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• 1101 Market Street Office of the Managing Director Camille Cates Barnett, PhD., Managing Director Emergency Management MaryAnn E. Tierney, Deputy Managing Director

  Where: Philadelphia Bar Association, ARAMark Tower, 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor

  Published on January 30, 2009.

• Tenth and Eleventh Streets, and Filbert and Market Streets Mayor Nutter Signs Casino Legislation After Meeting With Chinatown Representatives

  Bill 080742 amends the chapter of The Philadelphia Code pertaining to Commercial Entertainment Districts, to create a further zoning classification appropriate for downtown commercial development. Bill 080741 amends the Philadelphia Zoning Maps to create a Commercial Entertainment District in the area of Center City bounded by Tenth and Eleventh Streets, and Filbert and Market Streets.

  Published on November 16, 2008.

• National Constitution Center The President’s House – Freedom and Slavery in Making a New Nation

  The short program will announce the President’s House Fundraiser scheduled for September 9, 2008 at 5:30pm at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

  Published on September 2, 2008.

• Broad Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard Mayor Nutter Donates Blood at the City of Philadelphia’s Blood Drive, Urges Residents to Do the Same

  Mayor Michael Nutter will lead by example when he rolls up his sleeve and donates blood on Friday, July 11th at 1:45 p.m. at the city of Philadelphia blood drive located at Broad Street and JFK Boulevard on the 16th floor.

  Published on July 10, 2008.

• City Hall MAYOR NUTTER KICKS OFF CITYWIDE, SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING IN PHILADELPHIA

  He also kicked off the new “All Together Now” single stream recycling program with a “BINdependence Day” celebration in City Hall. All Philadelphia residents are now “free” to put all recyclables into one bin - any bin.

  Published on July 7, 2008.

• Ben Franklin Bridge MAYOR NUTTER KICKS OFF CITYWIDE, SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING IN PHILADELPHIA

  City landmark buildings such as Boathouse Row, the Ben Franklin Bridge, and the Cira Centre were illuminated in blue to re-enforce the recycling message. The PECO Crown Lights scrolled the “All Together Now” message.

  Published on July 7, 2008.

• City Hall MAYOR NUTTER ANNOUNCES PHILADELPHIA SUMMER 2008 ENTERTAINMENT SERIES: REPLACEMENT FOR DELL EAST CONCERTS, CITY HALL FILM SERIES

  Events include the City Hall Film Series: Movies Under Penn, and a series of concerts to replace the Robin Hood Dell East series this year, The Music Movement: A Phillywide Summer Concert Series.

  Published on June 24, 2008.

• Dilworth Plaza MAYOR NUTTER ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN PHILADELPHIA

  The Mayor was joined at a press conference on Dilworth Plaza this morning by Philadelphia Housing Authority Executive Director Carl Greene, Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity Dr. Don Schwarz, and Director of the Department of Behavioral Health Dr. Arthur Evans.

  Published on May 28, 2008.

• 1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd. TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF NORTH PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL SERVICES CENTER

  Citizens are asked to go to the Municipal Service Center at 1401 JFK Boulevard during the renovation period.

  Published on May 13, 2008.

• City Hall Mayor Nutter to Open City Hall To All Philadelphians

  Mayor-elect Michael Nutter invites Philadelphians to join him at City Hall on Tuesday, January 8th from 4-8pm for an open house reception on his first full day in office.

  Published on January 7, 2008.

• City Hall Mayor Street and City of Philadelphia honor Philadelphia’s Finest on Police Appreciation Day

  Mayor John F. Street and the City of Philadelphia celebrated Police Appreciation Day today at a ceremony at City Hall honoring the City’s police force.

  Published on December 27, 2007.

• City Hall Mayor John F. Street announces contract to install 250 Video surveillance cameras in Philadelphia

  “Deploying video cameras as part of our overall crime-fighting strategy is a great example of using modern technology to enhance public safety and improve services to our citizens,” Mayor Street said at a press conference at City Hall.

  Published on October 22, 2007.

• 7th and Arch Mayor Street presents $3 million in cultural funding to African American Museum for facility upgrades

  Mayor John F. Street officially presented a ceremonial check for $3 million to officials of the African American Museum at the museum, at 7th and Arch streets, on September 12.

  Published on September 12, 2007.

• Fairmount Mayor John F. Street Awards More than $68 Million to Arts and Cultural Organizations as Part of the Cultural Corridors Initiative

  Presented to the Fairmount Park Commission for a walking and biking path to be developed linking the major institutions in the Centennial District. The Centennial District will include the Philadelphia Zoo, the Please Touch Museum, The Mann Center, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others in Fairmount Park.

  Published on June 28, 2007.

• 3rd and Market Mayor John F. Street Awards More than $68 Million to Arts and Cultural Organizations as Part of the Cultural Corridors Initiative

  Presented to the Civil War Museum in support of the creation of a new facility to commemorate our Civil War history and the story of the Underground Railway, to be located within Independence National Historical Park, at the First Bank of the United States Building, at 3rd and Market.

  Published on June 28, 2007.

• 5th and Market Streets. Mayor John F. Street Awards More than $68 Million to Arts and Cultural Organizations as Part of the Cultural Corridors Initiative

  Presented to the National Museum of American Jewish History in support of the relocation and construction of a new and expanded facility at 5th and Market Streets.

  Published on June 28, 2007.

• 6th and Market Sts. Mayor John F. Street Awards More than $68 Million to Arts and Cultural Organizations as Part of the Cultural Corridors Initiative

  Presented to the Independence National Historical Park to complete the archeological dig and then to build a commemorative memorial to the nine enslaved Africans who lived and worked at the President’s House at 6th and Market Sts.

  Published on June 28, 2007.

• 1219 Vine Street Mayor John F. Street Awards More than $68 Million to Arts and Cultural Organizations as Part of the Cultural Corridors Initiative

  Presented to the Asian Arts Initiative and other cultural tenants of the Gilbert Building, all of whom needed to move to make way for the expansion of the Convention Center - for their relocation to 1219 Vine Street in Chinatown.

  Published on June 28, 2007.

• City Hall City of Philadelphia Unveils New Security System for City Hall

  Flanked by the infrastructure of the new City Hall security system, Managing Director Loree D. Jones and other City officials today unveiled the system, which strikes a balance between increased security necessary in today’s world and the public’s right of access to Philadelphia’s most historically public building, City Hall.

  Published on June 26, 2007.

• 6th & Market First Finds From Archeological Dig of President's House!

  Independence National Historical Park and the City of Philadelphia announced today that archeologists working at the site of the President’s House at 6th & Market Streets have located remains of the actual house.

  Published on May 2, 2007.