Born out of urban renewal in the 1970s, Maplewood Mall in Germantown reopens for business with a major reconstruction and 21st century upgrades

The Shadow dishes the dirt on an old stain remover manufacturer that wowed the city with their magic soap

Behind the scenes on Jewelers Row, family history and a vibrant, multicultural community is revealed through interviews with designers and merchants along the historic commercial corridor

After years of gradual decline, efforts to reenergize historic Richmond Street in Port Richmond are putting down roots. Michael Bixler takes a look

Theresa Stigale continues her series exploring Philadelphia’s commercial corridors with this profile on the recent reimagining of 4th Street’s Fabric Row

Theresa Stigale checks in on shopkeepers and the non-profit North 5th Street Revitalization Project, as the shopping district evolves beyond “Koreatown”

The first decade of the 21st Century was harsh on West Philadelphia’s 60th Street. As the much-needed reconstruction of the 100-year-old Market-Frankford Line dragged on, businesses closed and people left. But now, a coalition of invested neighbors have high hopes for the corridor’s renaissance. Theresa Stigale meets with many of the people bringing 60th Street back to life in this photo essay

Steve Ives grew up in Haddington and has spent most of his life in West Philadelphia. Now that he’s living just off of 52nd Street, he considers whether West Philly’s Main Street, long the line where gentrification stops, could become its next corridor