❓ Test your Philly news knowledge

🚚 Gopuff Lays Off 6% of Its Workers

The Philly-based snack delivery service is cutting its global workforce as part of its “plan to achieve free cash flow,” per a memo to staff provided to the Inquirer. The company previously laid off 1,500 people in 2022. [Inquirer 🔒]

⛵ Multimillion-Dollar Marina in the Works

Northeast Philly could eventually be home to a marina and entertainment complex along the Delaware River, north of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. Expected to cost between $30 and $40 million, the complex is slated to include 200+ boat slips, several restaurants, parking, a swimming pool, and a new building for the Quaker City Yacht Club, among other elements. [Business Journal 🔒]

⚖️ Settlement in Concrete Plant Lawsuit

A cement plant near Frankford Creek that had been operating without the proper environmental permits has agreed to help fund a community project, which will build fencing along parts of Tacony Creek Park that frequently experience illegal dumping. [WHYY]

🦝 The Union’s New Furry Friend

Oddly-specific history was made in Chester’s Subaru Park on Wednesday. A raccoon invaded the soccer pitch during the Philadelphia Union’s game against New York City FC, stopping play for 161 seconds — the longest a raccoon has ever been on the field in Major League Soccer history, according to the league. [PhillyVoice]

• The raccoon was captured by stadium workers with a trash can, taken outside the stadium, and released “unharmed,” according to a Union spokesperson. [USA Today]

How much have you been paying attention to recent Philly headlines? It’s time to put yourself to the test with the latest Hey Philly news quiz.

Here’s how it works: The quiz includes five multiple choice questions. The answers to all of them are related to items that have either been shared in the Hey Philly newsletter this week, or discussed on the City Cast Philly podcast.

Here’s a peek at the first quiz question:

A 24-hour cheese vending machine in Philly has been making both local and national headlines in recent weeks. In which neighborhood can you find this "cheese dispensary"?

• Bella Vista
• Old City
• Germantown
• Kensington

You can treat the game like a scavenger hunt by looking for the answers in past Hey Philly newsletters or on the City Cast Philly podcast as you go — or you can see how many correct answers you can get by memory. If you provide your name and end up getting a perfect score, I’ll give you a shoutout in a future newsletter!

Get started here. Have fun!

✅❌ You can see if your answers are correct by clicking “View Score” right after you submit.

Parking Crackdown, Biden Loses Ground in PA & Police Watchdog's New Boss

It’s the Friday News Roundup! Today’s discussion on the City Cast Philly podcast covers the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s ADA Mobility Access Initiative, how President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are polling in Pennsylvania, and the priorities of the new executive director of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission.