In Brewerytown

Around town numerous old churches are for sale. These sites often represent a portal of local controversy, or at least a talking point for preservationists and those interested in seeing the buildings razed and the modern era built in its place.

And here’s another one, this time at 27th & Girard in

If you’ve been tracing the line of development north of Brewerytown, you might have stumbled across 25 new town homes, interspersed among existing housing stock on 31st Street, between Berks and Diamond Streets. The Strawberry Mansion Town Homes, as per their namesake, reside in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, near the eastern edge of

MM Partners, probably the most active developer in the Brewerytown neighborhood, are at it again. We've covered numerous projects from these guys over the past several months, including North28, and the ongoing renovation of the MG Schweiker Building. This time, they've turned their attention back to Brewerytown's commercial corridor, cleaning

In style, black will always be black. But around town, green is the new black at ten city schools and rec centers where blacktop will be transformed into new green space as part of a multi-city-agency collaborative initiative announced this month. It means a creative approach to creating needed accessible

A reader gave us the heads up about two zoning notices on vacant lots on 31st St. in Brewerytown, next door to a new construction home that we've actually told you about in the past. So we headed over there yesterday and snapped a couple of photos.

As promised, we did

Last summer, we told you about a gorgeous structure, coined the M.G. Schweiker building, at Jefferson and Bailey Sts. in Brewerytown. At the time, the handsome edifice was on the market for $80K, which we deemed too high a price considering its location and poor condition. We hoped that the

Last May, we told you about the first supermarket coming to Brewerytown in almost two decades. But that project was delayed due to a lack of funding.

Now, it’s back on track. Today, at noon, at 31st & Girard, state and local officials, members of local civic groups, and developers will break out

Walking down memory lane the other day, childhood days spent at the Philadelphia Zoo came to mind, making us feel all warm and fuzzy. Sure, it's been many years since we rode a pony or teased the monkeys at the Zoo, but the place still has a special place in

A little over a year ago, Mugshots, a Fairmount Ave. stalwart for several years, opened a new location at 2831 Girard Ave., in Brewerytown. It was hailed as an important new addition to the Girard Ave. retail corridor, and another indication that Brewerytown was on the come.

Just two doors down

Last month, we stood around and witnessed the delivery and installation of the modular pieces for North 28, an important Brewerytown residential development. When we were over there, some of the components had already been assembled, and some were still sitting on trucks. What a difference a month makes.

Obviously, it will