News and Stories

A Glimpse at the Past The most severe flood of the tidal Schuylkill River on record crested on March 1, 1902. It was an extreme example of a freshet...

It has been a spectacular fall season! Landscaping work by All Seasons, the landscape contractor managed by the City of Philadelphia to help maintain...

On October 18, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson announced that the City will be installing 21 security cameras on Schuylkill Banks between Locust Street...

On November 1st, Mayor Kenney and other City and State officials gathered to acknowledge Conrail's gift of an abandoned swing bridge just south of...

Fall weather is finally here, our programming season has come to a close, and we are reflecting on another wonderful year on the Banks. We are...