunk

"At first, no one was sure what to make of the find. Inside a wall next to the 1929 cornerstone of the former Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in East Falls was a narrow, lead box. It had been uncovered in April by construction workers installing utility lines in a Falls Center

"It was a labor of love for an eager client, converting a worn house into a sophisticated gem," says Marc Pinard of Pinard Architects about 172 Gay Street in Manayunk. Because the "ship-like" house is only 800 square feet, it posed a huge challenge to Pinard and builder Marc Kaman, who used a

A new beer boutique is coming to Manayunk at 4923 Main Street (formerly Events in Style) and the owners are no strangers to the city. The founders of Hawthornes Café, located in Philly’s Hawthorne section, have received a unanimous vote from the Manayunk Neighborhood City Council in favor of

A new bakery is coming to 4409 Main Street in Manayunk by the name of Sweet Elizabeth’s Cakes. The idea for the cupcake-centric spot was born when owners, husband/wife duo Liz and Owen Paradiso (Manayunk residents for 5 years), wanted to create a place in Manayunk to hang out

We came across this 1952 home in the "woodlands" of East Falls on more than an acre of land. Who knew!? Unfortunately it is occupied, so we used our internet sleuth skills to get more info on the home, in a way that wouldn't land us in jail for B&E.

Rebecca Popowsky and Riggs Skepnek designed the winning woodland Bambooze shelter as part of the Gimme Shelter showcase for the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, a 350-acre nature preserve in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Gimme Shelter competition was meant to build awareness of sustainability, encouraging collaboration between designers to promote

Mayor Nutter picked up a paddle for The Trolley Car Table Tennis Club's grand opening in East Falls and challenged eight-year-old Amy Wang to a match (Wang is the 2010 US Open champion for Table Tennis for girls nine and under). The Tennis Club, founded by Trolley Car Cafe and

Seven years ago Alon Barzilay looked out of the window at Bourbon Blue onto the 1860's building across the street and called his friend David Waxman. The 3 Rector Street building had everything to make an unbeatable residential project: a great location, perfect neighborhood, waterfront lot, cobblestone street and access

The Philadelphia Water Department says the $45M Venice Island Recreation Center remake project is now accepting bids. The plans we found (involving engineer Jerry Snyder, the City of Philadelphia and its Capital Program Office) are for the construction of a new recreation center,  performing arts center and the installation of an

The East Falls Community and Philadelphia University dedicate an entire day for their students and community members to team up with the Tree Tenders charity in an effort revitalize the community. The goal for Philadelphia is to have a tree canopy of 30 percent by 2025; Tree Tenders has a lot