Drink your way through Philly’s best BYOB spots

🗳️ City Council Election Updates

We have more official winners in some of Philly's closest primary races. Councilmember Anthony Phillips will succeed Democratic mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker in securing the Democratic nomination for the 9th District. Meanwhile in the 8th, it was still too close on Wednesday afternoon to say whether incumbent Cindy Bass would keep her place. There are still two more nominees to be called in the at-large City Council race, but Democratic candidates Isaiah Thomas, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and Rue Landau have won. [Inquirer 🔒]

• What can we expect from the general election in November? [City Cast Philly 🎧]

🚨 Philly Prison Escapees Back in Custody

Police have apprehended Ameen Hurst, the second person who escaped during a recent breakout from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. On May 7, 18-year-old Hurst and 24-year-old Nasir Grant cut a hole in a fence near a recreation yard and slipped away. Both Grant and Hurst are now back in custody, and three individuals are facing charges for their alleged help in the escape. [NBC Philadelphia]

🧠 Mental Health Services for Unhoused NJ Residents

Earlier this week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law that will provide easier access to mental health services for unhoused New Jersey residents. Licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, substance use disorder treatment providers, and other practitioners can now provide part-time, full-time or emergency care to individuals in homeless shelters. [WHYY]

🦺Philly Will Appoint a Public Safety Director

Philly voters approved a ballot measure that would create a new government position to oversee the city’s gun violence response and public safety efforts. The public safety director would deploy resources within the city’s police, fire, recreation and emergency services departments, guide agencies through safety-related policies, monitor security in city-owned buildings, and more.  The next mayor will be the first to appoint someone to this position. [PhillyVoice]

🌳 Philly Park Season Has Begun

Hundreds of Philadelphians are participating in cleanups for Fairmount Park Conservancy’s Love Your Park Week. Volunteers are picking up trash, collecting leaves for composting, and planting trees at more than 90 parks. Philly has one of the largest urban park systems in the world. Here’s your guide to all the fun activities you can get into this season at Fairmount Park. [City Cast Philly 🎧]

🤣 Comedy | Friday | 8 p.m.

Enjoy a night of poetically infused comedy from an all-female comic lineup. [$10-$25, Roxborough]

🛍️ Art Market | Sunday | 11 a.m.

Join Bok Building for an art market highlighting trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming creators and artists in Philly. [$5, South Philly]

Your Guide to Philly's BYOB Scene

Is it a sweet riesling type of night? Or a boxed wine brunch Sunday? With Philly’s 300+ BYOB restaurants, you can pick the best alcoholic beverage to pair with some great food. To help break down the options, host Trenae Nuri chatted with Arindam Basu, molecular scientist and educator at Wine & Spirit Education Trust, about the city’s best restaurants to bring-your-own-beverage to and what drink he would pair with their menu. This episode originally aired in February 🍷