In South Philly

The last time we checked in with the South Philly Food Co-op, they were just getting off the ground with a neighborhood community forum and surveys. Now they're incorporated and are hosting various events throughout South Philly to raise awareness and raise funds for the initiative, and trying to get

Philly Live!, a 300K plus sqft. entertainment complex, will sit on the site of the former Spectrum, between Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center. It was first announced over three years ago, when the above rendering was produced, without a clear start-time or expected completion date. As we

The Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple at 2400 S. Sixth Street stands out from the average aesthetic of South Philly: it's meticulously maintained, beautifully bright and ornately ornamented. We passed by the other day, and wanted to share the beauty that can be found in our city. Digging deeper we discovered more information about Muni

"We might still be waiting on that Super Bowl, but Philadelphians have one huge victory to celebrate. Competing against groups from across the country, the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings won $129 million last August from the Energy Regional Innovation Cluster (E-RIC) Initiative. The award included $122

On a tip from a reader, we headed down to 15th and Passyunk to see what new building was going up, and luckily we caught a few people on their lunch break who looked like they knew what was going on (they had floorplans). After a hearty laugh from one

Amanda Alligood of Sunflower Creations sent us this three-bedroom property she worked on at 1643 S. Fifth Street. The new construction home is right near Dickinson Square in South Philly, standing out on its block with a contemporary facade and built-in flower boxes. Inside you'll find travertine stone tiles, maple hardwood

The 13,318-square-foot lot on the 300 block of Cantrell Street in South Philly (which right now looks like a city version of the magical oasis David Bowie once ruled in the '86 classic movie Labyrinth) is about to get a makeover (MOVE. THAT. BUS!). Lancashire Equity, a small real estate holding company and

More than seven months ago, the corner at Fourth and McKean in South Philadelphia was the home of an 11-unit apartment building. Since that building caught fire in October of 2010---destroying the apartment building so badly it needed to be torn down (unlike Spread Bagelry)---we've been left with this empty

St. Monica Manor, a Catholic healthcare facility owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and located at 2509 S. Fourth Street, is undergoing complete renovation and expansion. The nursing facility will expand to the adjacent school, Our Lady of Mount Caramel Elementary, which has been rehabbed to provide a new

We drove by something interesting in South Philly yesterday, which we now have learned is Jason C. Christiansen's old home at 152 Tree Street. Christiansen and his wife bought the rehabbed building in 2002, but wanted to "change some things to suit our style a bit more," said Christiansen, an