In the center of the debate over the future of American Street is a 20 year deli meat company, Emil’s Gourmet. Will the company be swallowed up by coming residential development, or will the street, to the dismay of some residents, remain industrial? Aaron Kase has the story, in this third part of our series on the future of South Kensington

In this first of a three part series on the future of South Kensington, reporter Aaron Kase finds a neighborhood perched on the edge

Heads up: the Planning Commission is hosting a series of open houses this week on the six proposals vying for the casino license that will be awarded later this year

The streamlined new code, which goes into effect today, will vastly change the way the city is shaped and reshaped–and it will make it easier for you to make small changes to your own building. Elizabeth Schlingmann breaks it down

The last major open air creek without surrounding green space in the city, the Frankford Creek is poised to be lined by a trail and park connecting the Tacony Creek Park, now under construction, and the Delaware River. A feasibility study for the project will begin in 2013

The growing district needs livelier retail avenues, says writer Elizabeth Schlingmann. On Castor, a plan to increase density and building height to draw growth away from traditional single family streets solves two problems at once

One of the most diverse places in the city is growing; on the Daily this week we have coverage and analysis on plans for Frankford, Northwood, Lawncrest, Summerdale, and Oxford Circle

East York and Emerald, in Kensington, a neighborhood plagued by massive vacant lots–all former mills–and yet no public green space