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Halloween might have come and gone over a month ago, but we're going to scare you this morning with a spooooky zombie project. Yes folks, it seems that the project at the northeast corner of 18th & Washington, which we first covered over six years ago, is back from the

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The Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave. is proof positive that even a neighborhood with homes selling for seven figures can enjoy the occasional white elephant. This building has a fascinating recent history, but has sat vacant for over a decade, leaving neighbors wondering if and when it will finally

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If things break right, change will soon be afoot for two corners of the 22nd & Christian intersection. We already told you before about plans to demolish the one-story building at the northeast corner and replace it with a four-story mixed-use building with a vegan pizza place on the first floor. That project went

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Over the summer, we directed your attention to the northwest corner of 17th & Bainbridge, where we found a demolition notice affixed to the New Light Beulah Baptist Church. We noted that the building was constructed around 1870 as the First Church of the Covenanters Presbyterian Church, but made the observation that

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As surface parking lots go, the lot on the northeast corner of 15th & Bainbridge is rather innocuous. It's got a relatively clean look, with two rows of cars with a drive-aisle in between, it's fenced-in, and there's landscaping to blunt the impact of a vacant lot full of vehicles.

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A few readers have reached out to us over the last few weeks, passing along the news that construction is finally moving forward at Graduate Square. What is Graduate Square? We're glad you asked.The folks at Hightop Real Estate & Development have been working on this project, located at 2501

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Have you always dreamt of owning your own eating and drinking establishment? Don't lie, you know you've thought about it at least once or twice. If such a thing grabs your fancy, you have options. You could find yourself a location, procure a liquor license, and build out the bar of

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There's a row of seven town homes at 2700 South St. which catch our eye every time we cross over the South Street Bridge, mostly because looking at them is a much more enjoyable experience than looking at the monolithic AT&T Building across the street. These homes are also very

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The Graduate Hospital neighborhood is home to three garden blocks, the 2300 block of Saint Albans Place, and the 2200 and 2300 blocks of Madison Square. If you live in the area, you're probably aware of these blocks simply from walking around the neighborhood, and if you don't live nearby

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Graduate Hospital has experienced a nearly complete transformation over the last twenty years, from a neighborhood with over five hundred vacant lots and buildings to a neighborhood today where developers have eliminated almost every vacancy. The neighborhood has become safer, the schools have improved, and businesses have filled in within

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