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A South Philadelphia park will be transformed into a garden paradise of flowers, trees and other plants for 10 days as the first Philadelphia Flower Show ever to be held outdoors kicks off on Saturday, June 5.
More than 75 exhibitors (39 of those major exhibitors) – the highest number ever to display at the show will occupy 15 acres of historic Franklin D. Roosevelt Park at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue near the pro-sports complex in South Philadelphia.
They are there to interpret the 2021 show’s theme: Habitat: Nature’s Masterpiece.
The nonprofit Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the show sponsor, decided last year to hold this year’s event outside as a public safety measure in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has limited indoor gatherings for more than a year.
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announces the launch of Safe Routes Philly, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian safety education program, at William Cramp School on April 12, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Updated: April 15, 11:00 am.
After a year of belt-tightening, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled an ambitious $5.18 billion spending proposal that looks to boost city services and avoid layoffs while simultaneously accelerating cuts to business and wage taxes.
The latest budget comes after a year of uncertainty that concluded with City Hall moving onto sounder financial footing thanks to $1.4 billion dollars in federal relief aid from the American Rescue Plan.
The spending plan, if approved by the City Council, would restore hundreds of millions of dollars cut in last year’s $4.9 billion budget in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown by pumping cash into education, libraries, street sweeping and paving, economic development, anti-violence programs, and more. But the city
FDR Park receives $4 5 million in funding for new Welcome Center, children s play area bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.