In Washington Square West

The address that until recently housed famed Jeweler's Row enterprise Robin's 8th and Walnut for nearly sixty years will soon be Philadelphia's second Le Pain Quotidien (French for, "the daily bread"). The upscale cafe and bakery serves brunch, lunch, and dinner, and specializes in homemade organic bread and pastries.

Seems like we were just wondering where the Streets Department would put the city's two north/south bike lanes, but there's no more guessing anymore! As of this weekend, a fresh new bike lane was painted on 13th St. And while we didn't make it over to 10th St.,

Tweed restaurant, located at 114 S. 12th Street (between Chestnut and Walnut) has closed abruptly and for good.  Last week, there were reports that the restaurant was temporarily closed due to a mysterious “roof collapsing,” and the public was assured that Tweed would be back up and running in a

The smart thinking behind the transformed floorplan at 268 S. 11th Street is something more city home owners should be employing. This Washington Square West three bedroom, 2.5bathroom townhome is 2,640 square feet has slate floors, a two-story foyer, wet bar, private brick and slate back patio, new hand-scraped oak stairs, a

As large signs were hung this past weekend in the windows of the vacant retail space left by the now online-only Sailor Jerry announced the coming of a Springboard Media store at 116-118 S. 13th Street, I began to wonder if the Philadelphia based Apple specialists were planing a move. One

The client who purchased this unit in the Aria Condominium at 1419 Locust Street did so because they fell in love with the Busybee-staged unit. After moving in, they wanted Busybee to come back and make it feel more like home, which included some custom wallpaper work. "Sometimes potential buyers get

There are no special stories to tell about these properties on the 1300 block of Pine Street. I am pointing them out because I find this to be a prime example of preservation and restoration. These properties maintain the integrity of their 1961 counterparts, while improving upon a decrepit exterior

Neighborhood groups across the city are working hard to come together to learn and participate in Philly’s civic process, with hopes of building green spaces and dynamic gathering places, a few blocks at a time. The Friends of Seger Park are pleased to announce they have raised enough (with

The Washington Square West Civic Association's relighting project has raised enough to light a particularly dark stretch of 12th Street. The WSWCA has secured full funding for street-light replacement with the assistance of former senator Vince Fumo and a grant of $100K from the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development. City Council member Frank

At last night's Washington Square West Civic Association meeting, Le Pain Quotiden brought in bags and bags of fresh baguettes and croissants for attendees. However, that didn't save them from possibly having to delay construction on Le Pain's second location at 140-142 S. Eighth Street (formerly Robbins Diamonds). Reed J.