Posts tagged with Center City District

Last Updated: May. 06, 2016 · 9:59 a.m.

Board members of the Center City District are 74 percent white and 77 percent male

Rendering of the incoming coffee kiosk at Dilworth Park

Why Philly is fighting over a Starbucks next to City Hall

Dilworth Park is getting a new coffee kiosk — and not everyone's pleased.

Of the record 2,800 new housing units built in Greater Center City last year, 80 percent were rentals

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Kids swimming in the Swann Memorial Fountain — despite that it isn't actually allowed.

No, you’re not allowed to swim in Swann Memorial Fountain

Or any of Philly's historic public fountains — but of course people do anyway.

Rail Park drone video: An overview of Philly’s newest green space

The park has been compared to NYC's High Line.

So do students need a permit to film in Dilworth Park or not? The Center City District is sending mixed messages

We went to Dilworth Ice Rink opening and nobody fell

But it felt like 1945, and we got frostbite.

Yes, today. Skate your heart out after the noon ribbon-cutting ceremony (rain or shine). Anyone with a military ID can skate for free until 11 p.m.

Where: Dilworth Park at 1 S. 15th St. 19102

When: November 9, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

How much: $3-$5, plus $10 for skates

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There are almost 6,000 al fresco dining seats in Center City, according to a new report

Center City District Restaurant Week starts today, with 20 spots offering $35 three-course dinners

The Comcast Center bar during Sips in 2013 — a quieter time

No more Center City Sips at the Comcast Center plaza this year

It wasn't just the bar fight that ended the promotion at the popular spot — it was an influx of underage patrons.

Watch: Parents find out they shouldn’t let their kids drink from the Dilworth Park fountains

Signs went up this spring reminding people they shouldn't drink the fountain water. And yet.

Free group fitness classes at Dilworth Park start Tuesday

Millennials make up almost half of Center City’s core, but job growth still lags behind national average

Center City District study says Philly has ‘shamefully’ high poverty rate and argues tax reform could help

Demand created by Center City residents — who have average household incomes of $111K — is $121.9M a year

13 essential BYOB deals during Center City Restaurant Week in Philly

Is a $35 three-course meal a good deal? It depends, but you can up the chances by bringing your own booze.

Center City Philadelphia’s new millennial worry: A real estate bubble

Looking at data released recently by the Center City District's, it's possible to see how this great building boom of the present could soon turn into a bust.

The Center City District is not happy with the Streets Dept. b/c those big trashcans’ handles are always so gross

Council Prez Darrell Clarke is not cool with a tax reform plan put forward by the exec. director of the Center City District

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