The fate of an Asian supermarket and immigrant community hub on Washington Avenue hangs in the balance as a developer seeks approval to raze the complex for 44 townhouses and apartments. Kimberly Haas has the details

Hoa Binh Plaza at 16th Street and Washington Avenue has been a shopping and community hub for Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants for nearly 30 years. As real estate acquisition heats up west of Broad Street, a developer plans to raze the complex for new residential construction. Kimberly Haas has the news

Why a writer was allowed to use a pseudonym and what we’re going to do about the issue going forward

Michael Bixler gives us a peek inside the old PW&B train shed under construction at Broad Street and Washington Avenue. The former freight station is currently being converted into a grocery store, part of the rising mixed-use development Lincoln Square

The Shadow waltzes through the history of an old auto dealership in South Philly that has been a hub of classical dance training for over 30 years

As work has begun in earnest to transform South Philadelphia’s Pier 53 into the newest public amenity on the Delaware Riverfront, Michael Bixler can’t help but get a little verklempt about its postindustrial predecessor, “Tom Sawyer’s Island”

Tomorrow, get to know Washington Avenue Green and the future of Pier 53. Ecofest will be a morning full of events, including a presentation of the plans for the pier’s transformation from post-industrial decay to a back-to-nature park

Late developer Tran Dinh Truong’s controversial Alphonse Hotel Corporation still owns the former Frankford Candy and Chocolate Company factory. This spring, two months before Truong’s death, Alphonse received approval to repurpose the building for offices, retail, and residences. The Shadow has the 1865 building’s labyrinthine history