In West Philly

The press release isn't out just yet, but we have a bit of an early scoop on this year's Dollar Stroll in University City, which happens every first Thursday this summer. From 5:30 to 8:30pm Baltimore Avenue between 42nd to 50th Streets will be packed with vendors selling everything for

A new youth study center will be built at 48th and Haverford in West Philadelphia. The old facility, which is closed and has been functioning at a temporary location in the former Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, was 54 years old and in very poor condition. According to Anne Marie Ambrose, the

A group of beekeepers in the West Philadelphia area plan to establish an apiary (also known as a bee yard) in a quarter-acre meadow within the Woodlands Cemetery in West Philadelphia. Backed by UC Green, an organization which serves to promote cooperative community greening, the beekeepers claim that teaching about

Back in February we reported the opening of Sweetgreen, and this gorgeous and mild Philadelphia winter must have just helped time just fly by; Sweetgreen officially opens today at 3925 Walnut Street as an addition to the Radian. “Our newest location in Philadelphia reminds us of the first Sweetgreen we ever opened when

The second annual Clark Park Community Grants are now accepting proposals for projects to enhance the nine-acre park from permanent improvements to plants or signage. The grants will be awarded for one or more projects (up to $3K) and judging by last year's winning improvements including the maintenance of 30 new trees by UC Green Corps, this year should

The Walnut Street Bridge is going to be more easily accessible to all of its users (i.e. drivers, bikers and pedestrians), rather than it being predominantly for motor-vehicle traffic. Currently, the bridge possesses four traffic lanes, a bike lane and two eight-foot sidewalks. Pedestrian and bike traffic has increased considerably

The brand-new 24-acre development at the Western bank of the Schuylkill River between Walnut and South Streets in University City has been dubbed Penn Park, as many fans already know. Besides obvious reasons for building the park, the idea behind this development is to better connect University City and Center City;

The University of Pennsylvania has partnered with Parks & Recreation (not Amy Poehler) to give away 300 free trees to faculty and staff who own homes in Philly. The Tree Giveaway with Mayor Nutter will be on Thursday, March 31, on College Green at 1pm, where pre-registered participants can pick

Gardens, green roofs and garages are three things you don't often see in the city (at least not all together, unless you're the guy who owns that killer mansion with the 5-car garage and landscaped front yard at 3rd and Walnut). The new gated community at 48th Street, West Village, is a

The Hilton in at Penn has launched a multi-million dollar renovation to modernize the 238 guest rooms and suites. Design firm RD Jones and Associates will spearhead the two-phase project to sustainably remodel the units into something more contemporary. WaterSense shower heads (these save thousands of gallons of water