Dilworth Park Welcomes Spring with Seasonal Transition

The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink at Dilworth Park will close for the winter season on Sunday, February 23 along with the Rothman Orthopaedics Cabin.

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Lunchtime Concerts Return to Dilworth Park

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Center City’s Retail Scene Continues Growing

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.

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Timberland Volunteers to Spend Day of Service at Rail Park

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.

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Central Philadelphia Development Corporation Welcomes New Board Members

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National Endowment for the Arts Awards 1,029 Grants for Arts Projects Nationwide

Includes $20,000 to the Center City District Foundation to support the creation of Pulse, a unique and dynamic installation in the fountain of Dilworth Park at City Hall.

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A Wardrobe Fit for Fall

After more than two years of the work-from-home Zoom uniform of sweatpants and blazers, it’s time to enjoy the fun and creativity of dressing up again this fall.

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Business Density and the Role of Black and Minority Owned Businesses

This CCD, CPDC report examines business density and the disparities between the number of Black-owned and white-owned businesses in Philadelphia and compares them to four other East Coast cities.

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Lunchtime Concerts Return to Dilworth Park

The Center City District (CCD), Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) and Center City District Foundation (CCDF) work together to enhance the vitality and competitiveness of Philadelphia's downtown. In 1991, the business leadership organization CPDC created the CCD business improvement district to deliver daily services with the goal of making Center City clean and safe. This helped transform Center City into a vibrant 24-hour downtown, attractive to businesses, residents, students, shoppers and tourists. In addition, the CCD is responsible for the management of Dilworth, Sister Cities, John F. Collins and Cret Parks, four extraordinary public spaces in the heart of Center City. CCDF, the charitable affiliate of the CCD, was launched in 2016 to support the next generation of public space improvements in Center City Philadelphia.