In Rittenhouse

Ron's Ribs held down the retail space at 1627 South St. for 26 years before closing somewhat suddenly in 2010. Ron's was there for some pretty lean times for South Street West, and unfortunately disappeared right as the corridor was really starting to gain momentum. But unlike many other businesses

We've spent many nights sipping pints outside at Pub and Kitchen or Meritage, and have often found ourselves staring across the street at an unusual, overgrown, one-story building on the northeast corner of 20th & Lombard. The building looks like it's been there forever, and seems like a bit of

About two months ago, we told you that work had commenced on the historic Meade building at 19th & Delancey. As the construction work has continued, neighbors have become concerned and angered as it's become clear that shortcuts are being taken and best practices not being followed.

The list of complaints

Last summer, when we last checked in on 2116 Chestnut Street, the new building had grown to about ten stories. Over the last year or so, the 34-story building that replaced the modernist Sidney Hillman Medical Center has grown to full size, with the building now fully enclosed by shiny glass.

Currently,

For the last few years, Arcadia Boutique has held down the retail space at 265 S. 20th St., right on the corner of 20th & Manning, right in the middle of one of our favorite commercial corridors in town. This store, along with their other location in Northern Liberties, offered

Perhaps last weekend you enjoyed a day of music at the Roots Picnic at the Festival Pier. Tonight, you may enjoy the stylings of the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And maybe you're like us and still listen to Phrenology once every couple of weeks. No matter,

We've passed the corner of 21st & Walnut repeatedly in the last few months, wondering when some new tenant would take over the vacant space on the northeast corner, next to Pure Fare. This space was home to Nature's Gallery Florist for years, until their move down the street back

At 1836 Delancey St., on the corner of one of the most regal blocks of Center City, sits a property that was given to General George Gordon Meade and his wife for his service in the Civil War. He died in the house in 1872.

The current structure is listed as

A couple of years ago, we spent a weekend in Montreal and came away totally impressed with Bixi Montreal, their wildly successful bike share program. For those unfamiliar with the concept of a bike share, the idea (at least in Montreal) is that Bixi places corrals of bicycles around town,

Since 1989, Scoop DeVille has made its home at 1734 Chestnut St., watching dozens of businesses come and go on the block. But come tomorrow, Scoop DeVille will fade away into ephemera like so many other businesses before it, according to Michael Klein.

Klein writes that the owners of the business