In Northern Liberties

Whenever we've passed by 850 N. 4th St. previously, we wondered exactly what the builders were thinking when they set the homes back so far from 4th Street. Were they offering their buyers a chance for some added privacy? Were they hoping that folks would appreciate what was essentially a

After developers spent several months refining their project with the local civic group, more development is planned on Front Street along the shadow of I-95 in Northern Liberties. In April, members of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) zoning committee approved a proposal for eight single family homes at 933-37 Front St., a

When we last checked in at the corner of Bodine & Green late last year, NLNA was asking developer David Perlman to reduce the number of units planned, provide additional details on his project, and make some small design changes as well. It seems that the community and the developer were able

Plans for new businesses along the 2nd Street business corridor in Northern Liberties are coming in as if someone was counting them off, six, seven, all we need is eight since we already have nine. We're talking blocks, of course.

Since April, there have been new proposals put before the Northern Liberties

Last winter, we first brought the AA Fence building, located at 924-28 New Market St., to your attention. We wondered about its history, and a couple of commenters helped fill in the blanks. The building dates back to at least the 1850s as a Baptist Church. For about a hundred

We recently wondered when more of the vacant retail spaces along the seemingly thriving North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties would find new tenants. In early March, we shared the news of a proposal for a new cafe at 708 N. 2nd St. Those plans have since been approved and

We've never been particularly fond of the aesthetic of Liberties Walk in Northern Liberties- it's always felt a little too Disney to us. But we would, on the other hand, posit that this development has had a rather positive effect on the neighborhood, giving it a concentrated mixed-use corridor to

The 800 block of N. American Street is a disaster that's loaded with potential. While the southern end of the block boasts some pretty nice houses, as you get closer to Poplar Street, things get gross fast. The prominent disaster on the block is the rotting ruin of Ortlieb's Brewing

If you’re ever hitting the lanes at North Bowl and wondering why the folks next door are wearing suits and getting valet parking, the reason is Cescaphe Ballroom.  Located at 923 N. 2nd St., this Northern Liberties location has been drawing crowds for 200 years.  As early as the turn of the 19th century, the

Perhaps there is something new and invigorating in the air down along New Market Street in Northern Liberties. No. It isn’t exhaust from I-95. Well it is, but that is not what we mean. We mean rather the string of projects that have recently been presented to the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) along this short strip