Preservation The First Bank of the United States Reopens with a Regal Restoration America’s oldest federal building steps into the spotlight for the Semiquincentennial
Preservation A Sweet New Space In Old City Completes Confectioner’s Row The Berley Brothers give Market Street another spoonful of sugar with The Cacao Pod
Preservation Historic District Protections and Destruction Challenge the Philadelphia Register Kimberly Haas has this report from the August 2025 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission
History Inventor, Publisher, Celebrity, Diplomat. Environmentalist? Inside Ben Franklin’s Battle Over Philadelphia Pollution Kyle Bagenstose sits down with journalist and historian Bill Kovarik to discuss the origins of American environmentalism and its connection to the nation’s trailblazing founding father
Preservation Demolition Permits Issued for Revolution-era Stortz Buildings in Old City One of Philadelphia’s oldest industrial landmarks to be razed with no development plan in the works
Development Old City Church Takes Innovative Steps to Reduce Homelessness Old First Reformed Church plans to replace two small parking lots with 36 new residential units for Philadelphians in need
History Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Maritime Phantoms in Old City Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, sailing the high seas of nautical history
Art & Design NIMBYs, Zoning, and Much Ado About the Painted Bride Mural In Old City, Isaiah Zagar’s largest mosaic mural hangs in the balance as a neighborhood association contest a contemporary overbuild that would save the artwork
