Tax Day has passed, the weather continues to warm up, and the NFL Draft is on the horizon.

In other words, right now it’s pretty great to be in Philadelphia!

#PhillyMayorThisWeek recaps five moments from the past seven days you might’ve missed. Take four minutes to get updated on what’s going on in your city!

1. Mayor Kenney visited the Children’s Learning Institute, a PHLpreK provider.

PHLpreK is the City’s no-cost quality pre-K initiative funded by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax. Currently, nearly 2,000 children attend PHLpreK programs; the City anticipates thousands more in the coming years as the program grows. This week, Mayor Kenney visited one provider, the Children’s Learning Institute. It’s the seventh to achieve a quality status rating since participating in PHLpreK. The kids there don’t just learn fundamentals like reading and math; they learn French, too!

‪Visiting Children's Learning Institute, a West Philly #PHLpreK provider and the 7th program that moved to "quality" status since enrolling in #PHLpreK!

Posted by Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday, April 18, 2017

2. The Mayor celebrated the opening of the new Museum of the American Revolution.

The new Museum of the American Revolution sits at 3rd and Chestnut streets just a short walk from Independence Hall. It officially opened this week, telling the story of America’s founding from a diverse, historically accurate perspective. The new museum “acknowledges fully and totally the contributions of other folks who made this country great,” the Mayor observed. He was joined at the opening by acclaimed author and historian David McCullough, journalist Cokie Roberts, and former Vice President Joe Biden.

3. Mayor Kenney honored the participants of the “New Leash on Life” program at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons.

New Leash on Life matches inmates in Philadelphia correctional facilities with so-called “unadoptable” shelter dogs; inmates then care for and help socialize the dogs so that they are adoptable again. The program also equips inmates with important job skills they can later use to gain employment in animal care when they reenter society. This week, Mayor Kenney honored the participants at a ceremony off State Road; the program is known to lead to high job placement and low recidivism rates for participants.

Mayor Kenney and Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney thank a participant in New Leash on Life. (Photo by Samantha Madera.)

4. The Mayor visited William Cramp Elementary School.

One of the City’s first nine community schools funded by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax, Cramp has a creative playground that includes a garden. This week, Mayor Kenney visited the school and children showed off some of the interesting components of their playground, like a birdhouse and a tube system that relays sound underground and across the playground. During his tour of the garden, the Mayor asked a student what he planted; he responded, “I think tulips!”

Mayor Jim Kenney: "What did you plant?"Student: "I think tulips!"

Posted by City of Philadelphia Government on Thursday, April 20, 2017

5. The Mayor thanked volunteers for restoring a gym, now the city’s newest PAL center.

Since 1947, Philly PAL has offered programs to support and mentor local youth; officers from the Philadelphia Police Department lead PAL’s programs. Initially focused on sandlot basketball, PAL now runs chess clubs, computer clubs, homework help, basketball, soccer, tennis, and other programs. This week, Mayor Kenney thanked members from the District Council 21, one of the city’s labor unions, who volunteered to restore the gym at St. Ann’s Church; the space is now the city’s newest PAL center serving Kensington and Port Richmond.

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