Center City
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Comcast Sells Record $1.2 Billion in Advertising Ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Comcast has sold a record $1.2 billion in advertising ahead of the upcoming summer Olympics and Paralympic games in Paris, writes Christopher Palmieri for Bloomberg. According to Dan Lovinger, head of Olympics games for NBCUniversal, which will be broadcasting the games, both the opening and closing ceremonies are sold out. Over $350 million of the…
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Law Firm Dilworth Paxson in Talks to Relocate From Centre Square to One Liberty Place
Dilworth Paxson, the Center City law firm, is in talks to relocate from Centre Square to One Liberty Place in a move that would reduce its overall space from 83,094 square feet to around 50,000 square feet, write Paul Schwedelson and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This would continue the trend of local…
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African American Museum in Philadelphia Hosting Yoga Event With Instructor jean-jaques gabriel
With April being National Minority Health Month, the African American Museum in Philadelphia is welcoming acclaimed yoga instructor, jean-jaques gabriel, for an event. Jaques-gabriel will guide visitors through an intentional practice of Rest and Resilience in an event at the museum titled, “Reset & (re)Focus: Resilience & Yoga With jean-jaques gabriel.” More specifically, the guest…
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WSJ: Penn Hospital Doctors Perform Revolutionary Procedure Involving Brain-Computer Implant
Doctors at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia recently performed a revolutionary procedure by temporarily implanting a brain-computer interface device onto a patient’s brain, writes Jo Craven McGinty for The Wall Street Journal. Jeffrey Keefer was undergoing brain surgery to relieve Parkinson’s disease symptoms at the hospital. Since his skull would be open for hours anyway, he…
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New Pop-up Installation Advocating For Clean Slate Laws Debuts at Independence Mall
If you walk near Independence Historic National Park in Center City, it will be hard to miss a glass box about the size of a rowhouse with alien-like figures looking out. The 38 life-size figures are made of stacked paper and represent the number of states that do not have legislative policies expediting the expungement…
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Benjamin Franklin Can Be Credited For Inventing the Library As We Know It Today
Founding father Benjamin Franklin was a versatile inventor, and one of his many contributions to humanity include libraries as we know them today, writes Elizabeth Webster for Smithsonian Magazine. In 1727, Franklin established the Junto, a Philadelphia-based discussion group that sought “mutual improvement” through intellectual dialogue. While he enjoyed the debates on both moral and…
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African American Museum in Philadelphia To Hold First-Ever ‘King Legacy Oratorical Contest’ on April 20
The African American Museum in Philadelphia has announced its first-ever “King Legacy Oratorical Contest.” The new initiative encourages students to dig deep within themselves and create the kind of change they wish to see in society. It extends on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but within the students’ own present realities. Students…
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Goalie Casey Murphy Gets Married At Classic Themed Wedding in Center City Philadelphia
Casey Murphy, goalie for the United States National Women’s Soccer League, officially tied the knot with fiancé Chris Mirabelli, at a wedding ceremony in Center City Philadelphia, writes Emily Strohm for People. The ceremony took place at the Crystal Tea Room on South Broad Street on December 15. The couple decided to go with a…
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PAFA’s Decision To End Degree Program is Just One Part of Transformational Change Forthcoming
Change is afoot for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), one of the nation’s great art schools, writes Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the start of the year, PAFA announced it would be phasing out its undergraduate and graduate degree program, marking one of a series of institutional changes the academy…
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Owner of Now-defunct Tootsie’s Salad Express is Feeding Philly’s Hungry Again in Her New Role With St. John’s Hospice
Tootsie Iovine-D’Ambrosio is continuing the important work she did when she owned Tootsie’s Salad Express at the Reading Terminal Market in her new position at St. John’s Hospice, writes Mike Newall for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While it was open, her iconic lunch counter served as an informal aid station. Iovine-D’Ambrosio offered food to hurt and…
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“True Biz” By Sara Nović is the Free Library’s One Book, One Philadelphia 2024 Selection
The Free Library of Philadelphia has announced that “True Biz” by Sara Nović has been chosen as the 2024 One Book, One Philadelphia featured reading selection. The story is about communication across radically different experiences, and involves three characters at the River Valley School for the Deaf. They are Charlie, a new transfer student; Austin,…
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New Residential Tower Proposal Could Bring Up to 600 Units Near Family Court Building in Center City
The Family Court building and neighboring surface parking lot near Ben Franklin Parkway could soon be the space of a new residential tower, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. National Real Estate Development and Frontier Development & Hospitality Group have begun the planning process three months after winning the bid to develop the…
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For Center City District CEO Prema Katari Gupta, Bringing More Commuters Back is the Main Goal
Prema Katari Gupta has been CEO of the Center City District for two months now and if she had to point to one major goal of her tenure, it’s to bring more commuters back to Center City, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. Currently, about 100,000 people commute to Center City during an average workweek, with…
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Jean-Georges Philadelphia Hires Colin Henderson As New Chef de Cuisine
Celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s restaurant, Jean-Georges Philadelphia has hired a new chef de cuisine, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new chef is Colin Henderson, who is an acolyte of the multi-Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud. After being born and raised in Canada, Henderson eventually gained culinary experience in the United States. This includes…
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African American Museum in Philadelphia Spotlights Printmaker Dox Thrash in New Exhibit
The African American Museum in Philadelphia is showcasing the life and legacy of visionary artist and printmaker Dox Thrash in its newest exhibit, writes Cherise Lynch in NBC 10 Philadelphia. The new exhibit, titled, “Imprint: Dox Thrash Black Life, and American Culture” will feature more than 40 pieces, including selections from the Museum’s permanent collection…
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Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Center City To Close After 3 Years, Citing ‘Structural Limitations’
American Bible Society announced that it will be shutting down its Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, effective March 28, writes Michelle Myers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The museum was created just under three years ago in July 2021. Though, it has recently been besieged with challenges, including layoffs, funding troubles, and five CEO changes within…
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New Interactive Installation at Fabric Workshop and Museum Offers Filipino ‘Group Hug’
New York-based artist Risa Puno dug deep into her Filipino family heritage to create an interactive game based on communal care currently on show at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Center City, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY. “Group Hug” is an interactive installation loosely inspired by the aesthetics of Barbie and Willy Wonka. The…
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How Comcast Has Evolved Into a Global Media and Tech Giant, and Why Philadelphia Remains Its ‘Heart and Soul’
Comcast recently invited out-of-town investors and reporters for a Converge event that gave them a peek at what happens at its home base in Philadelphia, writes Lizzy McLellan Ravitch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. For Philadelphians, Comcast has a connotation relevant to cable and internet, its largest employer based, and two large Center City buildings. For…
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