In West Philly

In Clark Park in West Philadelphia, a family event will serve as the mechanism that creates the first beer garden in the park's history on May 18th. The event will be hosted by the Friends of Clark Park in observance of the conclusion of the City’s Love Your Park week.

When members learned about this

While the University City District is known for various developments of public places that impact local economic development, it also has programs designed to develop human capital. The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) is a bridge that connects work-ready and trained West Philly workers with local employers. The entirely grant-based initiative will have additional

A couple of days ago, we showed you some renderings of a new retail building at 15th & Walnut, designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Today, we have another project to bring to your attention from the same architects, this time with a much larger footprint and on the other end of

Back in the dark ages (2011), the area now known as The Porch at 30th Street Station was 34 parallel parking spaces. It was a chance for Philadelphia’s finest drivers to display their parking prowess. Now, the half-acre strip of land located along the Market Street side of the nation’s third busiest

In West Powelton, the construction of Philadelphia’s first LEED Platinum pre-certified building is nearing completion. Builders broke ground last spring on University Place 2.0, a building design by Shraga Studios that features a glass-panel front. Construction hasn't been terribly swift, but nevertheless, the southwest intersection of 41st & Powelton now sports a significant facelift.

Most recently, and

About this time last year, Mayor Nutter officially announced plans for the Philadelphia Police to relocate their headquarters to the imperial Liberty Mutual Provident Insurance building, located at 4601 Market St. in West Philadelphia. The announcement proved the police still planned to move in to the building, a move that's been discussed for years, and

In the fall of 2011, we first told you about the demolition of Matheson Hall on the 3200 block of Market Street, precipitated by plans for the construction of a new home for Drexel’s LeBow School of Business. Within a few months, demolition was finished and a new foundation was being dug.

Renovation activity at the Western Plaza at 30th Street Station is poised to give The Porch a new companion. But where there's been a chain link construction fence to the west of the Porch for months, there is now a temporary green wall.

“It really bothered me,” said Nate Hommel, capital projects manager

The University of Pennsylvania wants you; your opinion that is. Its 2013 Retail Market Survey contains questions that want to know where you shop, what you buy, how much you spend, and how often you do it. Does that sound like big brother to anyone else? Penn also wants to learn about some

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of Green Line Café at 43rd & Baltimore. Since then, the locally owned and operated café has expanded into two additional West Philly spaces, plus a kiosk at the Penn School of Veterinary Medicine. And last fall, they opened their fifth location, their first in Center City, at 15th