In West Poplar

In the gradually changing West Poplar neighborhood, several projects will bring new residents to 12th Street between Sping Garden and Green, an area where a string of new homes have been constructed over the past few years that have redefined the neighborhood.Looking up 12th St.Six homes have risen at the

Last summer, we sharing the exciting news that Federal Donuts would be opening a new location at 7th & Fairmount. As the months have rolled along, the folks behind this business have been hard at work getting the space ready for delicious fried chicken and donuts. Recently, a number of new windows

Just north of the intersection of 12th & Spring Garden stands one of the stranger buildings in a neighborhood that's experienced a rebirth of late.  Though the building has occupied its current location at 531 N. 12th St. for well over 150 years, it has actually seen far more change in

About a month ago, the city's newest Bottom Dollar location opened on Grays Ferry Avenue. At the time, we remarked that we were a little surprised about just how quickly the new market was built. Though the developer is different, history now seems to be repeating itself on Girard Avenue.You

A couple of years ago, we first brought you the news that Congregation Rodeph Shalom at 615 N. Broad St. would be expanding to the south with a new building, designed by KieranTimberlake. It's amazing to look back at that post, and realize that it came on the heels of the completion of the renovation

We passed by the still-waiting-to-be-developed Divine Lorraine today, and saw some graffiti that we had never noticed on one of the buildings behind the blighted beauty.Is this new?We don't know how they did thisWe're no experts when it comes to painting buildings that don't belong to us, but we have

It was over two years ago that we first told you that the Ruffin Nichols Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church and school at 11th & Mount Vernon were under contract with a developer. As the months went on, we tracked the demolition of these lovely buildings with a twinge of disappointment,

Just to the south of the Divine Lorraine, the Ridge Avenue Shelter was for many years a crucial resource for members of the city's homeless population. A couple of years ago, according to Philly.com, the shelter's lease was not renewed at 1360 Ridge Ave., due to a change in the

Back in September, we discovered a project under construction on the southeast corner of 12th & Brandywine. Next door to the former Finney & Son tombstone business, currently occupied by PhilaMOCA (Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art), a five unit building was getting framed out. The land upon which construction was taking place was originally

The elegant Church of the Assumption at 12th & Spring Garden will take a few more breaths as last month it was saved from the guillotine, at least temporarily.The churchIn November, the Commonwealth Court of PA handed down a decision stating that the right to demolish the building, granted by