Friday, May 1, 2015

Purchase transactions heating up this spring

Purchase mortgage loan activity is gaining momentum as the housing market enters the peak spring buying season, according to Ellie Mae’s latest Origination Insight Report. According to the mortgage...

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Awesome News: The Oval Will Return For Summer 2015 In July With A Massive Beer Garden, A Major Artist Installation, Evening Concerts, Movies Under-The-Stars And So Much More

As warmer weather becomes the norm in Philadelphia, we’re gearing up for the grand return of some of last summer’s most popular outdoor spaces. This summer, The Oval — an eight-acre pop-up park at 24th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway — will return for a six-week season from July 15 through August 23 with […]

PW's Weekend Picks: South Street Spring Festival; Science Carnival; and more

Friday, May 1 SCIENCE FESTIVAL You’re The Expert: Featuring Wyatt Cenac Watch as comedians attempt to guess a scientist’s area of expertise and then dig deeper into that topic during this laughter-ridden program. Hosted by Chris Duffy, and featuring former Daily Show correspondent ...

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Protester says, 'if we don't do something now, it ain't ever going to get done'

Protester says, Iif we don't do something now, it ain't ever going to get done'

Weekend Picks, Super Spring Weekend Edition: First Friday, South Street Spring Fest, Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival, Science Fest’s Carnival On The Parkway, Chestnut Hill Spring Fest, Broad Street Run And Much More

Gear up for the next few days, Philly: It’s a super spring weekend in the City of Brotherly Love. As we alerted you to earlier this week, it’s going to be an epic weekend in Philadelphia. Tonight welcomes First Friday at a number of shops, museums, galleries and attractions throughout multiple neighborhoods in the city […]

Student Housing Developers Threaten Iconic West Philly Block

A look at the “tear it down, replace it” development mentality, Henon’s billboard victory reduced to defeat, and running down the architectural history of the (South) Broad Street Run