In Rittenhouse

Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program, the largest public art program in the country, has produced over 3,500 murals since its inception in 1984. Last week, in conjunction with the Phillies, the Mural Arts Program unveiled The Phillies Mural, a work of public art honoring our Boys of Summer that will rise

If you have a child who attends the Philadelphia School or you simply live in the neighborhood, you've definitely noticed the construction activity going on at the corner of 25th and Lombard Sts. throughout the summer. The school is re-imagining its entrance and its interaction with the street, and the

You know what really classes up a mostly residential neighborhood? If you guessed a gas station, then you're absolutely right, provided we're talking about 1969.

That's right, it's a Getty station on the northeast corner of 21st and Lombard Sts.! And check it out! Thirty-five cent gas! What a deal!

Oh wait,

We were inspecting the debacle on the corner of 1500 Sansom St. the other day, and found ourselves admiring a storefront that's been holding down the block for more than forty years. A family business, Sherman Bros. originally opened on Mole St. in 1953, but moved to their current location

We were getting some delicious Scoop Deville the other day and noticed an inordinate number of retail vacancies on the 1700 block of Chestnut St., some of which are more recent than others. This seems surprising on this block, which has more going for it than many. National chain anchors

As we reported months ago, Joe Grasso and Garrett Miller, two of the owners of Union Trust steakhouse, were intending to open a pub called American Oak in the former Roy's space at 1500 Samsom St. With Union Trust going through bankruptcy, and seemingly no work going on in the

On 20th St., just below Delancey Pl., there's been considerable construction activity going on for a couple of months now. The building immediately to the north, 2000-02 Delancey Pl., has been under construction for even longer. According to the developer's website, 2000 Delancey is a LEED certified, four-unit condo conversion

As you may recall, a couple of months ago we sarcastically ranted about the impending addition of another Dunkin Donuts to the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. Whelp, D&D was rejected last month by the ZBA due to what we understand to be neighborhood opposition, so the future was seemingly up

Early this summer, Rittenhouse Park received the artistic addition of a "Shirtless Thugs" tag on a central wall in the square. It appears to have gone untouched or at least imperfectly removed by Friends of Rittenhouse Square, the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network, and the city itself; you know, the organizations that

1800 Pine St., purchased earlier this year by Priscilla Luce for $1.225M, is currently undergoing serious interior demolition. The building itself is huge. The interior square footage is nearly 5500 sqft., it's twenty feet wide and goes ninety feet back, all the way to Waverly St. The facade of the