Moving The Machine Forward In Old City
The trouble with Old City? After six years of struggles to redevelop the Samuel Machinery Company building, the project is finally moving forward. Apartments and a large retail space will be ready next year. Greg Meckstroth reports > more
In Point Breeze, Redemption For A Park
The youth and neighborhood development project Urban Roots will help transform Ralph Brooks, Jr. Park, a place that has come to represent the neighborhood's struggles with violence. Jessie Fox has the story and photographs > more
On South Broad Street, A Lot Of Cool Stuff
The vacant lot across South Broad Street from the Kimmel Center has become a fulcrum for creativity. Come Monday, the space will be reborn as this year's Pop Up Garden, an initiative to populate the noticeable empty space with green landscaping and a beer garden with food from chef George Sabatino > more
Blatstein To Transform Design Center?
The Marketplace Design Center at 2400 Market Street has been for sale since earlier this year. Sources tell Hidden City Philadelphia that it's found a new buyer in Bart Blatstein > more
In Kensington, A Major Reversal Brings New Hope For Historic Banks
Women's Community Revitalization Project gives up on building low-income housing at Front and Norris. The fate of the historic banks and the ownership of the site are unclear. Chris Mote reports > more
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