City Cast Philly
🍯 How spotted lanternflies help make this local honey
April 16, 2024
Good morning! Do you have a favorite Philly thrift store where you shop or donate your things? If so, send me an email — I’d love to hear about it for an upcoming segment 🛍️
What's CITY Talking About?
🪧 Pro-Palestinian Rush-Hour Demonstrations
Several coordinated rallies took place in Center City during the morning commute on Monday. Protestors blocked Schuylkill Avenue near the IRS building for a teach-in, others marched near City Hall, and others led a funeral-like procession of cars up I-95. [Inquirer 🔒]
📉 Serious Crime on SEPTA Has Decreased
SEPTA Transit Police’s first crime report of 2024 indicates that the amount of “serious crime” on the system — murder, rape, robbery, theft, burglary, aggravated assault, and arson — was 45% lower in the first quarter of 2024 than it was in the first quarter of 2023. [PhillyVoice]
🏥 What’s Happening with Hahnemann Hospital?
Part of the now-shuttered hospital campus on North Broad is transforming into a biotech research hub. The first tenant is Zahav Biosciences, a company focused on developing cancer drugs. [Technical.ly]
🌳 Tree Planters Wanted
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is aiming to plant 1,100 trees across the city and region this week, and they’re looking for volunteers in various neighborhoods to help between today and Sunday. [Axios Philadelphia]
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What To Do
Tuesday, April 16
- 💰 People's Budget Neighborhood Workshops | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Free | West Philly
- 🥕 Composting: How To Turn Your Trash into Treasure | 6–7:30 p.m. | $20 | South Street
- 🎬 Eras Tour Movie Trivia | 6–9 p.m. | $13 | Logan Square
- 🧑🍳 Science & Cooking | 6:30–7:30 p.m. | $10 | Franklin Institute
- ☕ Free Coffee at Wawa (Any Size) | All Day | Free | Multiple Locations
Wednesday, April 17
- 🤖 Can Robots Care for Grandma? | 11 a.m. | Free | Virtual
- 🌱 Starting Seeds for Every Season | 5:30–7 p.m. | $45 | Germantown
Thursday, April 18
- 📝 Free Legal Clinic: Legal Planning Documents | 12–2 p.m. | Free | Parkway Central Library
- 🏠 Renter's Access Act: What Are My Protections As a Renter? | 6 p.m. | Free | Virtual
- 🎨 Art and Connect with NextGen | 7–9 p.m. | Free | Bok Building
Today on City Cast
Mayor Parker's 100 Day Report
On this week’s midweek news roundup, three local journalists join City Cast Philly podcast host Trenae Nuri to discuss Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new "100 Day Report” — AKA her plan for improving public safety in city.
Enjoy your Tuesday!
— Asha Prihar
Thanks to Laura Benshoff for editing!
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