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🍜 Sippin' soup in the city

December 9, 2024 · — Ava Wojnowski

Happy Monday! The weather is dreary, so let's cuddle up and watch some movies. The theme? Philly, of course. From “The Sixth Sense” to the more recent “Concrete Cowboy,” this city has served as the backdrop for some unforgettable films. So let’s tell you where to start binging. Lights, camera, action! 🎥

Podcast Player: "Does Hollywood Know Philly? Here's the Essential Philly Films"

What's CITY Talking About?

📸 More Speed Cameras … But We Don't Know Exactly Where They’re Going

City Council voted to approve legislation adding traffic cameras along Route 13 – which stretches across the city through Baltimore, Girard, and Ridge Avenues. These cameras won’t be added until Mayor Cherelle Parker signs the bill into law, and the specific locations have not been made public. [PhillyVoice]

🧳 The Mysterious Russian Stowaway From Philly

Russian national and Philly resident Svetlana Dali managed to board a flight from New York to Paris without a ticket. Throughout the flight, she moved between bathrooms in an attempt to avoid detection, but her plan ultimately failed. She returned to the U.S. and was apprehended by the FBI in New York. [🔒The Inquirer]

⚖️ Man Who Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder Is Now Convicted of Murder

After spending 24 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, Shauran Thomas is now returning to prison for a different crime. He fatally shot Akeem Edwards after Edwards failed to pay a $1,200 drug debt; Thomas had received $4.1 million from the city for the time he served for a crime he didn’t commit. [🔒The Inquirer]

🥂 Mazel Tov to the Centenarian Newlyweds!

A couple from Philadelphia just became the “oldest aggregate-age couple” to get married. Majorie Fiterman, 102, and her husband, Bernie Littman, 100, first met at a costume party. [The Jewish Chronicle]

What To Do

Monday, Dec. 9

Tuesday, Dec. 10

Very funny, Philadelphia. Who did Philly write in for president? The answer is a lot of people, but the list includes Jesus Christ, Jason Kelce, and, yes, Gritty.

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