Rittenhouse Square

People were able to walk, play and sit freely in the streets of Rittenhouse Square on Sunday for an Open Streets event. This Sunday marked just one of many through the month of September where certain streets in Center City Philadelphia will be free of cars and open to pedestrians to enjoy the last days of summer. NBC10’s Leah Uko...

The man suspected in Sunday’s stabbing of a park ranger at Rittenhouse Square Park — Thomas Riceman, 34 — has been charged with ethnic intimidation along with attempted murder, officials say.

The suspect in the stabbing of a park ranger in Rittenhouse Square Park over the weekend has been charged with a hate crime.

The Center City District has announced plans to transform one of Philadelphia’s most popular shopping and dining destinations by temporarily closing streets to vehicular traffic on September Sundays.

People are reacting to a crash that left a bicyclist killed while riding in the bike lane near Rittenhouse Square. Surveillance video shows the moments leading up to the deadly crash. A vigil will be held for the victim on Sunday morning at 18th and Spruce streets. NBC10’s Frances Wang reports.

NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl reports on the bike lane crash near Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square Wednesday night that killed Dr. Barbara Friedes, a chief resident who worked in pediatric oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

A pediatric doctor, who was recently named a chief resident at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was killed while riding her bike in Center City on Wednesday night.

Parc, a Parisian inspired restaurant right on Rittenhouse Square, has endless ways to get a literal taste of Paris. Owner and famed restaurateur Stephen Starr talks about Parc’s creation and massive success for the latest installment of French Connections: Paris and Philly.

Parc, a Parisian inspired restaurant right on Rittenhouse Square, has endless ways to get a literal taste of Paris. NBC10’s Jacqueline London sat down with the owner and famed restaurateur to talk about Parc’s creation and massive success for the latest French Connection.

Businesses in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse neighborhood are set to take over Walnut Street for a weekend block party.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle steps behind the bar at The Continental Midtown to see what drinks they have for lovers this Valentine’s Day. She also shows off a heart-shaped cookie dropped off by Philadelphia’s Insomnia Cookies.

An overnight fire damaged the outdoor streetery at the popular Rittenhouse Square restaurant Parc. 

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle gets a taste of the treats the new Blueprint Cookies on Rittenhouse Square has to offer.

More than 140 professional artists will exhibit their work at the Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show in Philadelphia this weekend.

Take a stroll this weekend at the Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show in Philadelphia.

The first-ever Rittenhouse Square Sweat Crawl features several stops at fitness studios. Philly Live’s Sheila Watko gets the scoop not only on the workouts, but the food and drink being offered along the way.

The Walnut Garden pop-up near Rittenhouse Square was closed for code violations.

A new pop-up in Rittenhouse square is bringing more business to Center City, offering cocktails, food trucks and a playground for visitors to enjoy. The space was previously destroyed during rioting following protests and civil unrest in 2020 and has now been revived as an urban oasis. NBC10’s Karen Hua gives us an inside look.

A new urban cocktail garden has opened near Rittenhouse Square, where a building was destroyed during the unrest following George Floyd’s death in 2020.