In Old City

Landmark Architectural Design (the guys behind South Philly's Pretzel Factory) are working on the new six-story building at 241, 243 and 245 Market Street next to Lucy's, which was recently purchased with new plans in place. We got Vincent Mancini's plans for the project from Landmark (not The Godfather), which includes a

Those who can't wait for a sneak peek at the Race Street Pier in May can get a hard-hat tour of the pier tomorrow, April 19, at 5:30pm. The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and Penn Praxis are inviting people to this informal event to see the pier under construction. The

With a grand opening set for May 12---less than a month away---the construction of the Race Street Pier Promenade has really begun to take shape. You can now see a line of freshly laid trees on the upper-level sky promenade leading down the pier and to the lower-level social gathering

At 11:45am today, Pamela Riley called her husband, shaking in her newly bought boots. "I have barely escaped death," Riley said over the phone. Moments before she had arrived at home, 40 or so 100-year old bricks came tumbling down blocking her entrance to her residence at 156 N. Third

On Wednesday, May 11, at 6pm you will have a chance to see Philadelphia's newest park, Race Street Pier, on the Delaware River. This preview event will give you a change to see the new outdoor open space from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and the City of Philadelphia, which

Grunley Construction Company is heading a project to renovate the exterior of the U.S. Custom House in Penn’s Landing to make the building more energy efficient. The Customs House will get new exterior lighting with energy-efficient fixtures, a high-efficiency boiler and “green” roof. (Attempts to contact Grunley Construction to deduce

Pretty much the closest thing to food heaven are the carrot cake cupcakes at Tartes little pink hut of a bakery in the middle of a parking lot. Passing by it is easy, and if it weren't for the awards, pink scooter or seductive window treats most people probably would.

Power 99 FM's "Beanie Sigel & Friends Birthday Celebration" at Solo Nightclub on Delaware Avenue was suppose to be  an innocent celebration for Philly rapper Sigel's March 6 birthday. Some balloons, maybe a Carvel Fudgie The Whale cake, certainly a round of "Look Ma, No Hands" Pin The Tail On The Donkey,

Lauren Boggi has just acquired the fourth location for her Lithe Method studio: the fourth floor space at The Philadelphia Dance Studio in Old City. The 3500-square-foot spot at 219 Cuthbert Street will have Lithe's full roster of classes and officially opens on April 1. Boggi already as Lithe's set up in

The Havana Banana Group (Bill Curry and the people behind Cafe Nola and Copabanana) have bought the Society Hill Hotel at 301 Chestnut Street, one of two projects they have planned for the Old City neighborhood. This "special plan," according to a masked representative from Havana Banana, will be a sort of