In South Kensington

With excitement, we shared a story yesterday about a project planned for the 2000 block of N. 2nd St. that will involve some new construction and the residential conversion of a ten story industrial building. In general, we're always glad to hear about adaptive reuse projects, and this was no exception.

A little less than a year ago, we told you about some duplexes that were in the works for the 2100 block of N. 2nd Street. At the time, we noted the presence of a ten story warehouse building on the 2000 block of N. 2nd Street and learned, to

As the years have passed, we've increasingly seen development push northward in South Kensington, with Berks Street generally serving as a stopping point. We'd posit that as things continue to change, we'll increasingly see construction push into the Norris Square neighborhood. We didn't realize the extent to which it's already happening, at

South Kensington has experienced a major wave of development over the last half dozen years or so. The same could be said for Fishtown and East Kensington. As these neighborhoods have experienced a development surge, we've seen Front Street, the corridor that sits between these neighborhoods, undergo a serious transformation

Roughly two years ago, we told you about South Square, a project on the 100 block of W. Berks St. from AGA Developers that called for 19 residential units and two retail spaces. We were a little skeptical about the project, given that we'd seen relatively little development this far north in

A sign caught our eye the other day at the southeast corner of 2nd & Cecil B Moore, posted to a building that was at one time home to a restaurant called the Play Pen. We couldn't tell you how long it's been since the restaurant was in active use,

It's likely you've found yourself on or around American Street at some point, and perhaps you've noticed that it stops and starts on its way north-south, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. North of Girard Avenue, American Street takes on a very different character than it does in the rest of

In order to produce our non-stop stream of content, we're constantly romping all over town, snapping photos of various projects and development sites. As such, we have numerous lunch spots that we favor in various neighborhoods, and sometimes we try to arrange our photography sessions around whatever cuisine we're thinking about

Right before he kicked the bucket, Smiler Grogan told a group of assembled motorists about a buried treasure underneath a big 'W' in Santa Rosita State Park. This conversation set off a hilarious set of circumstances that culminated in a misadventure with a fire truck and ended with Ethel Merman slipping

We went to Art For the Cash Poor at Crane Arts in South Kensington a few months ago, and as has been the case in the past, we were able to snag some pretty great artwork for some very reasonable prices. Living on the other side of town as we do (and