In Passyunk Square

Ah, the intersection of 9th & Passyunk, site of countless regrettable midnight meals, location of numerous fights, assaults, and brawls, and home to some of the most ostentatious neon you'll see this side of Nevada. Yes, Pat's and Geno's have been doing their thing here for decades, and show no

The owners of 625-29 Earp St. are planning to expand these buildings, which currently house Apex Plumbing and Heating.

Couple Tim and Maria Depretoro purchased these buildings last spring for $100K. They also own the building next door, 631 Earp St.

According to the zoning application, the owners are planning new 2nd

When we last checked in on the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, we told you all about the revitalization of the “singing fountain” at East Passyunk Ave. & Tasker St. Today, we share the tale of two of PARC's mixed use properties that are getting a new lease on life.

1840 E Passyunk Ave.,

Gold Star Park is a wonderful neighborhood pocket park. It's located on the 600 block of Wharton St., sitting between Sheridan and Marshall Sts., on the north side. Its 25K sqft footprint includes a playground and plenty of green space that the local community uses for events in the warmer

Last week, we lamented the conditions on Washington Ave., west of Broad St. as we hoped that NextFab Studio would help shake things up. Washington Ave. to the east of Broad St., while certainly not Shangri-La, interacts considerably better with the neighborhoods that surround it. There are active businesses on

A mere few hours after we posted about SOAP last month, the store abruptly closed up shop on East Passyunk Ave due to "unforeseen circumstances."  SOAP-makers Nate and Denise Venier have, in the month that's passed, returned to their roots in East Falls under their original name, East Falls Soap.  Since the store's closing, they

According to the zoning application, 1526 S. 10th St., a one-story corner property a block off of Passyunk Avenue, is set to gain three stories in the coming months. It's not so often that we see multiple stories added to a row home, but we don't see a whole lot

Over five years ago, Passyunk Pharmacy, formerly a Rite Aid, at 1804 E Passyunk Ave., closed its doors. As the years have passed, the space has been on the market, gotten a new facade, come off the market, gone back on the market, and come off the market again this

1100 E Passyunk Ave., currently home to Captain Jesse G Inc. Crabs, is a large, triangular lot that's encompassed by Washington Ave. to the north, Passyunk Ave. to the east, and S. 8th St. to the west. Only about a third of the lot is covered by buildings, with a

SOAP! quietly opened on Black Friday at 1742 East Passyunk Ave., in the former Enki space.  SOAP-makers Nathan and Denise Vernier, along with business partner Richard Salloum, decided to move from their online-only original location to open up a retail shop on bustling East Passyunk Avenue.  The store smells oh-so-delightful, and the huge glass storefront windows