{"id":208667,"date":"2026-06-02T18:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208667\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:48:07","slug":"center-city-district-launches-sips-open-streets-to-get-people-socializing-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208667\/","title":{"rendered":"Center City District launches SIPS &#038; Open Streets to get people socializing this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CENTER CITY (WPVI) &#8212; Center City District SIPS returns every Wednesday from 5 to 7, June through August, with dozens of bars and restaurants participating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The long-running program features $8 cocktails, $7 wine, $6 beer and, for the first time, a $6 mocktail tier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Another new addition this year includes appetizers under $10, with at least three options at every location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Spots like the Balcony Bar at the Kimmel Center are offering drinks, bites and DJs, along with chances to win tickets to Broadway shows or Philadelphia Orchestra performances. O<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Center City District is also expanding Open Streets, bringing the program to Midtown Village on Tuesday evenings in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The initiative will cover five blocks along 12th and 13th Streets and Drury, creating space for alfresco dining and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">CCD organizers say it&#8217;s inspired by European cities and designed to activate Center City during this  majorsummer when the city will welcome visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/centercityphila.org\/explore\/sips\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23874720138&amp;gbraid=0AAAABDQAGDausDsse_1w71KvPVpvLKxtP&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7PbF_MjalAMVzS7UAR00eQfJEAAYASAAEgIWSvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Center City District Sips<\/a>  | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/centercitydistrict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/centercitydistrict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><br class=\" \"\/>Wednesday, 5-7pm, June-August<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/centercityphila.org\/explore\/open-streets-mv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open Streets: Midtown Village<\/a><br class=\" \"\/>Tuesdays, 4-9pm. In June<br class=\" \"\/>13th Street from Chestnut to Walnut, Sansom Street from 12th to Juniper and Drury Street<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CENTER CITY (WPVI) &#8212; Center City District SIPS returns every Wednesday from 5 to 7, June through August,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[91667,4000,26964,5453,16527,69,71,70,91619],"class_list":["post-208667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-91667","tag-america-250","tag-center-city-district","tag-fyi-philly","tag-open-streets","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-sips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}