In West Philly

While it's still only a proposal, a proprietor for a potential lawn care business has apparently appeared quickly for the 51st & Baltimore corner we wrote about last month. Greensgrow Farms might occupy a long-time vacant lot and rehab a long-time bruised building across the street that looks like it

One of the things Cedar Park Neighbors (CPN) Director of Development Impact David Hirchner realized after the group's 2010 discussion about the Baltimore Avenue commercial corridor was the group would benefit from a set of guiding principles to further steer development in that area.

When the Phila2035 meetings to collect community

New residents could move into thirty or forty units in the four-story southern wing of The Croydon at 49th & Locust in West Philly by late fall, according to Scott Oren of Orens Brothers, the owner and developer of the building.

While that's weeks behind the originally estimated September end point

One of the three businesses that closed after a Christmas Eve fire at Elena’s Soul at 49th & Baltimore will reopen by mid-August, according to the West Philly Local.

Last fall at Cedar Park Café, business was better than ever in the months leading up to the fire. After this unfortunate event, the community

Almost two years ago, we brought up 4100 Chestnut St., a large warehouse on the edge of Penn's campus. At that time, Campus Apartments had recently purchased the former home of Graphics Arts Inc. and was seeking to lease the building to a new tenant. A commenter even pointed out that they

In recent weeks, we've given a lot of coverage to the 5000 block of Baltimore Avenue. We told you about plans for a jazz cafe juice bar and coffee shop on the western end of the block. We gave you the lowdown on Babylon Bistro, a new restaurant coming next

We like Tria, but we loved the Tria Wine Room at the Left Bank. Smaller, quieter, and lower key than its Center City sister bars, this establishment was a great spot to grab an after-work drink, or a pre-dinner snack. Often busy but rarely crowded, Tria Wine Room was a

While a jazz club at 50th & Baltimore sounded like a good idea, to the developer planning to create the club it was more of a misunderstanding. According to a Cedar Park Neighbors (CPN) newsletter, developer Craig King has claimed the L&I inspector who issued the permits for a sit-down

In West Philadelphia, an old fire department second responders building is being renovated into a community center that will double as administration and worship space for the Vineyard Community Church (VCC), which was founded in 2004. You may recall, we told you last week about a grant-giving effort from this

We have more news to share about the 5000 block of Baltimore Avenue in the Cedar Park neighborhood in West Philadelphia. A few weeks ago, a small public meeting was held at Seeds Gallery at 5011 Baltimore Ave. by its owner, Sabda Tedla, and local developer Ryan Spak, about their