In Rittenhouse

When we last visited the Sameric at 1908 Chestnut St. back in late 2001 to see Ocean's Eleven, it required considerable effort to tear our feet off the incredibly sticky floor at the end of the movie. Though the old cinema was worse for the wear by that time, it

Sorry, we're not talking about the embarrassingly vacant lot on the 1900 block. Wish we were, to be honest.

Instead, we recently heard about plans to build some new homes on the 2100 block of Walnut Street, at the corner of Van Pelt. Conservatory Group USA recently acquired the large parcel

Almost two years ago (wow how the time flies) we told you that Dollar General at 23rd & South was about to lose their lease. And we wondered what new business would take over their 5,200 sqft space, located on a prime corner on a prime commercial corridor. If you

A year and a half ago, we brought you the news that the lease would soon expire for the Dollar General at 23rd & South. Yet with 2012 having come and gone, and over half of 2013 now expired, the store persists, as it has for many years. So... what

Back in December, we checked in on 1500 Sansom St., formerly home of Roy's Restaurant. Roy's had moved out of the first floor over a year prior, and at least two replacement concepts had already fallen through for the space. Months earlier, news had broken that Ocean Prime, a seafood and

For over a decade, there's been a Starbucks on the southeast corner of 16th & Walnut. And for as long as we can remember, there's been a vacant commercial space immediately to its south. We always kind of thought it curious that such a highly trafficked location would sit vacant

Over the last couple of years, we've constantly found ourselves talking about South Street West, bringing you a constant stream of good news for this reemerging commercial corridor. Off the top of our heads, we can think of over a dozen new businesses that have opened their doors on this

It was probably a year ago that we first noticed that Rittenhouse Cleaners at 1703-05 Pine St. had closed down, though the long-time business was apparently closed for at least a year prior, if Google Street View is to be believed.

Recently, we've noticed that the storefront has looked increasingly shabby,

Over the last year, eleven new homes have risen on the 1800 block of Lombard Street, thankfully replacing a dreaded surface parking lot. This project is now in the home stretch, with just a few of the homes in the middle of the development still under construction. This is great,

Ron's Ribs held down the retail space at 1627 South St. for 26 years before closing somewhat suddenly in 2010. Ron's was there for some pretty lean times for South Street West, and unfortunately disappeared right as the corridor was really starting to gain momentum. But unlike many other businesses