In South Kensington

Remember yesterday, when we told you about plans for twenty new homes on Mascher Street in South Kensington? Today we have a much smaller project to share nearby, which is also replacing a long vacant lot. For quite some time, 176 Cecil B. Moore Ave. looked like this:In the pastThough

South Kensington has no shortage of big vacant lots. Slowly, plans are emerging to transform those lots into buildings. Even more slowly, those plans are being realized. It was over a year ago that we first told you about Soko Lofts, a mixed-use project on 2nd Street with hundreds of

The 1400 block of Germantown Ave. in South Kensington looks awful. Blighted, empty buildings bookend overgrown vacant lots, despite new development springing up all over the area. If blocks could think, we suspect this one would be wondering when its time will come. And it seems, based on a couple

Northern Liberties has experienced tremendous growth in the last decade plus, and we've documented plenty of examples of development pushing north of Girard Avenue into South Kensington. Though the 1200 block of N. Leithgow St. sits just across Girard, it has barely been touched by redevelopment, with vacant lots outnumbering

Earlier this week, we shared the wonderful news that most of the financing had been secured for the renovation of the Divine Lorraine. Over the years, we've lamented the blighted appearance of this once beautiful building that stands so prominently on North Broad Street. Today, we look at another prominent

Way back in 2008, the first conversations were taking place around the organization that would eventually become the Kensington Community Food Co-op. Their mission is to "open a member-owned cooperative grocery store in the Kensington area," a la Mariposa or Weaver's Way. Over the years, they've been able to successfully

It's taken years, but Tim Patton's dream of opening a nanobrewery at 1710 N. 5th St. in South Kensington is on the verge of coming true. A couple of summers ago, we told you about Patton's plan to turn a home brewing hobby into a legit business called Saint Benjamin

Last year, we explored the roasting facilities for Reanimator Coffee, located in an old warehouse on Cecil B that also functioned as an arts space. Since then, this local coffee roaster has appeared in various new cafes around town and even opened a spot of their own in Fishtown. And

For at least a decade, 143 W. Girard Ave., one of the more interesting buildings in the area, has sat vacant. You've probably passed by here at some point and wondered about it yourself, since its signage is both prominent and memorable. We've probably had half dozen readers ask us

Last fall, we told you about ongoing renovation efforts at 221 W. Girard Ave., a tired mixed-use building. This week, a reader checked in with a photo of the building's new facade. It features a bay window that we kinda dig.In the pastRecent shotThe Girard Avenue corridor has experienced a