South of South St. from River to River
The developer who is set to buy the former Childs School at 17th and Tasker streets plans to turn the building into apartments, with a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. Metal Ventures’ purchase of the vacant school was approved last
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Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron has blasted the proposed one-story design for the conflict-resolution center that St. Rita’s plans to build at Broad and Ellsworth. While praising the church’s intentions, Saffron, who just last week won the Pulitzer Prize for
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The long-awaited Vanilya Bakery has finally opened at 1611 E. Passyunk Ave. in place of the former La Piu Bella bridal shop. Way back in October 2012, we reported that a bakery would be coming to this space, and lo and
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Pub On Wolf, a new bar/restaurant on the corner of Front and Wolf streets, is currently under construction and looks to be about a month away from opening, according to owner Ronan Daly. We recently came across the construction while researching all of
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You can get a little preview this weekend of the “wine-driven food” coming to Townsend, the eponymous restaurant from chef Townsend Wentz that is replacing the former Sophia’s at 1623 E. Passyunk Ave. General manager Lauren Harris tells us that
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After getting carried away with lottery-sized ambitions, we’re going back to basics. This week’s SoPhilly Spotlight is an affordable $169,000. Sure it’s kinda small, and dated, but hey, that’s what sweat equity is for. 1913 S. Jessup St. is a 2-bed, 1-bath
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