In Queen Village

While the streets of Philadelphia were once home to abolitionists and hideouts on the Underground Railroad, slave traders also lived and worked here.

In colonial days, Captain William Spafford traded slaves along with all sorts of goods like candles and West Indian rum, out of the store on the ground-floor of his

We enjoyed a tasty fresh bagel from South St. Bagels today and afterward spotted a number of Zoning Notices on the 200 block of South St., in the space that formerly held Chef's Market. For those who don't remember, Chef's Market filled several commercial spaces on this block for years

We love fabric row. We appreciate that we can head over there and get replacement buttons for a suit, fabric to make some curtains, and/or whatever textiles our hearts desire. But it's not all fabric over there. Famous 4th Street Delicatessen, House of Tea, and Essene Market have been stalwarts

After Philly AIDS Thrift moved around the corner from their location at 514 Bainbridge St. over the summer, their old retail space didn't stay vacant for long. The new tenant for the space is Queen Village Art Center, a spin-off from the Fairmount Art Center at 2501 Olive St.

The 3000

A kind reader gave us the heads up that Queen Village Pizza, located on the southeast corner of 4th and Queen Sts., has closed, and that the entire building is under construction. We checked it out over the weekend with the hope of figuring out what's going on.

The inside of

On a recent trip to South St., we were amazed at the condition of 216-218 South St., a building that's been empty and dilapidated for years. We remember getting dollar beers and dollar slices during happy hour at Malokai's back in the day, and we never really understood why there

Have you ever driven on the beginning of Passyunk Ave., the 600 block that runs between South and Bainbridge Sts.? You probably haven't, and you're not alone. Sure, there are some worthwhile businesses on that block, including Gnocchi, Cohen & Co. Hardware, and S&H Kabab House, but the one-block-long, two-way

Last week, we saw a sign in the storefront at 244 South St. announcing a new business on the way.

We're usually pretty good with digging around and finding out information about new residential and commercial development, but we're coming up empty on this one. This is pretty surprising, because we'd

Months ago, we mentioned a zoning hearing for Ali Tifrani, who intends open a take-out restaurant in the former Dairy Queen location at 514 South St. We're now hearing that the space will (eventually) contain the first downtown location for the New York Bagel Cafe & Deli, which currently has

In the 90's, Thrift for AIDS was a South Street staple for all your second-hand needs and ultra-cheap buys. Clothes, furniture, CDs the then relevant but ultimately doomed cassette tapes, books, appliances and electronics were categorically laid out through its broad expanse at 629-635 South St. It was for a