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🚧 Independence Mall detours
April 21, 2025 · — Selena Seay-Reynolds 🎧✨
Happy Monday! It’s City Cast producer — and proud Montco resident — Selena Seay-Reynolds filling in for Siani. I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful spring weather this Easter weekend as much as I did. I’ve got some news for you, as well as some events to help get you outside as much as possible!
What's CITY Talking About?
💸 Nonprofit Tests Guaranteed Income Model
Could guaranteed income help Philadelphia families break the poverty cycle? Local nonprofit Xiente is testing the idea by giving $500 a month to select families over 14 months and tracking the impact. We speak to CEO Dr. Michelle Carrera to hear how the model works and who qualifies. [🎧 City Cast Philly]
💾 PA's Financial Aid System Faces Backlash Over Delays
The rollout of a new federal financial aid form and an untested software system led to significant delays in processing state grants for college students, leaving many without essential funding for months. PHEAA officials have now acknowledged that the new system fell short of expectations, prompting plans to revert to the old system for the upcoming academic year. [Spotlight PA]
📈 Grow Philly Wants To Spotlight Small Businesses
The Department of Commerce has partnered with Technical.ly to highlight entrepreneurs from all 48 neighborhood zip codes. Fill out their interest form by June 30 for a chance to be featured. [Technical.ly]
🚧 Detours for Late Commutes Around Independence Mall
Utility work around Independence Mall will close traffic between Walnut and Chestnut Streets from April 21 through May 15, from the evening to early morning. [NBC10]
What To Do
Monday, April 21
- 🖼️ Impressionism & Beyond Tour | 12-1 p.m. | Free with Admission | Philadelphia Museum of Art
- 🧵 West Philly Portable Fibers Meetup | 5-7 p.m. | Free | West Philly
- 🎶 Sunset Evening with Kim Burrell | 6 p.m. | $35+ | Center City
- 🎸 The Linda Lindas | 7 p.m. | $36.09 | Callowhill
Tuesday, April 22
- 🌱 Spring Skillshare | 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Free | Bartram’s Garden
- 🎤 Coffee and Conversations: Open Mic Spoken Word Night | 4:30 p.m. | Free | University City
- 📽️ A Day at the Movies | 5-8 p.m. | Free | Center City
- 💰 People’s Budget 201: Clean & Green and Sanitation | 6-7:30 p.m. | Free | Virtual
- ☕ Spring Renewal Tea Blending Workshop | 6-8 p.m. | $25 | South Street
- 💬 Neighborhood Budget Town Hall | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Fairhill
- 📖 Poetry Open Mic & Reading by Ahmad Almallah | 6-8:30 p.m. | Free | Olde Kensington
It’s almost warm enough that we should start hearing cicadas soon... and it will be even noisier than last year! This year, we’ll be visited by our good annual cicadas (Neotibicen canicularis) as well as a group of periodic cicadas that are part of Brood XIV. These haven't been out and about since 2007 🫨
I wonder what they’ll think about how times have changed since then!
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