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PHILADELPHIA - City Cruises Philadelphia offers the ideal cruise for every season and occasion - year-round brunch, lunch and dinner cruises along Philadelphia's historic waterfront. Plus this season guests can enjoy festive cruises for Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day too. City Cruises also caters to special events like birthdays or reunions as well as graduations!
Philadelphia, PA - Gigantic dinosaurs and large-than-life insects have overtaken Philadelphia Zoo (3400 W. Girard Avenue). This immersive multi-sensory experience is a new one! Staying Power: Go Extinct or Be Different will open on April 1st. It will feature 25 animatronic dinosaurs the size of human beings and animatronic insects the size of human beings. Visitors will be able to discover the traits, behaviors, and exceptional skills that enabled insects to survive after dinosaurs died.
SOUTH PHILLY - MilkBoy, the iconic Philadelphia-born brand known for booze, bites, and music, is hosting a VIP Kickoff Party and providing venue space for the inaugural PLAY Music Conference, a first-of-its-kind event in Philadelphia that will bring affordable music industry education to emerging independent artists.
PHILADELPHIA - Basketball Hall of Fame Star Shaquille O'Neal Is Set to Open a Chicken Restaurant in Philadelphia in April at the Comcast Center's concourse.
PHILADELPHIA (PA) - The 19th Annual Sandy Sprint Philadelphia 5K Run/Walk will be held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19130). The Sandy Sprint is a support group for women battling ovarian cancer. It also honors survivors and raises funds to prevent further complications.
PHILADELPHIA - Nick's Roast Beef, located on Cottman Avenue, has closed its doors. A beloved local restaurant has decided to close its doors after serving Northeast Philadelphia and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. The establishment will close its doors on Sunday, March 5, 2023.
PHILADELPHIA – Royal Boucherie is Old City's lively neighborhood bar and restaurant. It will host its first-ever Corks & Caviar dinner. This four-course meal will feature a variety of Champagnes and sparkling wines, innovative caviar tastings, and carefully curated dishes.
PHILADELPHIA - East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District (EPABID), an “Avenue for All” with numerous retailers, services, restaurants, and bars owned and operated by people from a wide variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, is honoring Black History Month by highlighting Black-owned businesses on the Ave: Haus of Wax, Ocho Rios Parilla, Super Loa, Supreme Beauty, The Dutch, Uprising ACM, Whiplash Allure, and the soon to open Sawubona Creativity Project.
PHILADELPHIA - Last June, Philadelphia City Council announced it had passed two bills that could finally put in place the pieces necessary to build the long-awaited I-95 Capping Project connecting Old City with the Delaware River waterfront. One bill creates a zoning designation for the cap over Interstate 95 and Christopher Columbus Boulevard. The other transfers control of city-owned land for the park to Delaware River Waterfront Corp.
Philadelphia - The New-to-Philadelphia's Old City Neighborhood, UNFRAMED, is a unique concept that combines high-end dining with late-night entertainment under one roof. UNFRAMED, located at 2nd Street and Market Streets, will be a vibrant extension of the social hub, high-end bottle service, and sets by renowned DJs.
