In Washington Square West

When we're trying to head south through Center City, Juniper Street is occasionally our route of choice. And so for years, we've pondered 521 S. Juniper St., a long-blighted home a few doors from South Street on an otherwise charming block. Looking back to 2009, you can see it's been

Uncle’s Bar has remained virtually unchanged in its 25 years of business at Locust & Camac  – until now. Steve Carlino, Uncle’s Owner and Principal at the Tavern Group (owners of Tavern on Camac and Terra Restaurant/Ascend Lounge), put in the order this summer to commence renovations at this space, which

Philadelphia has given birth to musical acts as diverse and celebrated as Will Smith, Jim Croce and Joey Lawrence.  So it should come as no surprise that our city’s musical heritage is a rich one.  According to the National Park Service, the building currently located at 808 Locust St. was at one time among the

Back in April, we told you about developer Virgil Procaccino's plans to demolish the brutalist, forty year old building that houses the Pain Center, and replace it with six single-family homes. Earlier this week, the developer, his attorney, and Rustin Ohler from Harman Deutsch presented plans for this site to the ZBA.

Last week, the the Cooking Channel celebrated its 2nd birthday at Reading Terminal Market.  The "feastivities" were part of the Cooking Channel Summer Eats Tour. Gerry “G.” Garvin of Roadtrip with G. Garvin and Eden Grinshpan of Eden Eats were the hosts, and the duo signed autographs for locals while promoting their new shows, scheduled to air later this

A couple of weeks ago, news came out that Jose Garces' Frohman's Wursthaus project was not gonna happen at 208 S. 13th St., the former home of Letto Deli. Apparently, our resident Iron Chef is too busy with other projects to go through with this one.

Seemingly in no time, sources have

A reader checked in, asking about the vacant building at 311 S. Broad St., directly across the street from the Kimmel Center. We were reminded that we wondered about that very building some ten years ago, around the time the Kimmel Center opened, thinking it would be a slam-dunk location

Like anybody else, we're always looking for nicer digs. Sure, we're entirely happy with our quaint, two story row home on a quiet block just outside of Center City, but the thought of moving to a new house in another part of town, or a place with more space, or

According to this story from the Daily News, a new, six story building will soon rise at 249-57 S 13th St., currently a vacant lot and a two story parking garage owned by the RDA. As you can see in the photo below from 1959, the garage once had four

A large, vacant commercial space at 1222 Walnut St. was, for years, home to Stapler Dress N Drape. A large space in Center City, with a friendly staff, its existence allowed folks hunting for fabric to avoid the shlep down to Fabric Row. After it closed in 2006, the building