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Center City’s transformation into a 24-hour downtown is reflected in its burgeoning retail scene, with residential, convention and tourism growth expanding beyond the historic customer base of office, education and health care employees and students.
Center City District has completed a series of streetscape enhancements to create a more welcoming and pedestrian friendly shopping experience on Jewelers’ Row.
Skaters who purchase a ticket for Dilworth Park’s popular Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink during the month of February are eligible to receive a pass at the end of their session for a complimentary return visit later that month, courtesy of “Free in February” sponsored by Temple University.
The Center City District Foundation (CCDF) is pleased to welcome 100 volunteers from Timberland to the Rail Park, where they will be working on a daylong service project this Friday, October 13, significantly advancing the park’s construction.
This annual report looks at Center City retail market trends, including an analysis of retail demand, demographics, annual retail survey results, pedestrian counts and a map of new major retailers.
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.
Hay bales and cornstalks and pumpkins, oh my! Beginning Friday, October 11 through Sunday, October 13, Dilworth Park’s annual fall festival, Octoberfest, will return for a three-day celebration of all things autumn.
Center City Fit presented by Rothman Orthopaedics brings Zumba®, Boot Camp, HIIT and more to participants at all skill levels with classes led by Optimal Sport 1315 Walnut! Masks are required at all times.
Since the Center City District (CCD) began gathering data in 2001 on downtown establishments that provided outdoor seating, the number of seats has steadily increased. That trend has continued in 2019, with locations throughout Center City providing a record number of 6,969 seats, a 5% increase from 6,631 in 2018.