In Market East

Yesterday, a reader gave us the heads up about a zoning application for 1118 Chestnut St. that made our hearts flutter with excitement. Haven't been here lately? Well, it's probably even worse than you remember. Vacancy lines the south side of the street, with shuttered businesses and several blighted buildings

Today, members of Mayor Nutter's administration gave their opinions to the PA Gaming Control Board on the six proposals currently under consideration for Philadelphia's second casino license. If you'd like a rundown of all of the groups vying for this lucrative license, check out this excellent summary from today's Daily

The best twenty bucks we spend every year is on our residential parking permit. Annually, we've religiously trekked to the Philadelphia Parking Authority offices at 30th & Market to renew our permit, fulfilling the annual program of forgetting to send the renewal back in the mail in a timely fashion. This

If you've ever travelled over the Ben Franklin Bridge and headed through town via 8th Street, you've surely noticed the terrible PPA parking garage that "arches over" 8th Street between Arch and Filbert. Its miserable aesthetic comes off even worse when you consider what it replaced when it was built

Last fall, we speculated that the PREIT's purchase of 901 Market St. could mean that the Gallery Mall was finally close to undergoing a very necessary renovation and re-imagining. At that time, a Philadelphia Business Journal article suggested that the company was planning to turn the mall inside out, if you will,

Today, Market East is a haven for pawn-brokers, check-cashing stands and purveyors of brand name knockoffs. The south side of the 1000 block offers one such decidedly uninspiring mix of storefronts. Simultaneously, this stretch is a reminder of a time when Market Street was one of the nation’s

Back in April, groundbreaking took place for a new Home2 Suites by Hilton on the corner of 12th & Arch. This corner had been a parking lot for many years, and we were excited last year when we first heard about this plan.

Unfortunately, as the hotel has risen from the ground,

Last week, we told you about the ongoing renovation and expansion at the Hard Rock Cafe on Market Street, next to the Reading Reading Terminal Market. Directly across the street is a vacant commercial space that's been empty now for a couple of years, since sports bar Champps closed a couple of

We were catching an American Football match at the Field House yesterday and noticed something shiny and new next door. As you may or may not be aware, the Market Street entrance to the Convention Center not only contains an entrance to the Field House, a Dunkin Donuts, and a PNC

About a year ago, we last brought news to you of a new parking garage rising at 1324-42 Arch St., across from the expanded Convention Center. Over the past eleven months, construction has progressed, and the garage section of the building looks to be nearly complete. Recently, work has been taking place