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Sister Cities Park At Logan Square To Open May 10 With A Ribbon-Cutting, Followed By A Grand Opening Celebration May 12
Uwishunu
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Mostly, Center City's doing great
Philly.Com News
Apr 27THE LATEST report on the "State of Center City" shows that there is much to celebrate downtown. It has the nation's third-largest number of employees working in its core central-business district at 264,878. Only New York and Chicago have a higher conc... »
Center City report: Overhaul tax structure
Philly.Com News
Apr 27By measures big and small, Center City is booming, but if Philadelphia does not overhaul its tax structure, it will miss opportunities to keep up with other cities as the economy recovers, according to a report issued Thursday by the Center City Distri... »
Report: Center City still on the rise
Philly.Com News
Apr 27The latest report on the “State of Center City” shows there is much to celebrate downtown. It has the nation’s third-largest number of employees working in its core central business district at 264,878. Only New York and Chicago have a higher concentra... »
Janitor Among SEPTA's $173M Powerball Winners
NBC Philadelphia Local
Apr 26Forty-eight SEPTA office workers are instant millionaires, including a janitor and at least a couple of workers close to retirement. They pooled their money and won last night's $172.7 million Powerball with the ticket sold at The Gallery at Market Eas... »
SEPTA Workers Win $172M Powerball
NBC Philadelphia Beat
Apr 26At least forty SEPTA workers pooled their money and won the $172.7 million Powerball with the winning ticket sold at The Gallery at Market East.Photo Credit: Getty Images »
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Sister Cities Park At Logan Square To Open May 10 With A Ribbon-Cutting, Followed By A Grand Opening Celebration May 12
Uwishunu
Apr 27The Center City District celebrates the grand opening of its newest public space, Sister Cities Park, on Thursday, May 10 at 1 p.m. Mayor Nutter, City Council President Darrell Clarke, Deputy Mayor Michael DiBerardinis, PA Secretary of Transportation B... »
Weekend Picks: Flavors Of The Avenue, Science Fest Astronomy Night, Penn Relays, Fairmount Arts Crawl, Fishtown Shadfest, Philadelphia Antiques Show, Flyers, Sixers And More
Uwishunu
Apr 27It’s a completely jam-packed weekend with spring festivals, street fairs, great theater, exhibitions and much more. Oh, yeah, and the Sixers and Flyers in the playoffs. No big deal. Our top picks for your best weekend, below: Friday, April 27 MANNA Mea... »
SEPTA Lottery Winners!
Above Average Jane
Apr 27from the inbox: SEPTA would like to congratulate a group of employees who won Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot. The 48 employees will share a prize of nearly $173 million. They purchased the winning ticket at the Newsstand at the Gallery. At this time... »
Hiro Sakaguchi, Art Installer At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art
Uwishunu
Apr 26Check out the video above to meet Hiro Sakaguchi, Art Installer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (and talented artist in his own right), and learn about what he wishes more people knew about in Philadelphia. You’ll get to see inside one of the world’s... »
Turning 27 and the 6 Course Meal at Pumpkin Restaurant that I Will Never Forget
Searchingforroot101
Apr 26I just turned 27 on April 19th (eek?). I treat my birthday a lot like I treat New Year’s Day. I try to do some physical activity to cleanse my mind and body, eat a lot of food that is … Continue reading → »