In West Philly

Slated for completion in the spring of 2013, the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology is a $100M 78K sqft state-of-the-art facility currently being constructed on the 3200 block of Walnut Street on Penn’s campus in University City.

The project is designed by New York City architects Weiss/Manfredi, the folks who designed Olympic Sculpture Park at

At the end of July, we mentioned a parklet in front of Honest Tom's Taco shop and the Lil Pop Shop that was on the way —well on August 23rd, it made its premiere. And as we mentioned last week when we covered the new Pumpkin parklet on South Street West, we're seeing more

University City keeps getting greener and greener. Just a couple of weeks after we reported on the groundbreaking of Spruce Street Plaza, the University of Pennsylvania dedicated Shoemaker Green, an $8.5 million makeover of a plot on 33rd Street between Spruce and Walnut, just down the block.

Penn students, faculty and staff flocked

According to Grub Street, Ramen Bar officially opened for business two weeks ago. Located at 4040 Locust St. in University City, the new restaurant provides locals and Penn students with yet another dining option—this time in the form of delicious noodles.

For the past few years, Locust Moon Comics called this space home. The comic

We were in the area the other day, and noticed that the new pedestrian plaza at 42nd St. and Woodland Ave., which we told you about last month, is nearly complete. As you can see from the photos, this effort has taken a somewhat silly little stretch of city street,

In West Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood, we've covered a smattering of new construction projects over the past year or so. Despite the fact that some development is taking place in the neighborhood, more than 44 percent of its residents are classified as living in poverty, according to a 2010 HUD Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI)

Cultivate community pride. Strengthen civic groups.  Engage the youth. Hire artists. Create green spaces. These could be part of any neighborhood’s plan. More specifically, these are some of the key elements that residents in the communities that compile Lower Lancaster Avenue voiced during a 10-month planning process last year hosted

Those entering University City via the South Street Bridge will soon have a half-acre green space to enjoy instead of a parking lot.

Construction is now underway on the $2.5M Spruce Street Plaza between 33rd and 34th Streets along Spruce in front of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. When it’s completed this winter,

In University City, a 2,000-strong volunteer corps helps University City Green maintain trees and do the weeding, mulching and pruning at various parks and green spaces in the area and its surrounding communities.

Last month, UC Green Corps, composed of teens ages 15-18 who earn $8/hour for their summer work, refurbished the traffic

About four years ago, neighbors contacted Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell’s office about an abandoned home located at 1124 S. 48th St. that was almost falling down, according to abutting neighbor Jessica Roemer. After a number of conversations back and forth, and at the urging of the Councilwoman's office, L&I demolished the blighted and