Center City
The 10 People You’ll Meet at Center City Sips
You’d think in America’s best beer-drinking city, we’d be about to put up a united front in our appreciation for cheap weeknight booze. But alas, this […]
10 Things to Do in Philly This Week: Wizard of Oz Opens at the Kimmel, Beer Week, Center City Sips, and More
We round up some of the week’s best events in Philly:
A Deer Ran from Center City to the Ben Franklin Bridge and Was Killed
Early Wednesday morning, there were reports (okay, tweets) of a deer in Center City. This is the first report I can find of it, at […]
Morning Headlines: Redevelopment on Chestnut Street Will Start In a Few Weeks
Zoning approvals? Check. Permits? Check. Demolition crews? They’re ready! Yep, it appears the $60-$70 million redevelopment project for a chunk of Chestnut Street’s 1100 block […]
Morning Headlines: Center City Office Rental Rates Below National Average
Every year the Center City District releases a “State of Center City” report. What did we learn this time around? It may not be doing […]
Report: Center City Still Faces Challenges
The Center City District on Tuesday released its annual State of Center City report with a mostly (but not completely) positive message.
5 Things to Do in Philly This Weekend: Zombie Crawls, Farm Fests, Fleas, and Jazz
We round up five of the weekend’s guaranteed-good-time events, including Farm Fest at The Oval, the Center City Jazz Festival, Franklin Flea, and more. Looking […]
Union League Membership Moving from Main Line to Center City, South Jersey
Is the Philadelphia old guard rich power base — or whatever — moving out of the Main Line? Let’s not write the obituary for it […]
Sorry, Jazz Is Not Dead
It wasn’t so long ago that this very magazine asked whether jazz was on life support in Philadelphia. But several key players have injected much-needed […]
“Digital District” Would Bring Electronic Displays to Center City
Philadelphia Business Journal reports on a proposal to create a “digital district” in Center City that would feature large electronic displays. Legislation is being sought […]
Interview: Paul Levy Gets Big Things Done
No list of Philly’s most powerful people would be complete without Paul Levy. He has headed the Center City District since its inception in 1991, […]
Unique Penthouse Condo With Kitchen Made of Giant Chiclets
A unique penthouse with skyline views at the Packard Grande has an unusual mix of styles. On the one hand, there’s the incredibly ornate, historically […]
Center City Man Furious at H&M’s Late Night Construction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG_4OnLz-ec The Daily News’ Ronnie Polaneczky has a column today about Ivan Valentine’s war with H&M. The company has been rehabbing its 15th and Chestnut […]
Boyd Theater’s Fate May (Finally! Really!) Be Decided Today
Today’s the day we’ll found out whether that last-second donor really will be able to preserve Center City’s Boyd Theater in something like it’s original […]
Would Philly Drivers Stand for a 20 MPH Speed Limit in the City?
Jon Geeting, who we last saw writing about ‘sneckdowns’ on East Passyunk Avenue, recently posted the harrowing map above: All of the city’s pedestrian-related crashes […]