City Cast Philly
🔭 Skywatching recs from Philly’s top astronomer
October 7, 2024 · — Asha Prihar
Happy Monday morning! Over the weekend, I went on my annual apple-picking excursion, so now I’m wondering … do you have any favorite apple recipes you’d like to share with me so that all this fruit doesn’t rot in my fridge? Bonus points if they’re easy 😁
What's CITY Talking About?
🌝 What’s Up With Our (Temporary) ‘Second Moon’?
People have been talking about an asteroid that’s orbiting around the Earth until the end of November … but maybe it’s not as exciting for prospective viewers as it sounds. The chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute’s Fels Planetarium explains why. [City Cast Philly 🎧]
🍎 x ☀️ It’s Always Sunny at Abbott Elementary
It’s unclear exactly when and how the two shows will come together, but some sort of crossover between the most popular Philly-set shows currently on television — “Abbott Elementary” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” — is expected. [NBC10]
⚓ Dockworkers Are Back To Work
Philly and thousands of other East Coast dockworkers went back to work Friday after their port strike was suspended. [6ABC]
📺 ICYMI: Casey & McCormick Face Off
The two candidates for one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seats debated on television last week. [AP]
- If you want to watch, here’s a video of the full debate. [ABC27 on YouTube]
- PA Attorney General candidates Eugene DePasquale and Dave Sunday also debated last week. Here’s the video of that. [WGAL TV on YouTube]
What To Do
Monday, Oct. 7
- 😷 Public Health Resource Table | 3 p.m. | Free | South Philly
- 🪮 Hair Flair Experience | 3:30 p.m. | Free | West Oak Lane
Tuesday, Oct. 8
- ♟️ Chess Club | 4–7 p.m. | Free | Parkway Central Library
- 🗳️ Yay or Nay: Does Voting Matter? | 4:30–6:30 p.m. | Free | East Oak Lane
Wednesday, Oct. 9
- 🎣 Free Family Fishing (Last Day of the Season) | 4–6:30 p.m. | Free | FDR Park
- 🐝 Get the Buzz on All Things Bees | 6–7:30 p.m. | Free | Wissahickon Valley Park
- 🩰National Ballet of Ukraine | 8 p.m. | $75–$185 | Academy of Music
- 🎵 Jazz Jam With Orrin Evans | 8:30 p.m. | Free | World Cafe Live
Enjoy your Monday!
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