Whose Germantown?
Is the core of Northwest Philly a classic urban suburb, an emerging extension of Center City, or still kind of a slum?

Checking In: Bev Hills's Crescent Apts. Becoming Pricey Extended-Stay Hotel
As the rash of hotel boutiqueness continues to spread across the land, the latest brings something new along with it: extended-stay. Pennsylvania developer Korman Communities has bought the The Crescent Beverly Hills apartments (on Crescent near Wilshire) and plans...

DEMOCRACY 101: CALLOWHILL NID FOES WENT UP AGAINST POWERFUL FORCES ... AND WON
THE ANGRY crowd in City Council chambers in September held up signs blasting "Taxation Without Representation," but Paul Levy wasn't concerned.

Counting the blessings of life touring the globe
We were sitting outside our cottage on New Zealand's South Island watching the sun set over the Takitumu Mountains. It was Thanksgiving morning back in America, the first time we had been away from home for the holiday, but here in the Southern Hemisphere

Judge dismisses developer's suit against Medford
Possibly ending nearly 16 years of litigation, a Superior Court judge ruled against a prominent South Jersey developer who sued Medford Township to try to push through housing and commercial developments on a vacant parcel off Route 70 and Eayrestown Road.

PHILLY THIS WEEK
CITY HALL Today through Thursday City Council is getting freshman members (above) and their staffs ready to hit the ground running. Council President Darrell Clarke has put together a series of orientation sessions focusing on the ins and outs of Council, including housing and redevelopment, the legislative process, policy and public relations. The sessions will start at 10 a.m. each day in Room ...

Street sounds
West Philadelphia Orchestra Balkan-inspired music is not what most people would associate with West Philly, but West Philadelphia Orchestra founder and alumnus Gregg Mervine said the Balkan bands he played with in New York influence him. In 2006 he founded the orchestra, which is comprised of musicians from all different backgrounds. While the band has [...]

North Penn Life police briefs: Week of Jan. 6
Lansdale Borough Assault … A Conshohocken teen faces assault and related charges after an altercation with an elderly man inside the Pedaller Bike Shop in Lansdale the afternoon of Dec. 28.

Man, woman stabbed to death in South Philadelphia
Police believe the killer turned on the gas inside the South Philly apartment where the bodies were found.

JV Scouts Class B, C Product and Portfolio Transactions
Spirit currently has a pre-existing multifamily platform since it owns and manages multifamily properties in New York and the Midwest. With Bascom as a capital partner , Spirit will oversee everything from sourcing acquisitions to operations and asset management.