The true story behind Philly’s famous ‘Boner 4ever’ graffiti

Two artists linked up to create North Broad's most prominent tag.

Philly food and drink scene

New Philly cafe and restaurant coming to 200-year-old ammunition factory

Guard House at the Frankford Arsenal will give Bridesburg a place to get La Colombe coffee, plus more.

Bok North? Historic Kensington school reopening as space for creatives

It took two years to renovate the giant building, which will open mid-March.

Whatever happened with the Disney Hole? Why a prime Center City site is still sitting empty

Developers say they're working hard to create something meaningful at 8th and Market.

Scaffolding is about to come off the old Inquirer building, revealing new clock tower

The $300 million police HQ will be called the Philadelphia Public Safety Building.

Why was water pouring out of a Center City Philly skyscraper Sunday morning? Ill-prepared fire test

The building has been instructed to provide more notice of such things in the future.

No more Kensington kayaking: ‘Pop-up’ pool locked behind safety fences

After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.

Pop up pool? Philly residents are using a construction ditch for kayaking

The Kensington developer says he's waiting on permits to gets started on a fix. L&I says it's waiting on new designs.

The Four Seasons Philadelphia: 13 things to know about Philly’s fancy new hotel

It's pricey, but there's lots of cool features to back up the cost.

How faulty construction breaks up Philly families — and why the city can’t stop it

Some developers ignore permits, then keep on building.

Fashion District Philadelphia: Everything that’ll be open at launch of the former Gallery Mall

More than 50 vendors are in the lineup, including a handful of locals.

A homecoming for new owners of longstanding Northern Liberties tavern, sold after 22 years

The 700's name will not change, incoming proprietors said.

Germantown High reimagined as $30 million housing development — with lots of question marks

After two years, neighbors finally heard some details about the hulking vacant property.

There’s ‘luxury’ housing at Philly’s community college, but where are the students?

Main Line developers helped CCP build the Hamilton, now leasing in Center City.

Election 2019

‘Councilmanic prerogative’ is a campaign issue. But WTF is it?

A simple guide to City Council’s real estate power.

Fishtowners are apoplectic about the proposed Starbucks on Frankford Avenue, which they see as ‘the beginning of the end’ for the small business corridor

Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell steered city land at a West Philly developer who’s now throwing her a $250 to $1000-a-plate fundraiser

South Philly is getting a $50 million esports arena from Comcast-Spectacor and Cordish, next to Xfinity Live

This huge seven-story building could land in the middle of the Italian Market

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Philly’s black burial grounds and the battle for preservation

Could a city-funded archaeologist help avoid development tension?