🌊 Why spotted lanternflies are down the shore

🗳️ Council Votes Against Safe Injection Sites

Yesterday, Philadelphia City Council voted 13-1 in favor of a bill to restrict safe injection sites from opening in most of the city. Councilmember Quetcy Lozada, who wrote the measure, said it is not a permanent ban, but rather an attempt to ensure community input in any effort to open such a site.  [Inquirer 🔒]

🌊 Lanternflies Down the Shore?

Large groups of dead spotted lanternflies are littering Jersey Shore beaches. What’s behind this unusual migration? Entomology expert Julie Urban told The Philadelphia Inquirer that as these insects fly around, they’re likely being pushed off course by intense winds. But these tree-loving, invasive insects don’t thrive down the shore, and they’re dying in clusters along the tide line. [Inquirer 🔒]

• What happened to the lanternfly hoards of years past? [City Cast Philly 🎧]

🤔 An Unethical Celebration?

Did you see that group photo that 24 officers took with re-captured escapee Danelo Cavalcante? Some policing experts say that the police photo and the overall celebratory mood was dehumanizing. Philly immigration lawyer Pavel Rozman told KYW News that it highlights systemic bias and impacts public trust in law enforcement. [KYW News]

• On the flip side, State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens, who led the manhunt, had no problem with the photo, and commended his team for a job well done.

💡 Project Liberty | Friday | Varies

Check out National Liberty Museum’s new exhibit that investigates what “liberty for all” means through interactive displays. [$6-$12, Old City]

💄 Drag Show | Saturday | 11 a.m.

Rewind to the 80s with a drag brunch and dance party at Franky Bradley’s. [$23.18, Center City]

🌱 Soil Art | Saturday | 11:30 a.m.

Create earthy art with artist Rebecca Schultz at Penn Treaty Park. You’ll come home with your own watercolor pigments made from soil samples. [free, Fishtown]

🎊 Latinx Pride | Saturday | 12 p.m.

Kick off Hispanic Heritage Month at Franklin Institute with a live weather science show by anchor Janet Bolívar, a Latin jazz mambo performance by Un Toque de Cache, and more. Niños welcome! [free with admission, Logan Square]

❤️‍🩹 Healing | Saturday | 2 p.m.

Join grief coach Naila Francis at the Philadelphia Ethical Society to work through sorrow with meditation and creative practices. This event is part of this year’s Peace Day Philly programming. BYO journal. [free, Rittenhouse Square]

🍻 OktoBEARfest | Saturday | 7 p.m.

Animals and beer? Ok! Enjoy samples of more than 100 fall-flavored beers and ciders and compete in pretzel-eating contests at the Philadelphia Zoo. [$35-$95, West Philly]

🪩 K-Poppin | Saturday | 10 p.m.

Groove to your favorite hits from Blackpink, BTS, NewJeans, and more at Infusion Lounge. [$35-$50, Old City]

🍯 Honey Fest | Sunday | 11 a.m.

Head to Bartram’s Garden to stock up on locally-made honey, and catch a peculiar beekeeping demo. [pay-as-you-go, Southwest Philly]

• Did you hear the buzz on pollinator gardens?

🖼️ Art Show | Through Sunday | 11 a.m.

Browse through oil and acrylic paintings, watercolor, sculpture, and more from artists across the country at Rittenhouse Square Park. [free, Rittenhouse Square]

💭 Wildest Dreams | Through Nov. 12 | Varies

Step into a world of Zeinab Diomande’s dream-like portraits exploring Black womanhood at Magic Gardens. [$8-$15, Bella Vista]

Cavalcante Captured, TU’s New President Search, Safe Injection Site Vote

Sooo…a LOT has been going on lately, huh? It can be easy to feel overwhelmed, and often we can miss some important context behind big stories. Not to worry, the Friday news roundup is here!

Host Trenae Nuri joins local reporters Kenny Cooper, Aubrey Whelan, and Oliver Sabo to discuss how police captured Chester County Prison escapee Danelo Cavalcante, the search for a new Temple University president, and City Council’s vote on safe injection sites.