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Recovery is progressing by nearly all measures: employment, hotel occupancy, retail and restaurant sales, transit ridership, pedestrian volumes and city tax collections are all up. Job recovery is slow but steady and most significantly, Philadelphia’s unemployment rate fell in October, to the lowest point since 1990.
Center City District is bringing back the Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market on Saturday, November 20 and the Deck the Hall Light Show on Monday, November 22, completing the seasonal transformation of Dilworth Park that began with the November opening of the Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink, Cabin and the Wintergarden on the Greenfield Lawn presented by TD Bank
In a September article, the fashion industry journal looks at the city's burgeoning retail scene.
Beginning Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, Dilworth Park will celebrate the attractions of autumn during Harvest Weekend presented by Maker’s Mark. Visitors will be able to safely enjoy a variety of live entertainment, seasonal dishes and interactive décor-all in accord with City, State and CDC guidelines.
Brandywine Realty Trust CEO Gerard Sweeney on the reforms Philadelphia must enact to bolster job growth.
This new CCD/CPDC report documents that in September 2022 overall pedestrian volumes reached 75% of pre-pandemic levels compared to September 2019, with residents, shoppers and visitors at significantly higher levels. These findings are from both CCD’s pedestrian counters at multiple locations downtown and from anonymized cell phone data.
Now in its 15th year, Center City District Sips will return on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. More than 90 participating bars and restaurants are expected take part each Wednesday evening from June 6 through August 29.
CCD Restaurant Week returns in January for nearly two weeks! From January 13-25, 2019, more than 115 participating restaurants will serve up a delicious array of inventive three-course dinners for only $35 per person and three-course lunches for $20 per person.