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Home Built by the Strawbridges Hits the Market for $1.15M
Known for founding the beloved (and well-missed!) department store at 8th and Market, the Strawbridge family also constructed three large homes during the last few […]
Delightful Century-Old Tudor in Mount Airy
There are plenty of homes in Philadelphia that are 110 years old. But it’s rare to find one where details have been thoughtfully preserved but […]
Brunch Sessions are Back in Mount Airy
Brunch Sessions are back and better (plus cheaper) than ever. This Saturday, July 12th and Sunday, July 13th seven restaurants will host the summer-themed edition of Brunch […]
Practice Your Putting on a Four-Hole Green at this Mount Airy Estate
If this seven-bedroom estate were on the Main Line or even in the leafy environs of Chestnut Hill, perhaps a four-hole putting green might not […]
Enchantment in Mt. Airy: Gardens and a Backyard Wishing Well
It’s hard to find a home more charming than this 1830 Mt. Airy farmhouse. The wishing well and gardens alone evoke Snow White and the […]
Mt. Airy Offers a Morning Twist on Restaurant Week
This weekend the Mt. Airy neighborhood is offering a fun twist on the restaurant week concept. On Saturday and Sunday, seven restaurants are participating in Mt. […]
Weekend Open Houses: Two Homes in Manayunk and West Mt. Airy
Visiting these two homes in Manayunk and two in West Mt. Airy could determine which has the most living appeal– although, they all have their […]
There’s Basically a Castle on Allens Lane in Mt. Airy
There’s something stately about this home built in 1894. Maybe it’s the stony exterior or its prominent crenellated turret. Whatever the case, the house is […]
Mt. Airy Residence With Pompeian Brick and Shaded Piazza
With its wide center hall and looping, broad staircase, it’s easy to imagine this home circa 1907 when it served as a girls’ boarding and […]
Are the Union Protests at the Trolley Car Diner Legal?
Yesterday we wrote about IBEW Local 98, the electricians’ union, protesting in front of developer Ken Weinstein’s Trolley Car Diner — where, Weinstein alleges, flyers […]
Union Protests At Trolley Car Diner Because They Are Angry About Something Different Than Trolley Car Diner
Real estate developer and Trolley Car Diner owner Ken Weinstein sent out an email to many, many people (from Pete Hoskins to Terry Gillen) to […]
Greener Home for Wissahickon Charter
The Wissahickon Charter School in the northwest part of the city says its mission is “to provide a community of learning with an environmental focus that […]
New Menu and Beers at Earth Bread + Brewery
Mount Airy’s Earth Bread + Brewery has rolled out a new menu. It’s out with the barbecue chicken, Rio Bravo and veggie flatbreads. New to […]
French Village Home, Conceived by George Woodward and Designed by Robert McGoodwin, Listed Below $1M
Mt. Airy’s French Village, a cluster of homes built to mimic rural Normandy, was a project conceived in the 1920s by George Woodward, Northwest Philadelphia’s most […]
Earth Bread + Brewery Turns Five
Earth Bread + Brewery in Mount Airy is celebrating its fifth anniversary this Wednesday night, October 9th. There will be special beer tappings, complimentary dessert […]