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Announcement

eCLIPSE out of service on Thursday, February 20th starting at 10 p.m.

eCLIPSE will be out of service from Thursday, February 20th at 10:00 p.m. through Friday, February 21st at 2:00 a.m. for required maintenance.

L&I apologizes for any inconvenience.

Announced on: Plumbing Advisory Board, Board of License and Inspection Review, Board of Building Standards, Department of Licenses and Inspections
Announcement

Alert: Code Blue Declared Sun., Feb. 16; Warming Centers Open Monday

Due to a National Weather Service forecast of frigid temperatures and other wintery conditions the Office of Homeless Services (OHS) has declared a Code Blue beginning Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m. until further notice.

How to get help

City after-hour intake centers will be open 24 hours through the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, February 17. Visit the OHS intake center list to find one or call (215) 232-1984 for help finding or getting to one on Sunday and the Monday holiday.

Enhanced Code Blue

On Monday, February 17, at 9 a.m. the City will elevate the Code Blue to an Enhanced Code Blue.

What happens during an Enhanced Code Blue

The City will open nearly two dozen warming centers across Philadelphia on Monday, February 17, at 9 a.m. Anyone who needs a warm indoor place to stay may visit a warming center or daytime drop-in center, where food is also available. They may also call Outreach at (215) 232-1984 for more help or a ride to one.

Additional outreach teams will visit city neighborhoods to find and encourage people who are living and sleeping on the street to accept a ride to a warming site or intake center. All intake centers will be open during their regular hours of operation as of Tuesday, February 18.

To learn more about how the City keeps Philadelphians safe during extremely cold weather, visit the Safety and Emergency Preparedness page.

Announced on: Office of Homeless Services
Announcement

Expanded curfew hours for park areas through March 31, 2025

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation will close certain parks from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily from December 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025. The expanded curfew hours will take place at these parks:

Bartram’s Garden
East Fairmount Park
Cobbs Creek Park
FDR Park
Pennypack Park
Tacony Creek Park
West Fairmount Park 
Wissahickon Valley Park 

All trails, parking lots, and other areas in these parks will be closed to all pedestrian, bicycle, equestrian, and vehicular traffic. The expanded closing hours are being implemented to ensure public safety while deer control activities are being conducted in these parks.

Announced on: Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Upcoming events

  • Feb
    19
    Event
    Weekly Wage Tax due
    All Day
    Event

    Weekly Wage Tax due

    February 19, 2025
    All Day
    You must submit quarterly returns and payments for this tax by using the Philadelphia Tax Center. We no longer accept paper returns for this tax.

    As an employer, your payment filing frequency is determined by the amount of Wage Tax you withhold.

    You can find detailed information at https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/business-taxes/business-taxes-by-type/wage-tax-employers/
  • Feb
    19
    Event
    Kensington Service Connection/Site Clean-up Day
    All Day
    Multiple Kensington locations
    Event

    Kensington Service Connection/Site Clean-up Day

    February 19, 2025
    All Day
    Multiple Kensington locations
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    Service Connection/Site Clean-ups will occur today at these Kensington locations:
    • 825-841 E. Allegheny Avenue
    • 1800 E. Clearfield Street
    • 1811 E. Clearfield Street
    • 1800 E. Orleans Street
    • 500 E. Cambria Street
    • 2816-2828 Kensington Avenue
    • 2862-2871 Kensington Avenue
    • Ruth Street and Hart Lane (corner)
    • 1800 E. Somerset Street (both sides)
    • 400 E. Somerset Street (both sides)
    • 2800 D Street

    About Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days

    Office of Homeless Services Encampment Resolution Team (ERT) staff members join the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services’s (DBHIDS) Homeless Street Outreach Team (Outreach) and the City’s Sanitation Department to conduct *Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days. OHS’s ERT staff schedules and leads service connection clean-ups at various selected outdoor encampment locations in Philadelphia.

    How it Works

    The teams post signs in advance to alert people living in tents, RVs, makeshift shelters, or none at all, on sidewalks, under bridges,in parks, empty fields, lots, etc., of upcoming service days. Each service day,the teams visit the encampment sites to offer individuals services, such as rides to a City intake center where staff can help find shelter space, Stranded Traveler Assistance,behavioral health, drug or medical treatment, and other similar services. The Sanitation Department team further assists by cleaning up accumulated trash.

    * Service days are not the same as formal, encampment resolutions, which, while social services-led, involve many more City of Philadelphia departments and nonprofit partners and follow specific protocols regarding personal property storage, notification, and other requirements.

  • Feb
    19
    Event
    SPEED/RED LIGHT CAMERA HEARINGS
    9:00 am to 1:45 pm
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82106295023?pwd=SXIrdFRIMEZuVmZkbEVxWjNQK21JZz09
    Event

    SPEED/RED LIGHT CAMERA HEARINGS

    February 19, 2025
    9:00 am to 1:45 pm, 5 hours
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82106295023?pwd=SXIrdFRIMEZuVmZkbEVxWjNQK21JZz09
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    Milton U. Oates, Jr. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82106295023?pwd=SXIrdFRIMEZuVmZkbEVxWjNQK21JZz09 Meeting ID: 821 0629 5023 Passcode: 756613 One tap mobile +12678310333,,82106295023#,,,,*756613# US (Philadelphia) +13126266799,,82106295023#,,,,*756613# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 821 0629 5023 Passcode: 756613 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpc4rgIJF
  • Feb
    19
    Event
    FAIR HOUSING EXECUTIVE SESSION
    9:00 am to 9:15 am
    Event

    FAIR HOUSING EXECUTIVE SESSION

    February 19, 2025
    9:00 am to 9:15 am, 15 minutes
  • Feb
    19
    Event
    Historical Commission Committee on Historic Designation meeting
    9:30 am to 12:00 pm
    Online via Zoom
    Event

    Historical Commission Committee on Historic Designation meeting

    February 19, 2025
    9:30 am to 12:00 pm, 3 hours
    Online via Zoom
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    Property owners, nominators, and the public may participate in the meeting in three ways: live with a computer, tablet, or smartphone; live with a telephone; and in advance by email. 

    • To join with a device, go to this website or scan the QR code on February 19. 
    o Website: https://bit.ly/CHDfeb19 
    o Password: 201928 

    • To join by telephone, call 1-267-831-0333 on February 19. 
    o Webinar ID: 889 8757 2813# 
    o Participant ID: # 
    o Password: 201928# 

    • To email comments, send them to preservation@phila.gov by noon on February 18. The meeting materials are available on the Historical Commission’s website. Please note that the remote public meeting will be recorded. By participating in the meeting, you are consenting to be recorded. A link to the recording of the meeting will be placed here on the website after the meeting.
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