City Cast Philly
🏫 Are CCP workers going on strike?
March 18, 2025 · — Siani Colón
Good morning, Philly! If you’ve been meaning to adopt a pet for some time, ACCT Philly is offering $10 adoption fees for cats and dogs until March 23. The shelter is at capacity and needs help finding these pets their fur-ever homes. 🐶
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🛣️ Is I-95 Helping or Hurting Communities?
The construction of I-95 may have connected drivers from one destination to another, but Philadelphians living in the neighborhoods below it saw their communities torn apart. More than 60 years later, PennDOT wants to widen the highway and add new ramps over a youth sports field. [🔒Philly Mag]
🏫 CCP Union Authorizes Strike
The faculty union at the Community College of Philadelphia is one step closer to striking after 97% of members who participated in the vote were in favor. The union and college have yet to negotiate a deal after the last contract expired in August. ATF Local 2026 demands SEPTA passes for students and staff, more staffing, and pay raises. [KYW]
☕ Lattes to Sneakers: What Philly’s Coffee Shops are Serving
If you’re still craving caffeine after last Saturday’s 14-bar (!) Espresso Martini Crawl in Northern Liberties – or if you’re just looking to meet friends, do some work, and grab a small bite in a nice spot – Philly cafés have it all. On today’s episode, Trenae, Abby, and Matt discuss their favorite places to get coffee in the city. [🎧 City Cast Philly]
🚆 New SEPTA Schedules Aim To Reduce Delays
The hour on the clock wasn’t the only thing that changed this month. SEPTA’s new Regional Rail schedules went into effect. The changes include increasing time between Regional Rail and Amtrak trains, adding 31 assistant conductors, and using newer rail cars at peak commuting times. [Metro Philly]
What To Do
Tuesday, March 18
- 🖼️ A Certain Slant of Light Exhibition Closing | All Day | Free | Drexel
- 📖 Defying Displacement: Book Talk and Conversation with Andrew Lee | noon | Free | Penn
- ♻️ Sustainability in Motion | 6-8 p.m. | $15 Donation | Fairmount Park
- 📷 Blues of the Bottom | 6-8 p.m. | Free | University City
- 👮 Meet the Citizens Police Oversight Commission Candidates | 6-8:30 p.m. | Free | Community College of Philadelphia & Virtual
- 🏹 Hunger Games: Launch and Learn with Philly Archery | 6:30-9 p.m. | $60 | Callowhill
- 🧘 RESOUNDING: An Evening of Electronic Music & Meditation w/ Marissa Le | 7-8:30 p.m. | $45 | Northern Liberties
- 🫂 Dead Parent Club | 7-9 p.m. | $25 | Northern Liberties
- 🎤 You Can’t Kill A Poet (21+) | 7:30 p.m. | Free | South Street
Wednesday, March 19
- 👟 Move with Me | 6-7 a.m. | Free | Tacony Creek Park
- 🔨 Tools of the Trades Conference (Day One) | 9 a.m. | $10+ | Virtual & NextFab
- 🗣️ Germantown 250 Pre-Game: The Power of Storytelling | 6:30-8 p.m. | Free | Germantown
- 🎶 Brian Seymour: Songs + Stories + Listening Party | 7 p.m. | $23.79 | Old City
- 💰 Civic Engagement Academy Learning Series: City’s Annual Budget | 6-7:30 p.m. | Free | Virtual
- 🎤 EMEL & Samantha Rise | 8 p.m. | $25+ | University City
🏀 Philly may not have a WNBA team yet, but a local player’s back on the East Coast. Delco’s own Natasha Cloud was traded to the New York Liberty following a season with the Phoenix Mercury and a very brief trade to the Connecticut Sun.
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