🥟 Dumplings and donuts and deer — oh my!

🥪 Another Impending Wawa Closure

The Wawa at 20th and Hamilton will become Philly’s seventh Wawa location to close since 2020. The company has said some of the other closures were due to safety concerns, but in this particular case, the store is closing because it wasn’t offered a lease renewal. [Inquirer 🔒]

🧑‍⚖️ Professors Sue Penn

Some faculty members at the University of Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the school for allegedly threatening professors’ academic freedom and chilling “virtually all moral, political, legal, and other criticism of the nation-state Israel.” [The Daily Pennsylvanian]

• Penn and other colleges in the region and around the country have been struggling to handle campus issues relating to the Israel-Hamas War since the fall. [City Cast Philly 🎧]

💸 West Philly Program Gets $4 Million Surprise Grant

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made a big, out-of-the-blue donation to the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, a workforce development initiative that helps unemployed Philadelphians find entry-level work at jobs paying an average of $22 per hour. [WHYY]

It’s time for our weekly public art location challenge!

Last week, I showed you this photo that I took on a recent reporting trip to East Falls:

You can find this deer and fawn — painted by artist Evan Lovett — at the corner of Ridge Avenue and Calumet Street. Congrats to Hey Philly readers Alma C., Josh N., Jane N., Bethany H., Ericka B., Brian M., Karen G., and Maureen K. for figuring out the location!

Now, for this week’s “Where Is It” challenge … this photo is courtesy of Hey Philly reader Abby M.:

Do you know where this mural lives? Submit your guess here, or reply to this email. This game operates on the honor system, so don’t Google it or look it up on a maps app!

The Essential Philly Donut Guide

Donuts are one of those foods you can enjoy year-round. From cake-style to vegan, Philly’s got them all. Listen to City Cast Philly podcast host Trenae Nuri chat with food contributor Dave Wez about the best spots to grab a sweet treat.