🎶 Is Philly a Rock, Hip-Hop or R&B city?

✨ Philly's Changing All The Streetlight Bulbs

Construction began this week on a project to swap about 130,000 streetlights with remote-controlled LED lights over the next two years. The Philadelphia Energy Authority issued a more than $90 million bond to finance the project, which prioritizes bright lighting in high-crime neighborhoods and reducing the use of electricity. Officials say it will lower the municipal government’s carbon emissions by 10%. The lights will also have self-monitoring technology, so the city will no longer have to rely on residents to report outages. [WHYY]

📱 Temple Launches New Safety App

Called TUSafe, the app will allow students to contact police with a one-touch panic button, report crimes, and request escorts to walk them home. The university has been criticized over the last few years for an uptick in violent crime. So far this year, there were 283 car thefts and 37 armed robberies within a quarter mile of Temple’s main campus, according to the 6ABC data team. [PhillyVoice]

🏀 Latest on the 76ers Arena Debate

The Philadelphia 76ers have released new renderings of their proposed arena on Market East. Their plan now includes building an adjacent high-rise, including hundreds of apartments. But, this is just the latest development in a heated debate over the Center City stadium proposal. City Cast Philly recently unpacked all the highlights of this year-long saga and what decision-makers could do in the coming months. [CBS/City Cast Philly 🎧]

🇲🇽 Art Workshop | Saturday | 10 a.m.

Learn to make traditional Mexican folk art out of tin at The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden. [$17.85, Kensington]

🎵 Elements of Hip-Hop | Saturday | 11 a.m.

Catch performances from hip-hop artists, battle-style DJs, and breakdancers at Francisville Playground. [free, North Philly]

🏮 Chinese Lantern Festival | Through Sunday | Various times

It’s your last week to catch the interactive lantern displays and live performances at Franklin Square Park. [$14-$22, Center City]

🥂 City Cast Philly Party | Wednesday, Aug. 30 | 6 p.m.

Join us at Indy Hall as we celebrate our one-year anniversary with a live podcast taping. Mix and mingle with the team afterwards with light refreshments. [free, NoLibs]

Is Philly a Rock, Hip Hop or R&B City?

Philly has deep connections to R&B hitmakers, hip-hop, and the punk scene. But which genre best represents our city? Host Trenae Nuri chats about the music that represents Philly with Evon Burton, creative director of The Anderson Street Project, and Dave Kiss, talent buyer at Dave Kiss Presents. They also discuss some of the opinions shared by you, our Hey Philly readers.