Topic: Center City
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly we welcome PAX Unplugged, celebrate RockyFest, go shopping in Old City and Chestnut Hill, experience Black dancers and choreographers sharing history, catch rare live music and podcast shows
By Lauren McCutcheon and Christina GriffithRight Up Our Alley
Philly’s downtown has 2.5 miles of alleys. Here’s why the President/CEO of Center City District sees the potential for beauty and community instead
By Prema Katari GuptaWhy Cities Should Invest in “Second Places”
Forget "third places," we need better places for people to work
By Diana LindRittenhouse Row is the Exception that Proves the Rule
A national retail expert and futurist visited Philadelphia to check out our premier shopping district. This is what he learned
By Michael BernePhiladelphia Celebrates Juneteenth 2024
A holiday with Philly roots includes some of the city's biggest events of the year, from Germantown to West Philadelphia to Southwest and Old City — and then some
By Abigail Chang and Lauren McCutcheonYour Guide to Philadelphia Pride 2024
Philly celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride this year with events for families, partiers, sports fans, arts aficionados — all June long.
By Lauren McCutcheonWhy We’re Moving Back to Philly … Again
A former Pennsylvania political aide moved to New York City for a job. Two decades later, he’s coming back to his adopted city — for good
By David M. StonePaul Levy
For his decades-long commitment to making Center City safe, clean and welcoming to all of us, the outgoing Center City District president is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award
By Christine Speer LejeunePhilly Fashion Week
One of the bigger shows at last week’s stylish event had to relocate on the fly to an unexpected runway. It was beautiful.
By Reuben HarleyUrban Doom Loop … Really?
A story in the Wall Street Journal last week singled Philly out for having an empty office district. The head of the Center City District wonders: Do facts even matter anymore?
By Paul R. Levy