For Immediate Release: June 24, 2016 Published By: Office of the Mayor Contact: Ricardo Calderon , (215) 686-2159, Ricardo.Calderon@phila.gov Fun Safe Philly Summer brings meals, activities and learning for Philadelphia students throughout summer months Philadelphia – Fun Safe Philly Summer, a citywide initiative that connects Philadelphia youth to free and low-cost summer programming, free summer […]
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2016 Published By: Office of the Mayor Contact: Ajeenah Amir, (215)686-6210, Ajeenah.Amir@phila.gov Philadelphia– The Philadelphia Commerce Department, the Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Office of the City Representative this week hosted Quebec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Christine St-Pierre for the first “Quebec Day in Philadelphia.” Co-organized […]
For Immediate Release: June 22, 2016 Published By: Office of the Mayor Contact: Ajeenah Amir, (215) 686-6210, Ajeenah.Amir@phila.go PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Jim Kenney, Managing Director Michael DiBerardinis, Commissioner of Parks & Recreation Kathryn Ott Lovell and other City officials joined children and staff at Max Myers Recreation Center in Northeast Philadelphia to officially open the […]
All Ages, Races & Genders Wanted VISIT PHILADELPHIA®, responsible for driving visitation to the five-county region, is on the search for real-life Philadelphians to model in upcoming photo and video shoots. The tourism-marketing agency will use the resulting images to promote Philadelphia in advertising, on its websites (visitphilly.com and uwishunu.com) and social media channels, in […]
T-Shirts Bearing a Message of Unity with Orlando and the LGBTQ Community Will Benefit Victims’ Families and Those Who Were Injured as a Result of the Pulse Nightclub Attack. PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) JUNE 17, 2016 Today, the “Philly’s Heart Beats with Orlando” t-shirt fundraising campaign is being launched by Philadelphia-based custom apparel company, PrintFly, via […]
According to a the new economic impact study, one out of every 100 jobs in region can be traced back to Science Center incubation services. PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) JUNE 15, 2016 Graduate firms and current residents of the University City Science Center’s business incubators support one out of every 100 jobs in Greater Philadelphia and […]
New City Stage Company is presenting the world premiere of the play “Roseburg”, a new play that highlights the pros and cons of gun control. The show runs July 7 -31, 2016 at the Adrienne Theatre in Philadelphia in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention. PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) JUNE 02, 2016 New City Stage Company […]
Hepatitis and cancer advocates urge Philadelphia city leaders to help decrease liver cancer rates by making chronic viral hepatitis testing and treatment a local priority PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) MAY 31, 2016 More than 80 representatives of the Hepatitis B Foundation, Hepatitis C Allies of Philadelphia, Hep B United Philadelphia, and the Prevent Cancer Foundation held […]
PHILADELPHIA, June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Dinosaurs thunder to life in an immersive exhibit at Philadelphia’s dinosaur museum starting June 25, ushering in a Dino-mite Summer of free tours, fossil preparation mini-classes, and building Jurassic creatures out of LEGO bricks. Dinosaurs Unearthed at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University features lifelike roaring, moving […]
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A $600,000 jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket sold in Philadelphia will soon expire. The ticket was sold by Lukoil, 9418 Bustleton Ave., for the June 26, 2015, drawing. It correctly matched all five white balls drawn, 06-21-28-35-41, to win a prize of $600,000, less applicable tax withholding. A prize […]