Kevin RiordanWhat I DoI cover business and real estate stories in Philadelphia's New Jersey and Pennsylvania suburban counties. (267) 815-0975The Crosstown Expressway: A divisive Philadelphia highway that never wasA fight against the proposed Crosstown Expressway six decades ago echoes in today’s debates about easing Philadelphia traffic.Thomas Fitzgerald and Kevin Riordan May 21, 2025Link copied to clipboardEclectic artist and Philly promoter Joel Spivak, who helped revive South Street, has died at 85Spivak was an authority on Philly trolleys, delis, soda fountains, and neighborhood traditions, including “rowhouse sports” such as half-ball.Kevin Riordan April 30, 2025Link copied to clipboardSt. Joseph’s Carpenter Society opens East Camden job skills center and community hub The longtime Camden nonprofit has expanded its services into teaching construction skills, home repair, and other job skills.Kevin Riordan April 21, 2025Link copied to clipboardA block in Fishtown didn’t qualify for a speed bump so neighbors tried installing their ownParents were concerned about traffic on a block that has 20 children under age 18.Kevin Riordan April 1, 2025Link copied to clipboardClassic movie theaters are making a comeback around PhillyThe death of moviegoing may have been greatly exaggerated.Kevin Riordan March 17, 2025Link copied to clipboardCamden Food Fund makes microloans to four small businesses, with more to comeWith support from the Campbell's Co., the Camden Food Fund has made its first four loans to four small food-related businesses in the cityKevin Riordan Feb. 17, 2025Link copied to clipboardAvalon man pleads guilty and gets a fine for illegal dune-scaping Vahan H. Gureghian told a judge that the removal of native vegetation and its replacement with sod was ”inadvertent.”Kevin Riordan Jan. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboardAt 93, this South Jersey resident is still adding to her legacy of advocacy and sowing love Monique Begg's organization has raised about $400,000 over the last 30 years, mostly in small donations, to help children go to summer camp. Kevin Riordan May 5, 2025Link copied to clipboardNew tool protects Philly’s murals from demolition or development The previous method of preserving murals “doesn’t have any real teeth,” said one of the leaders behind the new tool.Kevin Riordan April 28, 2025Link copied to clipboardHow South Jersey became America’s capital of ‘patterned brick’ architecture "People just take them for granted," said one historian.Kevin Riordan April 15, 2025Link copied to clipboardHistoric Main Line home sparks debate over who decides when buildings should be protectedGrassroots efforts to preserve an architecturally distinguished Bryn Mawr mansion are challenged by an owner fearful that historic protection will be costly — and complicate a future sale.Kevin Riordan March 20, 2025Link copied to clipboardFormer industrial area is becoming a neighborhood with river views in Bristol BoroughAmid a downtown renaissance, Bristol Borough is experiencing a condo boom with the construction of Radcliffe Court on the Delaware.Kevin Riordan March 3, 2025Link copied to clipboardMoorestown’s largest affordable apartment building opens soon. The milestone hasn’t been easy to reach.Moorestown's largest affordable apartment building opens soon. It hasn't been an easy milestone for the township to reach.Kevin Riordan Feb. 11, 2025Link copied to clipboardN.J. Turnpike widening leaves Lawnside with questions about Underground Railroad museumThe project will bring the turnpike 12 feet closer to the Peter Mott House, once home to a free Black abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor.Kevin Riordan Jan. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard‘Ghosts’ of long-demolished Philly buildings have stories to tell "Building Ghosts," a recent book from Temple University Press, suggests new ways to look at durable artifacts displayed on party walls across Philly.Kevin Riordan May 3, 2025Link copied to clipboardIs off-price Burlington the retail we need as the economy wavers?Off-price retailers tend to do well when the economy doesn’t. Burlington Stores are banking on it. Kevin Riordan April 28, 2025Link copied to clipboardA new cat hotel and spa in Mount Laurel offers purrfect getaway for felinesThe hotel will offer theme rooms, such as Felinedelphia and Rocky Meowntain Lodge.Kevin Riordan April 12, 2025Link copied to clipboardFrustrated Cherry Hill residents bemoan disruptive makeover of Route 70 As the reconstruction of Route 70 continues with few visible signs of progress, people in Cherry Hill have questions.Kevin Riordan March 17, 2025Link copied to clipboardToll Brothers CEO says founders’ drive and Philly roots helped build national brand From modest roots in the Philly burbs, Bob and Bruce Toll built Toll Brothers into "America's Luxury Home Builder."Kevin Riordan Feb. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboardAbandoned concrete platforms near Camden’s Waterfront are being reborn as a fishing pierProposed in the late 1990s to connect the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts, the unbuilt aerial tramway did leave behind two small pieces of infrastructure — one of which will become a fishing pier.Kevin Riordan Feb. 3, 2025Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
The Crosstown Expressway: A divisive Philadelphia highway that never wasA fight against the proposed Crosstown Expressway six decades ago echoes in today’s debates about easing Philadelphia traffic.Thomas Fitzgerald and Kevin Riordan May 21, 2025Link copied to clipboard
The Crosstown Expressway: A divisive Philadelphia highway that never wasA fight against the proposed Crosstown Expressway six decades ago echoes in today’s debates about easing Philadelphia traffic.Thomas Fitzgerald and Kevin Riordan May 21, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Eclectic artist and Philly promoter Joel Spivak, who helped revive South Street, has died at 85Spivak was an authority on Philly trolleys, delis, soda fountains, and neighborhood traditions, including “rowhouse sports” such as half-ball.Kevin Riordan April 30, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Eclectic artist and Philly promoter Joel Spivak, who helped revive South Street, has died at 85Spivak was an authority on Philly trolleys, delis, soda fountains, and neighborhood traditions, including “rowhouse sports” such as half-ball.Kevin Riordan April 30, 2025Link copied to clipboard
St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society opens East Camden job skills center and community hub The longtime Camden nonprofit has expanded its services into teaching construction skills, home repair, and other job skills.Kevin Riordan April 21, 2025Link copied to clipboard
St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society opens East Camden job skills center and community hub The longtime Camden nonprofit has expanded its services into teaching construction skills, home repair, and other job skills.Kevin Riordan April 21, 2025Link copied to clipboard
A block in Fishtown didn’t qualify for a speed bump so neighbors tried installing their ownParents were concerned about traffic on a block that has 20 children under age 18.Kevin Riordan April 1, 2025Link copied to clipboard
A block in Fishtown didn’t qualify for a speed bump so neighbors tried installing their ownParents were concerned about traffic on a block that has 20 children under age 18.Kevin Riordan April 1, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Classic movie theaters are making a comeback around PhillyThe death of moviegoing may have been greatly exaggerated.Kevin Riordan March 17, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Classic movie theaters are making a comeback around PhillyThe death of moviegoing may have been greatly exaggerated.Kevin Riordan March 17, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Camden Food Fund makes microloans to four small businesses, with more to comeWith support from the Campbell's Co., the Camden Food Fund has made its first four loans to four small food-related businesses in the cityKevin Riordan Feb. 17, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Camden Food Fund makes microloans to four small businesses, with more to comeWith support from the Campbell's Co., the Camden Food Fund has made its first four loans to four small food-related businesses in the cityKevin Riordan Feb. 17, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Avalon man pleads guilty and gets a fine for illegal dune-scaping Vahan H. Gureghian told a judge that the removal of native vegetation and its replacement with sod was ”inadvertent.”Kevin Riordan Jan. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Avalon man pleads guilty and gets a fine for illegal dune-scaping Vahan H. Gureghian told a judge that the removal of native vegetation and its replacement with sod was ”inadvertent.”Kevin Riordan Jan. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
At 93, this South Jersey resident is still adding to her legacy of advocacy and sowing love Monique Begg's organization has raised about $400,000 over the last 30 years, mostly in small donations, to help children go to summer camp. Kevin Riordan May 5, 2025Link copied to clipboard
At 93, this South Jersey resident is still adding to her legacy of advocacy and sowing love Monique Begg's organization has raised about $400,000 over the last 30 years, mostly in small donations, to help children go to summer camp. Kevin Riordan May 5, 2025Link copied to clipboard
New tool protects Philly’s murals from demolition or development The previous method of preserving murals “doesn’t have any real teeth,” said one of the leaders behind the new tool.Kevin Riordan April 28, 2025Link copied to clipboard
New tool protects Philly’s murals from demolition or development The previous method of preserving murals “doesn’t have any real teeth,” said one of the leaders behind the new tool.Kevin Riordan April 28, 2025Link copied to clipboard
How South Jersey became America’s capital of ‘patterned brick’ architecture "People just take them for granted," said one historian.Kevin Riordan April 15, 2025Link copied to clipboard
How South Jersey became America’s capital of ‘patterned brick’ architecture "People just take them for granted," said one historian.Kevin Riordan April 15, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Historic Main Line home sparks debate over who decides when buildings should be protectedGrassroots efforts to preserve an architecturally distinguished Bryn Mawr mansion are challenged by an owner fearful that historic protection will be costly — and complicate a future sale.Kevin Riordan March 20, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Historic Main Line home sparks debate over who decides when buildings should be protectedGrassroots efforts to preserve an architecturally distinguished Bryn Mawr mansion are challenged by an owner fearful that historic protection will be costly — and complicate a future sale.Kevin Riordan March 20, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Former industrial area is becoming a neighborhood with river views in Bristol BoroughAmid a downtown renaissance, Bristol Borough is experiencing a condo boom with the construction of Radcliffe Court on the Delaware.Kevin Riordan March 3, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Former industrial area is becoming a neighborhood with river views in Bristol BoroughAmid a downtown renaissance, Bristol Borough is experiencing a condo boom with the construction of Radcliffe Court on the Delaware.Kevin Riordan March 3, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Moorestown’s largest affordable apartment building opens soon. The milestone hasn’t been easy to reach.Moorestown's largest affordable apartment building opens soon. It hasn't been an easy milestone for the township to reach.Kevin Riordan Feb. 11, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Moorestown’s largest affordable apartment building opens soon. The milestone hasn’t been easy to reach.Moorestown's largest affordable apartment building opens soon. It hasn't been an easy milestone for the township to reach.Kevin Riordan Feb. 11, 2025Link copied to clipboard
N.J. Turnpike widening leaves Lawnside with questions about Underground Railroad museumThe project will bring the turnpike 12 feet closer to the Peter Mott House, once home to a free Black abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor.Kevin Riordan Jan. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
N.J. Turnpike widening leaves Lawnside with questions about Underground Railroad museumThe project will bring the turnpike 12 feet closer to the Peter Mott House, once home to a free Black abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor.Kevin Riordan Jan. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
‘Ghosts’ of long-demolished Philly buildings have stories to tell "Building Ghosts," a recent book from Temple University Press, suggests new ways to look at durable artifacts displayed on party walls across Philly.Kevin Riordan May 3, 2025Link copied to clipboard
‘Ghosts’ of long-demolished Philly buildings have stories to tell "Building Ghosts," a recent book from Temple University Press, suggests new ways to look at durable artifacts displayed on party walls across Philly.Kevin Riordan May 3, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Is off-price Burlington the retail we need as the economy wavers?Off-price retailers tend to do well when the economy doesn’t. Burlington Stores are banking on it. Kevin Riordan April 28, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Is off-price Burlington the retail we need as the economy wavers?Off-price retailers tend to do well when the economy doesn’t. Burlington Stores are banking on it. Kevin Riordan April 28, 2025Link copied to clipboard
A new cat hotel and spa in Mount Laurel offers purrfect getaway for felinesThe hotel will offer theme rooms, such as Felinedelphia and Rocky Meowntain Lodge.Kevin Riordan April 12, 2025Link copied to clipboard
A new cat hotel and spa in Mount Laurel offers purrfect getaway for felinesThe hotel will offer theme rooms, such as Felinedelphia and Rocky Meowntain Lodge.Kevin Riordan April 12, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Frustrated Cherry Hill residents bemoan disruptive makeover of Route 70 As the reconstruction of Route 70 continues with few visible signs of progress, people in Cherry Hill have questions.Kevin Riordan March 17, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Frustrated Cherry Hill residents bemoan disruptive makeover of Route 70 As the reconstruction of Route 70 continues with few visible signs of progress, people in Cherry Hill have questions.Kevin Riordan March 17, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Toll Brothers CEO says founders’ drive and Philly roots helped build national brand From modest roots in the Philly burbs, Bob and Bruce Toll built Toll Brothers into "America's Luxury Home Builder."Kevin Riordan Feb. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Toll Brothers CEO says founders’ drive and Philly roots helped build national brand From modest roots in the Philly burbs, Bob and Bruce Toll built Toll Brothers into "America's Luxury Home Builder."Kevin Riordan Feb. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Abandoned concrete platforms near Camden’s Waterfront are being reborn as a fishing pierProposed in the late 1990s to connect the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts, the unbuilt aerial tramway did leave behind two small pieces of infrastructure — one of which will become a fishing pier.Kevin Riordan Feb. 3, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Abandoned concrete platforms near Camden’s Waterfront are being reborn as a fishing pierProposed in the late 1990s to connect the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts, the unbuilt aerial tramway did leave behind two small pieces of infrastructure — one of which will become a fishing pier.Kevin Riordan Feb. 3, 2025Link copied to clipboard