In Queen Village

By now, you've probably heard about the tragic three-alarm fire that took place over the weekend at Jack B. Fabrics at 4th & Fitzwater which claimed the life of Captain Michael Goodwin of South Philadelphia’s Engine 27. Not only did the fire completely destroy the building that housed the fabric store,

Tucked into a quiet pocket of Queen Village, a little jewel of a park pays tribute to Philadelphia’s most famous tenor.  Mario Lanza Park, named to honor the star of stage and film, occupies a lot between Catherine and Queen, just west of 2nd Street. Given that Lanza was born in 1921,

A reader sent us an email the other day, encouraging us to check out the corner of Randolph & Carpenter in Queen Village as an example of a corner that's experienced some changes in recent years and should be poised for even more in the years to come. These changes

In Queen Village, the handheld civic group has arrived. Well, kind of. This month, members of the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) launched a free mobile app for Android and Apple phones.

Community members receive a monthly QVNA newsletter, delivered door to door. Therefore, one would imagine that many Queen Village residents know

In Queen Village, a number of neighbors are benefitting from the City’s Energy Works program.

When members of the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) learned the City was offering a program that cut the cost of energy audits in half, they jumped at the opportunity to arrange a program for their community. “You can pretty quickly

Earlier this week, developers presented to a very small crowd at Weccacoe Playground Building for the monthly QVNA zoning meeting. On the agenda was the redevelopment of 512-14 S. Front St., a long-vacant lot that's been used for parking for years. The lot wraps around the building next door, extending

As you're probably well aware, many Queen Village residents have the pleasure of basically living next door to I-95. As such, Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) was granted the right to create a community parking lot several years ago under the highway at Front and Christian Streets, according to Jeff Hornstein, QVNA

A down home sandwich-serving neighborhood lunch place is slated to open sometime in the next few months on the southern edge of Queen Village. The commercial space at 525 Washington Ave. has been a vanilla shell since the building was constructed over a year ago.

It will mean the introduction of a

Over the summer, we wondered whether Royal Sushi & Izayaka could finally be on the horizon. This new Japanese pub/restaurant from the talented folks behind Royal Tavern and Khyber Pass Pub has been talked about for almost two years, but still hasn't opened its doors on the corner of 2nd &

A few weeks ago, we told you about 225 Carpenter St., a new construction residential property in Queen Village that was utilizing questionable materials in the cladding of its facade. Additionally, the builders were apparently building too tall, and without proper permits.

A reader checked in the other day and gave