🍖 Philly’s beef with these bandits

🏨 Boutique Hotels Are Booming in Philly

Next year is going to be a big year for Philly with the FIFA World Cup, MLB All-Star Game, and America’s semiquincentennial happening, just to name a few. Major events mean more tourists coming to town, but with restrictions on short-term rentals in the city, more boutique hotels are looking to host visitors and staycationers alike. On this episode of City Cast Philly, host Trenae Nuri speaks to Gas Lamp Hotel owners Scott Yesner and Wendell Holland to get a glimpse inside this rising hospitality scene. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

Viral Antisemitic Incident at Local Bar Results in Temple Student Suspended

The video of a bottle service sign displaying an antisemitic message at Barstool Sansom Street caught the attention of Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy, who rebuked it. The two waitresses involved have been fired, and Portnoy says he is arranging a trip to Auschwitz for those involved, in an effort to turn this into a “teachable moment”. Temple University has suspended at least one student involved. [🔒 The Inquirer]

🧹 Philly’s Cleaning and Greening a Block Near You

Philadelphia’s citywide cleaning initiative is back for another season. Beginning this week, the One Philly, United City Cleaning Initiative will run for a span of 13 weeks, with crews cleaning up blocks just in time for the summer. You can use this map to learn what your neighborhood’s cleaning schedule is and its progress. [Office of Clean and Green]

🥩 Busting the Operation Behind Philly’s Beef Bandits

Do you remember a few years ago when it felt like we kept reading headlines about meat being stolen from tractor-trailers? What about snow crab legs? Chicken? The baffling amount of stolen goods also stumped Philly police, who hadn’t seen cargo theft of this scale in years. Now we know the details behind one of Philly’s biggest crime rings, which may have been just a “sideline thing” to something larger. [🔒 Philly Mag]