Philly's Mayor Kenney Establishs a Pre-K Advisory Board

Mayor Jim Kenney signed Executive Order No. 1-17 to establish a pre-K advisory board which will assist in the implementation and fiscal oversight of PHLpreK, the City’s expansion of locally-funded, quality pre-K across Philadelphia." style="float: left;" title="PHILADELPHIA, PA – Mayor Jim Kenney signed Executive Order No. 1-17 to establish a pre-K advisory board which will assist in the implementation and fiscal oversight of PHLpreK, the City’s expansion of locally-funded, quality pre-K across Philadelphia." />PHILADELPHIA, PA –  Mayor Jim Kenney signed Executive Order No. 1-17 to establish a pre-K advisory board which will assist in the implementation and fiscal oversight of PHLpreK, the City’s expansion of locally-funded, quality pre-K across Philadelphia.

SEPTA Opens aTravel Center at University City

University City Philadelphia, PA - Located in the heart of University City on the first floor of the Penn Bookstore at 36th and Walnut Streets, the travel center is the first of its kind. The center will be staffed by temporary SEPTA - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority employees, known as "travel consultants" with support from customer development staff, Mondays through Fridays from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

City of Philadelphia Soda Tax Explained

(Philadelphia, PA)– As City of Philadelphia announced the opening of registration for the Philadelphia Beverage Tax, and officially kicked off a comprehensive outreach program to provide sweetened beverage distributors and dealers with information to help them comply with the new soda tax requirements.

Philadelphia Joins 30 Cities in Support for Immigrant

Philadelphia, PA—The City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney joined 30 members of Cities for Action, a coalition of over 100 mayors and county executives from across the country, in issuing an open letter to President Obama. The letter thanked Obama for his Administration’s support for immigrant families and urged him to commit to further protections for the many immigrants in their communities before he leaves office.

Philadelphia to Improve Efforts to Prevent Lead Poisoning

PHILADELPHIA PA – Mayor Jim Kenney today released a plan to improve the city’s efforts to prevent lead poisoning in Philadelphia’s children.

Philadelphia Issues Code Blue Warning

Philadelphia, PA - “A Code Blue remains in effect in Philadelphia through Monday December 12th at 6:00 am. This is the first Code Blue of the winter season, which started at 6:00 pm Thursday, December 8th.