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🥵 Why Philly summers get so dang hot
July 2, 2024 · — Asha Prihar
Good morning! Last month was apparently the fourth-hottest June on record in Philly … and the Inquirer is reporting that this week’s less balmy temperatures might just be “fool’s cool,” since we’re in for more hot weather this month 😭
If you’re wondering why cities like Philly get extra hot, we’ve got the answer for you. Keep scrolling ⬇️
What's CITY Talking About?
🎫 Update on Sidewalk Parking Crackdown
Since the Philadelphia Parking Authority launched an accessibility-focused ticketing initiative in May, it has issued 14,000 parking tickets over six weeks — seven times as many tickets as it did during the same time period last year. [KYW]
🏛️ One of PAFA’s Buildings To Close Temporarily
This week and weekend are your last chances before fall 2025 to visit the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ Historic Landmark Building, which will close for HVAC upgrades on July 8. The Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building will remain open. [PhillyVoice]
🚗 Best Travel Times, Today Through Monday
Planning to travel for Fourth of July celebrations this week? So are an estimated 972,000 other people in the region. Axios rounded up the best and worst times to be on the road, according to AAA. [Axios Philadelphia]
🇺🇸 Stolen Revolutionary War Gun Returned Decades Later
Thanks to a frequent “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser and the FBI, the Museum of the American Revolution is now in possession of a 1770s musket that had been stolen from the Valley Forge Historical Society in a 1960s heist. [WHYY]
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What To Do
Tuesday, July 2
- 🇺🇲 Pomp and Parade | 11 a.m. | Free | National Constitution Center
- 💼 Job Search Assistance | 2 p.m. | Free | Multiple Locations
- 💪 Senior Strength Training | 3 p.m. | Free | Whitman
- 💬 Young Professionals Lego Happy Hour | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | $10 | Old City
Wednesday, July 3
- 🎣 Fishing | 5–8 p.m. | Free | Bartram's Garden
- 🧨 Night-Life Market: The Firework Stroll | 5–9 p.m. | Pay As You Go | South Street
- 🇺🇲 United States Army Field Band | 7 p.m. | Free | Independence National Historic Park
- 🖌️ Miniature Painting | 7 p.m. | Free | Kensington
Today on City Cast
Smart Grocery Carts, Little League Scandal, & PA Misses Budget Deadline
Tune in for a midweek news roundup! City Cast Philly podcast host Trenae Nuri, Philadelphia Tribune sports correspondent O.J. Spivey, and Axios Philadelphia reporter Isaac Avilucea discuss why state lawmakers missed the budget deadline, the new players being added to the Sixers’ roster, what’s going on with the Little League scandal in Springfield, and the new tech coming to some ShopRites.
Enjoy your Tuesday!
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