Built-in wooden deck loungers and palm trees overlook clear blue water, and patio sets grace the lawn. These are not the…
Last week PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey reported that redevelopment plans for the Divine Lorraine at last have secured all of the necessary…
When Penelope Giles grew up in Francisville it was a bustling, middle-class neighborhood. Since she moved home to Francisville 15 years…
Nestled in the zigzagging streets of Francisville is the bright, colorful and recently revamped Franscisville Playground – a playground that has…
New bike lanes are in on Fairmount Ave, and they're already getting plenty of traffic. The lanes showed up last week…
To address the growing business needs of Francisville, Spring Garden, Brewerytown and Fairmount while preserving the four neighborhoods’ unique identities, the…
A snowstorm postponed one vote, poor attendance another and a mail-in vote a third, but after approximately two months of public…
Questions about how the Benjamin Franklin Parkway can be a more urban, lively place have puzzled planners, politicians, and residents for…
The Fairmount Civic Association voted by in favor of the proposed Fairmount Bike Lane at the group's meeting Thursday night. The…
Good morning and Happy Veterans Day, Streeters. In observance of the holiday, government offices and public schools are closed today, and…
Eric Blumenfeld did it. Today Blumenfeld acquired the Divine Lorraine (again) for just over $8 million. This year, we've…
Sister Cities Fountain | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr Group In a Daily News opinion piece Ed Weiner argues…
The Dixie Hummingbirds | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr group When L&I Commissioner Fran Burns becomes executive director of the…
Since the license for a Foxwoods casino is officially dead, we've been wondering where a second casino might go in…
West Philly | Flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupWhy is the fate of the Apple Lofts conversion…
Spring Garden Street could someday be a green connector between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. As previously reported here, the public conversation…
Imagine Spring Garden Street as a green urban boulevard where pedestrians, runners, and cyclists had a recreational trail to move along,…