In Queen Village

The origin of Paul's Draperies tracks all the way back to a pushcart in 1950. During that era, the demand for fabric was such that pushcarts in the street provided options beyond the offerings of the brick and mortar establishments. Within a few years, the Paul family established a storefront at

We don't typically have much to say about construction in Queen Village, as the neighborhood mostly completed its development boom a couple decades ago and there simply isn't much happening. Compared to Francisville or East Kensington, the flow of projects in Queen Village is but a trickle. With the number of development

The restaurant business is incredibly tough and impossibly cruel. If we had a nickel for every restaurant that opened and closed in this town over the last forty years... we'd have a staggering number of nickels. Bridget Foy's, located at the southwest corner of 2nd & South, was the exception

The eastern side of the Schuylkill River waterfront in Center City is one of the best public spaces in town. On days warmer than today, the Schuylkill River Trail is abuzz with joggers, bikers, walkers, picnickers, and folks that are just looking to spend some time sitting in the grass,

It's been a complicated decade for the triangular property at 601 Christian St., as it's transitioned from gas station to vacant lot to public green space to vacant lot to construction site. We've covered the saga of this property on several occasions, and for a detailed summary that goes through

It just so happened that we were traveling up 5th Street past South yesterday, and found ourselves thunderstruck to see that Johnny Rockets had closed after a very lengthy run on the northeast corner. We weren't sad per se, as Johnny Rockets wasn't exactly the straw stirring the drink of the Philadelphia

We nearly started a riot a few months ago when we passed along the rumor that the buildings on the north side of the 400 block of Bainbridge would be torn down and replaced with Trader Joe's. Alas, the owner of the property reached out shortly afterward and shared the

Perhaps you recall, we told you a few weeks ago about a mansion at 113 Bainbridge St. that will soon be going up for auction. To satisfy both potential buyers and the hordes of real estate bloggers in this town, Max Spann Auction House held a couple of open house events for

How is it possible that we've never noticed 113 Bainbridge St. during our many years traipsing about the city? In case you're not familiar, there's a huge mansion located at this address, a home that spans five lots in one of the most desirable neighborhoods in town. Where did this

Update: The owner of this property read our story and reached out to us, passing along the message that there is no deal with Trader Joe's for this location. Bummer.

If you've ever visited Philadelphia's lone Trader Joe's on a Saturday afternoon, you'd surely agree that our fine city could use a second location, or maybe a couple