In Fishtown

We found ourselves in the River Wards around lunchtime the other day, and as is occasionally our wont we stopped over at Fresh Works, a little sandwich shop on Belgrade Street. As we were trying to decide between a hoagie or a salad, we noticed a chain link fence around

The past few years have brought significant changes to the small square block bounded by York Street, Gaul Street, Belgrade Street, and Gordon Street. Just a handful of years ago, this block included two homes, a meat distributor, and a plumbing business and felt like a snapshot of Fishtown's traditional blend of

East Girard is home to several old buildings that add interest and provide personality to the corridor, like the Kensington National Bank turned Wells Fargo branch, or the First Presbyterian Church. That being said, the majority of the buildings on East Girard are older, utilitarian, mixed-use buildings that look like they

Historically, the large parcel at 2308 E. Tucker St. was the site of a public bath house, a place that allowed people in the neighborhood to wash themselves in an age before indoor plumbing was commonplace. As personal baths and showers became more of thing, bath houses faded away, and

A reader reached out to us the other day and gave us the heads up that a one-story warehouse at 438 Memphis St. was no more. Given the terrific location, mere steps from Palmer Park and Frankford Ave., it actually came as a bit of a surprise that this property

The project coming soon to 2120 E. York St. is making us feel like we're going crazy, but it has nothing to do with the project per se. At some point over the last several years, we distinctly remember doing a little bit of research about this large industrial property that

When the Hagert Square project came along on the 2400 blocks of E. Hagert and E. Letterly Streets a few years back, we also directed your attention to 2501 E. Hagert St., wondering whether the large industrial building covering the entire property could also get redeveloped. We made fun of the

In just a handful of years, Fishtown went from typical quiet Philadelphia neighborhood-- unknown to outsiders-- to a bustling enclave with glowing write-ups in travel guides, and most recently in Forbes Magazine. Considered one of the primary catalysts to the neighborhood’s re-birth, Johnny Brenda’s has become with synonymous with Fishtown-- a hip

With every year that passes, Frankford Avenue continues its evolution from a commercial corridor with a heavy dose of industrial use to a commercial corridor dominated by mixed-use and retail. For a case in point, consider the 1300 block of Frankford, where Toile, Jinxed, the Parlour, office space, and the

We were jonesing for a za'atar and cheese man'oushe from Suraya, so we made our way to Frankford Avenue earlier today with a sense of excitement for a tasty meal to come. Along with quality food, Suraya also has traditionally provided an added benefit for customers, a little parking area at 1511