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Philly keeps glowing, growing and getting ready to welcome the world, and we are here for it! Here are our favorite Philly stories this week:
Returning for its tenth year, the annual Fête des lanternes chinoises en Franklin Square is getting a spruce-up for 2026, featuring brand-new lanterns, including a few sporting major Coupe du monde de la FIFA 26 et Semi-centenaire vibes.
The festival opens on Friday, June 5 and runs daily through Sunday, August 16 (except for July Fourth). Expect interactive displays and food and drink vendors, plus regular live performances and giveaway nights. Heads up: The rain-or-shine show requires timed tickets Fridays through Sundays.
In other America’s 250th news: Nearby La ruelle d'Elfreth is more ready than ever to welcome visitors after converting an abandoned lot into a pocket park honoring Dolly Ottey, one of the women who once fought to preserve the historic street.
And, arriving just in time to celebrate the big 2-5-0: See the world’s largest steam engine, a locomotive appropriately named Big Boy No. 4014, as it rolls into the Navy Yard just in time for the citywide Independence Day bash.
Full steam ahead, Philly!
Philly-based artist Andre Saunders’ words have been chosen to be permanently etched on the soon-to-be-installed Harriet Tubman statue at City Hall de Philadelphie.
Creative Philadelphia asked the public to vote for the best of six possible quotes that answered the question: “What does it mean to walk in Harriet Tubman’s footsteps today?”
After a monthlong window of public voting, Saunders’ words — “Carry your light into the dark, for on the other side of fear is freedom.” — garnered the most votes.
The new statue is slated to be installed on the northeast apron of City Hall facing the Municipal Services Building. When complete, it will be the city’s first piece of public art to honor a Black female historical figure.
Congratulations, Andre!
When William Penn came to Philadelphia in the 17th century, he envisioned creating a city with gardens galore — a “greene countrie towne.” Centuries later, Philly still bursts with green space, and we’ve got the rankings to prove it.
La ville now ranks 27th in outdoor space across the nation’s 100 most populated cities, up one spot from 2025 and six spots from 2024.
The Trust for Public Land — the nonprofit that ranks urban outdoor spaces — credited the addition of the new Robert A. Borski Park in Bridesburg as one reason for the bump in rankings. The 10-acre park opened last year along the Delaware River waterfront.
Maintenant, 97% of the city’s residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park or green space.
Stateside Live! — the South Philly Complexe sportif’s indoor-outdoor dining and entertainment venue — is getting in on the citywide 2026 glow-up with a $20 million renovation.
Opening this weekend, the venue’s swanky new rooftop lounge, AVA, offers “elevated stadium bites” and specialty cocktails like the Philly-exclusive Dirty Luxe ’Tini, topped off with caviar-stuffed olives.
The renovation also adds an outdoor concert venue with capacity for 5,000 fans, a beer garden and big-screen TV to ensure guests don’t miss a single play.
Le grand-opening weekend features a free Friday concert from Taking Back Sunday, Mayday Parade and Bayside, with DJs Two Friends spinning for the crowd on Saturday.
Cheers to new spaces!
Philadelphia has always been a city of neighborhoods — anchored by strong communities and even stronger small businesses.
Case in point: Paul Beale’s Flowers has been there for its West Oak Lane community for more than 55 years, providing joyful flowers for proms and weddings and sorrowful blooms for funerals and memorial services.
Opened in May, 1971 by the late Paul Beale and his wife Altermese, the business has become a true family affair with four generations of Beales at the helm, all following the founder’s belief that good service trumps advertising.
Today, three generations of Paul’s descendants run the shop and continue to pass on their flowerful knowledge to the younger generation.
Our friends at Billy Penn recently spoke with Beales about this long-standing family biz. Read all about it, then meet members of the Beale fam in our Legacy & Love video series below:
We’re not ones to brag … Oh, wait! Yes, we are! Philly snagged another nationwide top spot this week, and the good news just keeps on rolling in. Here are our favorite Philly stories this week:
Following the conclusion of 16 days of festive celebrations during Wawa Welcome America, Philly’s going BIG for the nation’s 250th birthday. How big?
This week, the city announced the brand-new Un Philly Concert d'unité pour l'Amérique sur le Promenade Benjamin Franklin, packed some of the biggest names in music.
The free concert — followed by fireworks, of course — kicks off at 3 p.m. and features a star-studded lineup filled with some legendary Philly performers. Here’s who will take the stage:
Le Semi-centenaire shindig will be hosted by comedian Wanda Sykes and feature other guests like Gillie Da King, Wallo267 and more.
To borrow a bar from Xtina, this lineup rubs us the right way.
The envelope please …
Visit Philadelphia (yep, that’s us!) unveiled this year’s winners of the annual Liberty Bell Awards, our annual awards-season celebration of the people, places and attractions that make Philly, well, Philly.
After more than 1,400 votes, the people have spoken. Here’s the rundown of this year’s winners:
Now your job is to spread the word, grab a group and visit these amazing places!
Here’s some news that all of us already knew: Philly is les best NFL city in the entire country. That’s according to the USA Today Sports Readers Choice Awards, announced this week.
In a city prone to break out in “E-A-G-L-E-S” chants at any given moment, Philadelphia’s passionate football fans get the cred for this one, always showing up for the team to cheer (and sometimes boo, if warranted).
Readers across the country voted, with Philly beating out 19 other football towns. But let’s be honest: Other cities (like Dallas!) never stood a chance.
Allez les oiseaux !
Looking for a way to really get your next event off the ground? Why not invite West Philly resident falconer Courtney Douds to bring one of her avian ambassadors?
Douds’ newest staff member — a baby Eurasian eagle owl named Medusa — made her public debut last week to a sold-out crowd at Love City Brewing’s Callowhill taproom.
Douds’ company, Raptor Jawns, educates and entertains the public with her winged sidekicks: Medea the red-tailed hawk and Hecate the Eastern screech owl. At just one-month old, fluff-ball Medusa will join the gang once she gets a bit bigger. For now, she’ll be learning how to hop, fly and hang out with humans.
Welcome to Philly, Medusa! We’re big fans of Birds here.
At a Philadelphia250 kick-off event last week, city leaders announced that Fairmount Park’s historic Belmont Mansion will get a $10 million makeover, ensuring the site’s connections to the Chemin de fer clandestin are preserved for future generations.
Long ago, a mansion resident built a secret, underground tunnel from the site to the Schuylkill River to help enslaved people find their way to freedom. That history remained hidden until 1985, when the late Audrey Johnson-Thornton discovered evidence linking the site to the Underground Railroad.
Now, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau has partnered with the Women’s Heritage Society and the Women’s Committee for Philadelphia250 to spruce up the space over the next two years.
In other 250th birthday news: Five theaters across the region are bringing revolutionary history to life with plays sporting Semiquincentennial vibes.
And to make sure everyone gets to all of these amazing places and events more easily (including Coupe du monde de la FIFA 26), SEPTA has announced additional service.
Philly is ready to continue making history.
South Philly residents looking to take a night off from cooking can grab some Love & Honey Fried Chicken, as the franchise opens a new location on Passyunk Avenue.
Chefs Laura and Todd Lyons created the Love & Honey concept and began franchising in 2023, with franchisee Nafee Hossain bringing the love to the Passayunk building recognized by its vibrant mosaics from the late Isaiah Zagar.
Expect the same format as Love & Honey’s other four spots — takeout and delivery service only.
In other restaurant news, popular Chinatown eatery EMei has purchased another new spot — the former location of the Irish Pub in Rittenhouse. No word yet on an opening date, but it will be worth the wait.
Dig in, Philly!
— Photo courtesy Love & Honey Fried Chicken
From full-circle moments to a brand-new cocktail trail, Philly’s chock-full of spirit and pride. Here are our favorite Philly stories this week:
Raise a toast to America’s birthplace on the L'esprit de 76 : La route des cocktails de Philadelphie. This week Visiter Philadelphie (hey, that’s us!) unveiled the new citywide celebration featuring original cocktails and mocktails at more than 30 hotel bars and restaurants across the city, inspired by ingredients and themes from 1776.
Residents and visitors alike can explore neighborhoods like Centre ville, Fishtown, Eastwick et South Philly through September 30. The best part? Visit Philly will donate to PHLCares, an organization that battles homelessness, for once-daily check-ins (up to $5,000 during the run of the program).
See the full list of participating hotels ici. Scan a QR code at the hotel bar to check-in online.
And, while you’re out there exploring the city, take a jawnt through a new neighborhood on one of the city’s free Neighborhood Jawnts Walking Tours, happening each week through October.
SEPTA is making it easier to get to the PGA Championship at Aronomink Golf Club cette semaine.
SEPTA announced additional service on the Paoli/Thorndale line, dropping off passengers at the Paoli Station where they can then show their PGA ticket to hop on a free shuttle to the tournament.
Already underway, the PGA Championship tournament heats up this weekend when the top players advance to the final rounds. SEPTA will add nine additional trips on Saturday and Sunday to help transport thousands of eager fans to the stands to cheer on the pros.
In other transportation news, Amtrak debuted its new Freedom 250 Acela train in Philly last week, all gussied up in iconic images and red, white and blue, so those coming here to celebrate the Semi-centenaire can ride in patriotic style.
Peggy Moore is living proof that it’s never too late to achieve a dream. At age 75, she walked across the stage at Temple University’s graduation last week to receive her college diploma as the oldest grad in this year’s class.
Moore has been an administrative specialist at Temple for 44 years, taking classes on-and-off while raising kids and caring for her elderly mother. Now, she’s got a well-earned diploma and sage advice for others: “’Keep persevering and just keep going.”
Meanwhile, a Temple med school grad had a full-circle moment when she walked across the stage last week. Phyllis Parkansky was just 6 months old when she accompanied her mom on stage to get her med school diploma in 1999.
Phyllis’ mom, Dr. Inessa Parkansky came to the U.S. as a child after leaving the former Soviet Union. And, mom was right there on stage to place Phyllis’ ceremonial hood.
A cap tip to these grads showing true Philly grit!
En 1751, Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond founded the nation’s first hospital to treat Philadelphia’s poorest residents, free of charge.
Centuries later, visitors can now learn about that rich history alongside exhibits detailing modern medicine at the new Musée de l'hôpital de Pennsylvanie, featuring eight galleries showcasing the evolution of modern medicine and the hospital’s long legacy of care.
Visitors can watch videos, see historic medical artifacts and engage in hands-on activities.
Assurez-vous de hit the Firstival celebration on Saturday, May 16 to mark the occasion in style!
Philly’s bar and restaurant scene is getting two new establishments from some old pros.
A Rue du Sud board-game-themed restaurant and bar, Queek & Rook, brings some retrofuturist flair to Fairmount in the space once occupied by Thirsty Dice.
Queen & Rook owners Edward Garcia and Jennie Wong promise to keep what already works for them: Board games galore + veggie fare + a full bar = happy customers. The new spot is slated to open later this year.
And revelers in the City of Brotherly Love can now get more Love City brews as the Callowhill-based brewery opens a second spot sur Manayunk’La rue principale de .
Kevin and Melissa Walter took over the former Fat Lady Brewing space earlier this year and transformed it into a love-ly space. Sophie’s BBQ has set up the kitchen, offering ribs, brisket and veggie meatloaf.
Cheers to new beginnings!
Il y a de la musique dans l'air, et cela ressemble beaucoup à des récompenses et des accolades pour la ville de l'amour fraternel - le tout enveloppé dans une chanson joyeuse. Voici nos articles Philly préférés de la semaine :
Gritty reçoit le traitement royal de Wawa avec l'inauguration du Smoothie grinçant - juste à temps pour la poussée des Fly Guys en séries éliminatoires.
Tout comme notre mascotte orange préférée, le Gritty Smoothie est surdimensionné et orné de ses yeux globuleux caractéristiques, gardant toujours un œil vigilant sur les adversaires.
Cette boisson à base de fruits est un mélange de mangue, de cerise acidulée et d'ananas, agrémenté de crème fouettée et de pépites de chocolat. Procurez-vous la boisson Gritty en édition limitée la prochaine fois que vous aurez besoin d'un Wawa - dans l'un des centaines de magasins de la région Philly.
Et dans d'autres nouvelles concernant les articles de sport, le Le nouveau gobelet des Phillies Les mugs à l'effigie de l'équipe de France, qui arborent des couleurs vintage bleu et bordeaux, font l'unanimité. Les tasses à tirage limité s'envolent des rayons, mais la rumeur veut qu'il y ait une autre sortie programmée pour la grande fête de l'été. Match des étoiles de la MLB.
Buvez, Philly !
La riche scène musicale de Philly ne cesse d'accumuler les récompenses. Et celle-ci est de taille.
Gabriela Lena Frank, ancienne compositrice en résidence de l'Orchestre de Philadelphie, a obtenu le prix de la meilleure compositrice en résidence de l'Orchestre de Philadelphie. Prix Pulitzer de la musique cette semaine pour une composition qu'elle a écrite pendant sa résidence.
L'orchestre a interprété la première mondiale de Picaflor : un mythe futuriste en mars 2025. Picaflor est le mot espagnol pour “colibri”, et Frank a puisé dans ses racines latino-américaines pour créer cette œuvre qui raconte l'histoire d'un colibri qui tente de sauver le monde.
La scène musicale de Philly a également reçu d'autres bonnes nouvelles cette semaine : Le Centre musical Dell a dévoilé sa programmation estivale et a annoncé qu'elle avait reçu $1,5 million d'euros pour revitaliser le site.
Oh, et WXPN, la station musicale à but non lucratif bien-aimée de Philadelphie, a annoncé qu'elle ferait le décompte des meilleurs 250 chansons sur le thème de Philly pendant le week-end de la fête de l'indépendance.
De plus, la première Philly Festival de musique juive débutera le dimanche 17 mai 2026, avec deux scènes, une programmation pour enfants et un artiste nommé aux Grammy Awards. Matisyahu en tête d'affiche.
Bravo, Philly !
Lorsque Tahira Reid Smith, professeur d'ingénierie mécanique à l'université de Penn State, était enfant, elle imaginait une machine mécanique Double Dutch qui ferait tourner automatiquement les deux cordes à sauter nécessaires à la pratique de ce sport.
Des décennies plus tard, Mme Smith a réalisé son rêve d'enfant en créant un prototype de la première machine automatique Double Dutch au monde. Et.., elle l'a apporté à Philly pour l'essayer.
Mme Smith a présenté son invention la semaine dernière lors du Double Dutch Day - un événement communautaire organisé par Philly Girls Jump - à Awbury Park, dans le nord-ouest de Philadelphie.
Grâce aux commentaires du public, M. Smith prévoit de retourner à la planche à dessin pour continuer à améliorer le design avant de le mettre en vente.
Levez une pinte en l'honneur de l'association Northwest Philadelphia's nouvelles brasseries primées - Attic Brewing Co. en Germantown et New Ridge Brewing Co. Roxborough.
La remise des prix de la World Beer Cup a clôturé la conférence annuelle Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America qui s'est tenue au Pennsylvania Convention Center.
La bière Common Nightjar d'Attic a remporté l'or dans la catégorie des lagers foncées internationales, tandis que la Just Like Himmel de New Ridge a remporté l'or dans la catégorie des lagers ambrées de style américain. New Ridge a également remporté un prix de bronze pour sa bière London Porter.
Les deux brasseries ont ouvert leurs portes en 2020 et ont acquis une grande popularité (et de bonnes saveurs !). New Ridge a connu un revers en janvier, lorsqu'un incendie a interrompu la production. Mais dans le plus pur style Philly, d'autres brasseries sont intervenues pour offrir leur soutien, ce qui a permis aux brasseurs de participer à la compétition et de continuer à brasser à proximité.
A la santé de la bière Philly !
Dans quelques semaines seulement, les élèves de terminale de toute la région monteront sur scène pour recevoir leur diplôme.
En Philly, au moins cinq de ces élèves ont déjà eu l'occasion de pratiquer la marche en tant que ils ont obtenu leur diplôme d'associé la semaine dernière du Community College de Philadelphie.
Les élèves de terminale de la Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School - Dylan Adkins, Khalif Barakat-Cooper, Marquise Floyd-Reid, Aidan Marion et Jeremiah Roach - ont pu suivre des cours de niveau universitaire aux frais de l'école.
Le programme auquel les garçons ont participé permet aux meilleurs élèves d'obtenir des crédits universitaires tout en restant au lycée. Au total, 120 élèves du programme Philly ont obtenu leur diplôme cette année.
Chacun d'entre eux emportera désormais plus de 60 crédits universitaires avec lui lorsqu'il se rendra sur les campus universitaires à l'automne.
Bravo aux diplômés !
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Senior Content Manager, Visit Philadelphia
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