by Cari Bender | Dec 7, 2018 | Franklin Square
Vittoria Woodill has fun with s’mores and more at the Franklin Square Holiday Festival and Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show.
by Cari Bender | Oct 9, 2018 | Franklin Square
Franklin Square’s historic fountain is getting a choreographed light show On Tuesday, Historic Philadelphia Inc., the organization that operates Franklin Square, announced the renovation of the fountain, which was built in 1837 and restored in 2006 after years...
by Cari Bender | May 1, 2018 | Franklin Square
Jennaphr Frederick and Amy Needle chat about the fun to be had at the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square
by Cari Bender | May 9, 2017 | Franklin Square
The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square returns for a second year. Penn Live shot some beautiful photos. And WHYY’s Newsworks captured the building of the more than 1,500 individual sculptures.
by Cari Bender | Apr 23, 2016 | Franklin Square
The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square drew over 90,000 people in 7 weeks to Franklin Square, kicking off the 10th Birthday Season with an exciting event. Natalie Pompilio wrote a cover story for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Weekend Section...
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s restoration of Skew Arch Bridge featured in national Preservation MagazineNovember 1, 2025The very cool restoration of the Skew Arch Bridge along the historic Trolley Trail was undertaken by Fairmount Park Conservancy and featured in the national Preservation Magazine. […]
Once Upon A Nation Future Storyteller All Grown UpJuly 21, 2025WHYY highlights Zoe Levenstien, who spent several summers as a young student writing stories and presenting them during the Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Celebration. This summer, she's employed by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. to tell stories all week long at the Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches. […]
Fairmount Park Conservancy Completes First Phase of FDR Park RenovationJuly 11, 2025Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park, a project from Fairmount Park Conservancy that completes the first phase of the overall Park Plan. […]