The Philadelphia Street garage will be closed for several days while maintenance is done on the facility.

Work will begin Friday at midnight and continue through Tuesday at 7 a.m.

Lace up the sneakers. It's walking tour time again.

Come learn about York's role in the Gettysburg Campaign during the next installment of Downtown Inc's historic walking tour series Saturday

In June 1863, more than 5,500 Confederate soldiers from Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia invaded York County and marched toward York. City officials surrendered the town and the following morning a Confederate brigade marched through York toward Wrightsville.

The tour, led by Civil War author Scott L. Mingus Sr., will highlight York's role in the Underground Railroad, the U.S. Army Hospital, the occupation of York and the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Parking permits are now available for the York Fair.  
   
Residents who live in designated areas can pick up permits at York City Hall on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at the city police department in the same building from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekends.
  
Vehicle registration will be required to obtain a permit, and new residents must provide verification of their address. There is a limit of three permits per household, city officials said.
   
Permit parking will be in effect from 4 p.m. to midnight for the duration of the fair. Drivers must display permits in the driver's side window, and all parking laws still apply. Street sweeping will be suspended during the fair, officials said.
   
Call 849-2230 for more information.

There's still time to apply for the York City Police Department's 15th Citizen's Police Academy.

The academy, which will be held September 13 through November 8 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., will include demonstrations on evidence processing, lectures from police and justice officials and site visits to York County Control, the York City Police Department and community resource centers.

Participants are encouraged to ask questions and offer suggestions. Those who complete seven of nine classes will receive a diploma and qualify for a ride-along with a patrol officer. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Application forms are available at City Hall and are due by August 23. More details will about times and locations will be available upon acceptance.

Visitors to the Sovereign Bank Stadium and the surrounding businesses can expect delays for the next three to four weeks while crews replace a more than 100-year-old sewer line on North George Street.
   
At least one lane will be blocked by equipment between North and Arch streets into September, said Jim Gross, York's director of public works. Work will be completed between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
   
The project is the final phase of the sewer project at the Northwest Triangle, he said. Over 2,500 feet of existing sewer pipe will be replaced.

Looking for something to do this weekend?

York's Summer Fun Day will be held Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. at York City Ice Arena at 941 Vander Avenue in York. Instructors will be on hand to teach people to skate or play hockey from 4 to 4:45 p.m. and free skating a broomball will be held from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Free skate rentals are included. For more information call 848-1084 or go to www.yorkskate.com.

The Devers Neighborhood Association will hold a community picnic for residents on Saturday at Lincoln Park from noon to 2 p.m. People are asked to bring a dish to share or a monetary donation to help pay for the picnic. For more information, call Joe Stein at 495-3878.

The York City Bureau of Health will offer free vaccinations to York residents at an immunization clinic on Thursday.

The clinic, which will be held at the Albert S. Weyer Health Center at 435 W. Philadelphia St. from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., marks National Immunization Awareness Month. August is a good time for city residents to think about vaccinations as parents enroll their children in school, students leave for college and flu season approaches, city officials said.

Vaccine information and prizes will be offered to children and teens to attend the clinic. Anyone interested can call the York City Bureau of Health at 815-0910 or 849-2299. Appointments will also be available throughout August.

Drivers can expect delays on Sherman Street this week as milling and paving begins.

Base work is also expected to be completed this week on King Street, and milling and paving could begin there by the end of the week. Both streets are being refurbished as a part of the Rebuild York project, city officials said.

Work has also begun on South Pine Street between King and Princess streets as part of the South Pine Street Streetscape Project, city officials said.

Traffic may be redirected in any of these areas.

Calling all history buffs. Downtown Inc is partnering with York County Heritage Trust the next installment of its historic walking tour series called Colonial/Revolutionary York on Friday.

The tour will highlight a former residences of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a famous Revolutionary War colonel as well as the headquarters for two American generals. Guide Daniel Roe, of the York County Heritage Trust, will also show participants a collection of historic drawings by Lewis Miller (one of which is pictured here) and William Wagner that depict city life and structures that no longer exist.

Tours are limited to 40 people, and pre-registration is required. The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.  
   
To register, call 849-2331 or email info@downtownyorkpa.com. If you leave a message, include your name, phone number, and the number of people in your party. Payment will be collected when the tour begins.

Drivers in York can expect several street closings this evening for National Night Out events.  
   
Community block parties have been scheduled throughout the city from 4 to 9:30 p.m.
   
The following streets will be closed:
  
- First block of South Penn Street (Market Street to King Street)
- 400 block of Salem Avenue (Hartley Street to King Street)
- 400 block of West King Street (Hartley Street to Penn Street)
- 100 block of North Pine Street (Philadelphia Street to Walnut Street) 
- 100 block of South Pine Street (King Street to Princess Street)
- 200 block of East College Avenue (Queen Street to Pine Street) 
- 800 block of Florida Avenue (Hawthorne Street to Carlisle Avenue)

IN OTHER NEWS: The 700 block of West College Avenue will be closed Saturday Aug. 7 from Belvidere Avenue to Hawthorne Street for a cookout at Bantz Park. The event, sponsored by Shiloh Baptist Church, will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.