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DA Remembers ‘Loving’ Family Slain in Delco

“With heavy heart,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Friday officials believe they have recovered the remains of all six members of the Le family, including three children, who were killed in a house fire and shooting in suburban Philadelphia. The kids were students at Penn Wood High School, Penn Wood Middle School, and East Lansdowne Elementary. [NBC10 ]

Building Worker Protection Bill Back in City Council

Councilmember Jimmy Harrity re-introduced legislation seeking protections for building services workers during office-to-residential conversions. City Council had approved a previous version of the bill in 2023, but Mayor Jim Kenney quietly killed it through a pocket veto in his final days in office. Real estate industry reps oppose the bill, claiming it would impede efforts to repurpose struggling downtown office buildings. [Inquirer 🔒]

First Black-Owned Brewery in Pennsylvania Opens

Richard and Mengistu Koilor made history late last month when they officially opened Two Locals Brewing Company. The West Philly brothers began their craft beer journey in 2016 when they purchased a home brew kit, and the Irish red ale they made was too delicious to ignore. At their brick-and-mortar in University City, they’ve partnered with Liberty Kitchen to serve food alongside their original brews. [Yahoo; Eater]

• Related: Check out these 10 ways to celebrate Black History Month in the city. [City Cast Philly 🎧]

Will Chief Tamanend’s Statue Find a New Home?

For nearly 30 years, a statue of the Lenni-Lenape leader Chief Tamanend has stood at a busy intersection in Old City, next to the on-ramp to I-95 South. Now, a plan to move the monument to a more accessible location has stalled after one Indigenous group equated it with “forced removal.” Explore the conflict over relocating the statue and why historical monuments continually spark controversy in our city.