Welcome to the Neighborhood is a mural by David Guinn at the bottom of the South Street Bridge, at the corner of 27th & South. This mural was painted in 2006, when the surrounding neighborhood was very much in transition and nearby Naval Square was only in the early stages

There are many great restaurants in Philadelphia, and Friday Saturday Sunday is one of the best. It's such a culinary institution that it merits its own Wikipedia page. While plenty of acclaimed eateries might be tempted to coast on their reputation, a 2023 James Beard Award confirms that this Modern

From a five story project next to Ridge Ave. to an old garage being replaced with 12 apartments, the stories keep on coming from Francisville. The latest example is a proposal to add a fourth floor atop the Green Hill Market House to convert the building to 20 apartments. Before

As South Kensington has experienced a construction boom over the last decade plus, we've seen countless vacant lots and dilapidated buildings transform into new projects. After all these years, you might think there aren't any development opportunities left in this part of town, but that's simply not the case. Take

1409-13 Fitzwater St. has been home to an auto shop since the 1960s, with a business called Mina Motors operating out of the triple-wide building for at least the last couple decades. This more or less made sense for many years, as auto shops were quite common in residential neighborhoods

Just last week, we reported on a new five story mixed-use building replacing a home on Ridge Avenue in Francisville. Next on the docket in this neighborhood is a 12 unit apartment building which could succeed an old garage on the other side of Ridge. While the former was able

Even after all these years of former textile factories being converted into apartment buildings in old manufacturing neighborhoods, there are still a decent number of conversion candidates remaining in Philadelphia. The latest empty plant slated for redevelopment is the former Oak Worsted Mills in North Philadelphia, which once manufactured menswear

When we wrote our predictions for 2025 a few months ago, we mentioned Kingsessing as a neighborhood to keep an eye on, and just last week we saw an interesting permit for a mixed-use building in this neighborhood. Could a new mixed-use building at 5442 Woodland Ave. foretell more transit

Just last month, we brought you the story of a 22 unit project on an oddly shaped lot that was seeking support from the Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association ahead of a ZBA hearing. A reminder, the plans here called for a duplex on 28th Street and a four-story, 20

Back in the late 1800s, sections of Germantown were low density suburbs and the area was home to some stunning mansions. One such mansion, known as Uwchllan (we don't know why or how to pronounce it) and designed by George T. Pearson, was built in 1887 at 229 W. Upsal