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Philly Hosts Move Away From Short-Term Rentals

About 1,000 hosts in Philly switched from short- to long-term rentals at the beginning of 2023 as the new city regulations on rentals went into effect, and more than 1,850 hosts have delisted from platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. The new law reinforces a long-standing but rarely enforced regulation requiring short-term rental properties where the owner doesn’t live to have a hotel license.  [Inquirer 🔒]

• Also: Why did the city go after unlicensed short-term rentals? [City Cast Philly 🎧]

Philly Parents Struggle to Find RSV Antibody Shots

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is the leading cause of hospitalizations for thousands of infants and newborns every year — and in Philly, the antibody shots that protect against RSV may not be widely available until next year. The FDA approved a single-shot monoclonal antibody treatment in July that could protect babies from RSV for at least five months, but many doctors and health care providers say they can’t offer a timeline of when they will have a supply of the antibodies at their offices. [WHYY]

Police Union Authorizes Strike Against SEPTA

After six months of negotiation with no progress toward a new contract, the Fraternal Order of Transit Police, Lodge 109, voted to strike against SEPTA. They are the second SEPTA union to authorize a strike against the transit agency this month. SEPTA is also negotiating with two other unions on contracts set to expire later this year and early in 2024. [Inquirer]

• Related: SEPTA’s bus revolution is coming. Here’s what that could mean for your commute. [City Cast Philly 🎧]

🧙 Emboldening the Witch | Wednesday | 6 p.m.

In this workshop, explore magic beyond the basics, including exploring the houses in astrology, the history of grimoires, communicating with spirits and deities, and more. [$65, East Passyunk]

🎤 The Art of Storytelling | Wednesday | 8 pm.

Celebrate 50 years of hip-hop in this genre-blending concert featuring Chill Moody and Grammy award-winning Time for Three at TD Pavillion at the Mann. [$47, Fairmount Park]

😆  Comedy Magic Walk | Wednesday-Friday | 12 p.m. & 3

Tour guide Robert Malissa promises to show you offbeat locations plus comedic and magical performances in The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour. [$30, ages 13 and up, Old City]

🕺 ¡BAILAR en FDR! | Friday | 7:30 - 11:30 p.m.

Shake your bon-bon while overlooking FDR Park’s central lake at this salsa event. [$10 donation, South Philly]

🖼️ Visualizing Lenape Histories | All Week | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This Michener Art Museum exhibition seeks to dismantle inaccurate Indigenous histories through a dynamic display of contemporary art by Lenape, Pawnee, Kiowa, and Cherokee artists. [$15 adults (but free for members), Doylestown]

The Mütter Museum’s Ethical Drama

The Mütter is Philly’s iconic medical history museum. More than 100,000 visitors come every year to see displays like Albert Einstein's brain or an enormous human colon. But these exhibits involve real remains, often obtained years ago through grave robbing or other shady practices. Now, the museum is taking a new look at whether their display is ethical. Reexamining the collection, however, has sparked a backlash from Mütter Museum fans.

City Cast Philly’s Laura Benshoff talks with Malcolm Burnley, freelance reporter, about what it means when venerable institutions try to change themselves.