One-mile trail connects Phila to Mont Co. as part of larger Schuylkill River Trail and The Circuit. Philadelphia, March 28, 2013– Mayor Michael A. Nutter, City of Philadelphia officials and federal officials gathered in Northwest Philadelphia to cut the…
Philadelphia, February 22, 2013 – The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commission (PaRC) is inviting public input on a proposal by the National Audubon Society, an international non-profit conservation organization, and Outward Bound Philadelphia, an affiliate of the national Outward Bound…
City will provide 2,500 free yard trees to property owners, businesses and residents to plant this spring Philadelphia, February 15, 2013 – Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PP&R) in partnership with the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Wells Fargo & Company,…
Philadelphia, December 21, 2012 – The website http://www.walkscore.com, in collaboration with researchers at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, announced this week that Philadelphia ranks as the ninth most bikeable city United States and the best city…
Philadelphia, December 18, 2012 – The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commission (PaRC) is inviting public input on a proposal by Temple University to build a new boathouse on the east bank of the Schuylkill River immediately adjacent to the Strawberry…
Philadelphia, November 9, 2012 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter, members of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and City officials celebrated the grand re-opening of the newly refurbished Tarken Ice Rink in the Oxford Circle neighborhood. This project was made…
Philadelphia, October 23, 2012 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced an agreement with the Philadelphia School District to preserve winter season recreational programming and activities for more than 16,000 children in the City of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia School District…
Philadelphia, October 16, 2012 – The City of Philadelphia announced a 26% increase in summer meal service participation during the summer 2012 season. The Department of Parks and Recreation, which manages the City’s Summer Food Service Program, and the Archdiocese…
Opportunity for Philadelphia property owners to receive up to two free yard trees ends on Friday, October 19 Philadelphia, October 10, 2012 – The deadline for requests for the second TreePhilly free yard tree giveaway program is Friday,…
Philadelphia, September 19, 2012 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced that over the Labor Day weekend the Budweiser Made in America Festival, locally produced by Live Nation, generated at least $10 million in economic impact for the city economy and…
