Rob McClung takes us on a journey through the turbulent history and present reawakening of the mighty Metropolitan Opera House at Broad and Poplar

Lights on, graffiti gone. The revamped Lorraine is once again looking divine. Will the rest of North Broad follow her lead? Bradley Maule takes a look

Developer Eric Blumenfeld quietly purchased the Metropolitan Opera House in February, and work began on part of the auditorium in late summer

Beautiful buildings and fascinating history cast a spell on the unsuspecting–including real estate developer Eric Blumenfeld and community developer Linda Richardson. Grid Magazine’s Liz Pacheco has their stories

The two publications collaborate on a Grid issue focused on preservation due to hit the streets on February 7

Is this the year for inventive and elevating art and architecture? Nathaniel Popkin finds a sign in a Mummers Parade breakthrough

Eric Blumenfeld, who recently purchased the former Divine Lorraine hotel, is now talking about helping to restore the Metropolitan Opera House. We’ve got photos of the bedraggled North Broad Street beauty taken this summer, plus a few dug out from the archives of the 2009 Hidden City Festival

Developer seems poised to acquire the property for a second time