In Northern Liberties

We were driving across town on Poplar Street the other day and almost crashed the car when the Young Scholars Charter School came into view. This school operates out of old industrial building at 900 N. Marshall St., and the school painted the building grey when they opened their doors several

We were walking off a delicious One Shot lunch the other day, and our hearts leapt when we happened upon a couple of zoning notices about a block away. The notices were posted to 243 and 245 W. George St., two lots that have been sitting vacant for as long as

Meandering around Northern Liberties last week, we got caught behind a trash truck and took a turn onto the narrow Saint John Neumann Way to make our way around. You may not be familiar with this street, as it's as narrow as its name is cumbersome. It runs southwest, starting at

If you just bought a mansion on Pine Street and are finding yourself a little short on original interior details, the folks at Architectural Antiques Exchange can probably help. Since the late 1970s, this place has specialized in antique pieces that date back as far as the 1700s, just in case your

Lawrence Street has always been one of our favorites in Northern Liberties. It's got a mix of older and newer homes, providing a sense of the neighborhood's history, both distant and recent. It's a north-south street but not a numbered street and because it dead ends at Brown Street it

We were making our way down N. 2nd Street in Northern Liberties the other day, and noticed a big new building on the 900 block. We've actually written about this property, 966 N. 2nd St., in the past, back in the fall of 2015. At that time, we told you that

The Covenant House of God Church made its home for many years at 721 N. 5th St., an unremarkable building that looks like it was originally built as a row home. Last year though, the building, along with the vacant lot next door, went on the market. And given the desirability

Every now and again, we pass along news of a sweet development opportunity and encourage anyone and everyone to consider taking advantage and making an investment. To give you a sense that we occasionally know what we're talking about, let's consider a recent example that worked out very well for

The 100 block of W. Wildey Street in Northern Liberties is a bit of a mixed bag. Start at Front Street, and you'll see a recently renovated building that once housed a refridgeration company and now contains office space and a fried chicken place. Take a few more steps and veer to

North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties has experienced numerous changes over the years, as it has slowly evolved from vacancy and industrial use to vibrancy and mixed-use. Perhaps the best example of this transition is the Piazza, which stands on the site of defunct Schmidt's Brewery, hence the name Piazza