In Point Breeze

Over the summer, we learned about plans to completely renovate a gross old garage at 1128 S. 13th St., just south of Washington Avenue. Having lived in the area several years ago, we regularly found ourselves looking about this building, wondering if it would be fixed up at some point.

A couple months back, we passed along news that Breezy's Cafe would be changing locations after spending under a year at a less-than-ideal location at 20th & Reed. After Thanksgiving, this little neighborhood spot closed their doors and began working in earnest at 1200 Point Breeze Ave., formerly home to

Heading down 17th Street in Point Breeze, there are numerous construction projects to be seen, all in different stages of the process. The first one we spotted as we made our way down the street last week was 1234 S. 17th St., which was formerly a vacant lot. The new

Over two years ago, we first brought 1201 S. 21st St. to your attention. At that time, we complained that the building was an eyesore, and hoped that the owners would either sell it or fix it up. Six months later, we learned that the owners were indeed working to

A reader tipped us off the other day that several homes are currently under construction on the 1900 block of Latona Street. Yesterday, we zipped over there to take a look and found three active construction sites to share with you. First, we look at 1929 Latona St., which is

A couple of years ago, when 2147 Ellsworth St. was undergoing a major renovation, we were worried about the future of the mural on the side wall of the home. This mural, called We the Youth, had been painted in 1987 by Keith Haring along with kids from the Brandywine Workshop, and

Do you live in Point Breeze? Do you have young kids? Are you thinking about having young kids sometime soon? Are you as concerned as the rest of us about the state of the public school system in this town? Are you looking for something to do this afternoon?

Might we

A little less than two weeks ago, the ZBA granted a variance that will pave the way for twelve new homes to rise on the 1300 block of Chadwick Street. We first told you about this project, which has gone through several iterations after no less than seven community meetings

Though Point Breeze has seen considerable redevelopment in recent years, there remain some blocks that have gone almost untouched by all the renovation and new construction. One such block is the 1100 block of S. Sydenham St., which has a small selection of inhabited homes but mostly contains vacant land

Last month, we sat through an exhausting ZBA hearing for 1601 Washington Ave. which didn't end until 9pm. This project will involve the construction of a five-story building with ground floor commercial and thirty-five apartments. We told you all about it back in August after the developers presented to SOSNA. This proposal speaks