Celebration Banquet Hall, located at 2709 Cecil B Moore Ave., has been closed for quite awhile but is apparently interested in reopening. The building, formerly a grocery store and before that a church, could definitely use some work, but the people at Celebration were not willing to go into any

The folks from the Healthy Corner Store Initiative are making Philly’s neighborhoods healthier one orange, one head of lettuce, one low-fat gallon of milk, one whole-wheat loaf of bread, and one corner store at a time. Since its 11-store North Philly pilot program was launched in 2007 to make healthy

We've had our eye on this building for years. 325 S. 18th St. is in a prime location a block away from Rittenhouse Square. It's a four story building, with approximately 5000 sqft of interior space, according to OPA. It could be a spacious and staggeringly beautiful mansion, luxury condos,

Last night, in a presentation to the South Street West Business Association, a representative from Universal Companies finally presented a proposal for the future of the Royal Theater. The proposal, in case you're wondering, is totally insane. Universal intends to tear down the rear section of the theater and replace

A lesser known street outside of North Philly, Smedley St. runs between 16th and 17th Sts., and appears for only one block downtown, between Pine and Spruce. 307 S. Smedley, a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house on this block, offers a little over 1400 sqft of living space in one

After being postponed last week due to rain, the Jazz @ Julian summer concert series picks up on Tuesday, June 21st. The second season opens with Tony Cosby and Friends at 7PM and Ken Ulansey and Phyllis Chapell at 8PM.  Both Friends of Julian Abele Park and SOSNA orchestrate these

When they aren’t busy making cereal – okay, bad joke – Quakers are also known for being exceptional carpenters and furniture makers. The work of one man, Addison Hutton, who many know as the Quaker architect, may be responsible for this reputation, to some degree. Hutton (1834-1916), born in Westmoreland

The Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation has invested serious time and money into refreshing the "singing fountain" at East Passyunk Ave. and Tasker St. Locals have seen gradual renovations since mid-April: the removal of a less than attractive fence, newly planted trees, and the restoration of tile and marble on fountain itself.

Over the past couple of years, Tara Martello has been making house calls to clients all over Philadelphia, and has seen her Pediatric Occupational Therapy business grow impressively. In an effort to centralize and expand the services she offers, she decided to open a clinic, located at 1636 South St.,

Llama Tooth celebrated its opening at 1033 Spring Garden St., which, until recently, was the vegetarian spot Thoreau. Within the last couple of years, the restaurants that occupied this space have been unable to stay afloat for very long, but owner Joe Galster is attempting to put an end to