Topic: Center City

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly, come to Green Philly's EcoFair, Chestnut Hill's Home and Garden Festival, Mural Arts' Printmaking By The People, the Italian Market Festival, and much more
By Christina Griffith
The Philadelphians Video Murals
Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib showcase new and earlier immigrant experiences in Philadelphia with their newest moving visual art exhibition in LOVE Park, launching Wednesday.
By Cara Kishter
Right 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 Gupta
Why Cities Should Invest in “Second Places”
Forget "third places," we need better places for people to work
By Diana Lind
Rittenhouse 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 Berne
Philadelphia 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 McCutcheon
Your 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 McCutcheon
Why 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. Stone
Paul 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 Lejeune
Philly 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 Harley