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🥯 Philly’s top bagel shops
July 29, 2024 · — Asha Prihar
Good morning! If you thought that messages in bottles were things of the past (or just a catchy Taylor Swift song), think again. A New Jersey woman found one in Ocean City that she believes dates back to the 19th century, and she’s been trying to decode its history 🧐
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🎭 Sedgwick Theater Gets a New Owner
Quintessence Theatre Group has purchased the front portion of Mount Airy’s Sedgwick Theater — the 1928 Art Deco venue where the company has been performing for 14 years — with plans to start renovating it next year. [WHYY]
🧷 ‘Diaper Crew’ Dismantled
Police announced Friday that they had arrested and charged three members of a group they’ve dubbed the “diaper crew,” and a fourth suspect is expected to turn himself in. According to PPD, the alleged ring of thieves has stolen around $14,000 worth of merchandise from Dollar General, Rite Aid, and Family Dollar stores, mostly in Juniata and Burholme. [NBC10]
🪦 What’s Next for Mount Vernon Cemetery?
The largely neglected North Philly graveyard — where no new plots have been sold since the 1960s — is now on the market for $1 million. If it doesn’t sell, the nonprofit Mt. Vernon Cemetery Conservation Company will buy it for $1, with plans to fix it up and hopefully use it as a public green space in the future. [PhillyVoice]
What To Do
Monday, July 29
- 🧶 StitchCraft Crafting Circle | 5 p.m. | Free | Point Breeze
- ✍️ Poetry Night | 5:30 p.m. | $15 | Society Hill
Tuesday, July 30
- 🇺🇸 Citizenship Class | 1 p.m. | Free | University City
- ♟️ Chess Club | 4 p.m. | Free | Point Breeze
- 🍺 Free Beer Tasting: New Trail Brewing | 5–8 p.m. | Free | Manayunk
- 👊 Bodycombat | 6–7 p.m. | Free | Center City
Wednesday, July 31
- 🥑 National Avocado Day Family Program | Noon | Free | Bustleton
- 🐦 Native Plants for Birds Workshop | 2–3:30 p.m. | Free | Chestnut Hill
- 🎵 Garden Jams: Guachinangos | 5–8 p.m. | $15 | Penn Museum
- 🧑🌾 Hayrides | 6–8 p.m. | Free | Fox Chase Farm
- 🎞️ Good Grief Film Project Screening | 7–11 p.m. | $5 Suggested Donation | Center City
Today on City Cast
I think that we are on track to be an amazing destination city for nightlife … we need to turn it up a notch so that we are a globally competitive hub for nightlife and arts, culture, and tourism.
What Philly’s Nightlife Needs, According to Our ‘Night Mayor’
Philly has amazing nightlife — but it could be even better. That’s why the Philadelphia Department of Commerce created a new job in 2022: the Night Time Economy Director, aka the city’s “Night Mayor.” We’re revisiting a conversation with Philly Night Mayor Raheem Manning about his role and the needs of the businesses and people who keep our city going from sundown to sunrise.
BTW, here’s the Taylor Swift song I mentioned in the intro. It’s a bop! (Reading that Inky article sent me down a “Red (Taylor’s Version)” rabbit hole.)
Enjoy your Monday!
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