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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

What's Closed on Thanksgiving?

Find out some businesses closed for the holiday.

Not all, but many stores and eateries close for Thanksgiving Nov. 22.  All public, parochial and private schools are off for both Thursday and Friday. Additionally, the City of Philadelphia's municipal officers are closed and many government services are unavailable Thursday. Trash pickup for Thursday collection will resume Friday. And city offices will reopen. Read more here. All banks and the post office will close Thursday, as well, and will reopen Friday. Additionally, the following businesses will close for Thanksgiving: Art + Science Salon Spa Barry's Steaks Blush Salon—Thursday and Friday Chubby's Steaks Merge Dance Studio—Closed Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 Spectrum Scientifics The Spiral Bookcase Winnie's LeBus Volo Coffeehouse

In this Article:

Barry's Steaks, Welcome Blush Salon to Ridge Avenue, Chubby's, and 7 more ›

Monday, October 8, 2012

What's Open and Closed on Columbus Day

See what government and school offices are taking the day off.

The City of Philadelphia's governemnt offices takes 11 holidays in a given calendar year, according to Philly311.com. Columbus Day is one of those holidays. As such, many city services and offices will be off on Monday. According to the Streets Deparment website, trash collection will be pushed back from Monday to Tuesday. See more about it here. Additional offices closed on Monday include: City police and fire stations will fully function. The Municipal Court’s Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St., will be open, as well. Visit phila.gov for more information.

In this Article:

How Columbus Day Impacts Philadelphia Trash Pickup

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