In Point Breeze

Last summer, we told you about a plan to completely renovate Ralph Brooks Park, located at 20th & Tasker. This park, which is currently is pretty rough shape, is most easily identified by the large mural listing names of people in the neighborhood who have been impacted by violence. It's an

You may not remember it was so long ago, but back in September, we shared the news that two homes were being proposed at the long vacant corner of 22nd & Federal. It took 'til January for the project to get the old stamp of approval from the ZBA, and

A couple years ago, we visited the 2300 block of Ellsworth Street after a home collapsed on the north side of the street. Unfortunately, that home has not yet been rebuilt. But nearby, there is new construction which we happened upon just the other day. Previously, 2334 Ellsworth St. was

Have you ever been to one of the blocks right near the elevated CSX tracks in Point Breeze? Aside from being in the shadow of slowly disintegrating infrastructure, the homes here also have the benefit of having a ton of steps to get to the front door. Due to the

A little less than a year ago, the cash-strapped Philadelphia School District closed a number of public schools to the chagrin of thousands of parents. With the children who once roamed their halls spending their weekdays someplace else, the vast majority of shuttered school buildings have sat vacant this year,

A couple of vacant lots near Point Breeze Ave. could soon be on the outs. 1314 and 1316 S. 21st St. have been vacant for many years, though the surrounding neighborhood has experienced tremendous development.Current viewThe lots in question are located at the corner, and if they're redeveloped there would

Point Breeze has experienced considerable redevelopment over the last few years, but there's still no shortage of vacant lots or empty houses. A few weeks ago, we told you about a couple of projects on the 1300 block of Hicks Street- a new construction home had replaced a vacant lot, and

It's been quite a roller coaster year for the Saint Rita of Cascia Shrine. In January, we told you about the demolition of the former Saint Rita's school at Broad & Ellsworth. This was notable not only because a large building was being demolished, but also because it was a clear

Community groups around town have all sorts of different strategies for raising money to improve their neighborhoods. Some charge dues. Others get significant grants. Still others rely on contributions from the local business community. The leadership of Newbold Neighbors, however, take a decidedly boozy approach to funding their activities.Hicks St., nee

A couple days ago, a reader tipped us off about two homes under construction on the 1400 block of S. 19th Street, which sits between Reed and Dickinson Streets. We didn't know much about the projects, whether they were new construction or rehabs for example, so we zipped over to