🚳 Center City residents upset over new bike lane law

⚖️ Control of PA Supreme Court Up For Grabs

Pennsylvanians will vote this year to retain, or not, three Democratic justices on the state Supreme Court. These elections generally don’t draw much attention. But Republican operatives are seeing an opportunity to flip the court’s Democratic majority, and they’re willing to spend a lot of money to do just that. [Spotlight PA]

🎒 Trump Cuts Lead to Reduction in Penn Grad Admissions

The University of Pennsylvania instructed department chairs on Friday to reduce grad admissions due to cuts in federal research funding. Some professors told the student newspaper that the decision felt “last minute” and came after departments informed the university of their graduate program selections. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• Related: A similar situation is taking place at the University of Pittsburgh. [90.5 WESA]

🤗 UArts Buildings Will Keep Their ‘Arts’ Spirit

Scout, the design company behind South Philly’s Bok Building, won a bid to purchase two iconic University of the Arts buildings. Scout announced they intend to preserve Hamilton Hall as workspaces for artists and utilize the attached Furness Hall as subsidized artist apartments. [Philadelphia Inquirer 🔒]