In Washington Square West

When we last checked in on the southeast corner of 12th & Lombard, the unfortunately named Pain Center had just been demolished in preparation for the construction of six new homes. As spring has changed to summer and now summer prepares to exit stage right, the new homes have slowly risen

About a year and a half ago, we first brought you the news that a vacant lot at 528 S. 13th St. would be turned into a duplex. If neighbors read about this at that time and were bracing themselves to endure some construction noise, they had quite the wait

Over a year ago, we first broke the news that Walgreens would be taking over the prime corner commercial space at Broad & Chestnut last occupied by Borders. We have fond memories of this building, as we spent many hours perusing the shelves back in the day, when we used

Listed at 819 South St., the parcel on the north side of the constantly changing commercial thoroughfare is today a set of residential units.  But the lot’s history says that the location has seen plenty of change along with its contextualizing street.  Indeed, in an era when South Street was populated by

Back in January, we told you that SouthStar Lofts, a large, new mixed-use development from Dranoff Properties, would soon be breaking ground on the northeast corner of Broad & South. Long home to a large but poorly located community garden, this corner will soon be home to eighty-five new rental

And now, another exciting edition of ‘places where Philadelphians used to be buried.’  Next time you’re chugging along on the elliptical or rocking through your Zumba class at Philadelphia Sports Club on South 5th Street, try not to think about the countless excommunicated Quakers that were once buried there.  Just a few blocks

Last fall, we told you about plans for a new bar/restaurant to come to 1318 Chestnut St., former home of Mitchell and Ness. Well, it's been a couple of months now since Brü opened their doors in this space, but we confess we don't find ourselves in this neighborhood very often

When we last checked in at 249-57 S. 13th St., an old PPA garage had just been demolished, clearing the way for a new six-story building that will be marketed toward low-income LGBT seniors. We first told you about this project over a year ago, noting that this 56-unit, mixed-use

Today, the Charter High School For Architecture and Design (CHAD) stands at 105 S. 7th St., bound by Sansom, Chestnut, 6th and 7th Streets.  It would seem a fitting place to learn about architecture and design given the long architectural biography of the location.  Indeed, according to Philadelphia Dance History Journal, this was the site of Philadelphia’s very

The last two summers, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has transformed two different vacant lots in Center City into pop-up gardens. In 2011, they created a lovely but temporary green space at the corner of 20th & Market where (in theory) a new building will soon (finally) rise. Last year, a garden appeared