Category: Press Releases

Three Wawa Welcome America! Concerts & Two Phillies Games End With Pyrotechnic Pizzazz PHILADELPHIA, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — There’s a mega dose of Fourth of July flash and fun this year in Philadelphia thanks to five major fireworks shows taking place over the long holiday weekend, July 1-4. The three Wawa Welcome America! shows […]

One Liberty Observation Deck and Kimpton Hotels Team Up to Create a One-Night-Only Skyline Suite for a Lucky Winner and Their Guest to Spend the Night in Philadelphia’s Highest Hotel Room – 57 Floors Up PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Philadelphia’s newest and tallest attraction, One Liberty Observation Deck, announces its “A Night in […]

PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Philadelphia has another museum to help document the city’s rich history, following an official ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for the Philadelphia Carpenters Museum, which documents the region’s influence in the labor movement and tool manufacturing. Located at the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC) Philadelphia offices at 18th […]

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — One winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball® with Power Play® ticket worth $250,000 from the Wednesday, June 1, drawing was sold at Goodman’s TV Service, 519 S. 52nd St., Philadelphia. The ticket correctly matched four of the five white balls drawn, 23-30-33-40-69, and the red Powerball 12, to win $250,000, […]

Features New Summer Exhibitions, Activities & Events Philadelphia’s historic district—now called Historic Philadelphia—simmers with summer excitement as the city’s oldest neighborhood debuts new activities and exhibitions. Visitors launch their very own presidential campaigns in Headed to the White House at the National Constitution Center, and the Independence Seaport Museum mischievously observes sailors’ lives from the […]

Democrats Asked to Make their Voices Heard by Providing Written Testimony, Submitting Video Testimony or Requesting to Appear in Person Media Advisory: Media Interested in Attending Must RSVP to chuntley@demconvention.com PHILADELPHIA, June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Wednesday, June 8th and Thursday, June 9th at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., the 2016 Democratic […]

Lace Up Your Running Shoes and Sign the AmericaRuns Pledge from May 30 – July 4 PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Olney Charter High School capped a record-breaking season by capturing the City’s Public League Baseball Championship with a 4-1 victory over Frankford H.S. at Richie Ashburn Field in South Philadelphia. The win marked […]

Lace Up Your Running Shoes and Sign the AmericaRuns Pledge from May 30 – July 4 PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — In celebration of Global Running Day, Back on My Feet, the national nonprofit that seeks to revolutionize the way society approaches homelessness through running, is launching its AmericaRuns campaign. The organization is encouraging […]

PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Philadelphia Orchestra today announced the formalization of three partnerships with cultural organizations in China: Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai Media Group’s Performing Arts Group, and Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts. Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) were signed with all three organizations, ensuring The Philadelphia Orchestra’s commitment to […]