In Passyunk Square

Back when we lived in South Philly, the 1200 block of Peters Street had quite a reputation. You probably wouldn't expect tales of drugs and violence for this little block just below Washington Avenue, but that's what we were hearing less than a decade ago. Fast forward to today and

We last checked in on the 12th & Washington intersection in March, when it looked like this:The view back in MarchAt the time, we told you that developers had purchased the property at the southwest corner and were moving forward with a plan to demolish the building on the site

Back when we lived in the Passyunk Square neighborhood, we commonly patronized Liberty Lumber, a building supply company at the corner of 7th & Alter. We purchased a bunch of stuff over the years, including lumber, trim, paint, and tools. The prices were a bit higher than Lowes or Home

Remember 1010 Tasker Street? About six months ago, when we brought this two-story home to your attention, it was on the market for $399K. The price recently came down to a more reasonable $339K, but that's not all that's changed.1010 Tasker StreetWe don't usually single out individual homes listed for

Everyone loves Dog Day Afternoon.Hello Al Pacino and John CazaleEr, not exactly what we meant.We're referring, instead, to a fundraising event that took place last year through a partnership between South Philadelphia Association of Dog Owners (SPADO), the Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center (VSEC), and Doggie Style Pets. And they're doing

We've gotten the occasional question about 1108 Federal St. over the last several months, resisting the urge until now to cover the project because it's not too exciting. In short, this property is a double-wide two-story home which was listed for sale for about a year and a half before

About half a year ago, a reader noticed a demolition notice at 1111 S. Broad St. and we told you about plans for a new mixed-use building coming soon to this location. In the time that's passed since then, the two-story building most recently home to a mechanic shop has

We've mentioned a few times over the years that we lived near Pat's and Geno's back in the day, and we confess that sometimes we miss our old neighborhood. It's not the occasional smell of steak and onions that wafted to our front door that we remember fondly, but instead

Gold Star Park is a gem of a little neighborhood park, with a nice run of grass, some older trees throwing off shade (in a good way) all summer, and a playground to keep the kiddies happy. But if you don't live on or around the 700 block of Wharton

Yeesh, another project for Washington Avenue? Yup, here comes a third consecutive post about this major artery whose development has been mostly arrested since the factories and coal yards moved away. A reader apparently saw our story yesterday about plans for a new mixed-use building at the corner of 12th