🏞️ Where to hike in Philly

🥾 Where to Take a Hike in & Around Philly

The leaves are changing colors and the air is getting crisper, which means it’s the perfect time of year to take a hike. Whether you’re a casual hiker or looking for something more intense, there’s a trail for everyone. Here are the best places to venture outdoors in and near the city. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

• Related: If you wind up hiking at the Wissahickon, pay close attention to its sparkling rocks. [📝 City Cast Philly]

💰 Emergency Funding Buys Rape Crisis Center Extra Time

After the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence (WOAR) announced layoffs and cuts to services due to a lack of state funding, the District Attorney’s Office is supporting the center with $90,000. Services such as court accompaniment and crisis counseling will continue. [CBS Philly]

• Related: State Sen. Nikil Saval shared what’s preventing lawmakers from agreeing on a new budget and how constituents can leverage their political power. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

🗳️ How Philly Lawyers Are Judging the Judges

Who should you vote for in this election? The Philadelphia Bar Association recommended 13 out of 18 candidates, and anonymous survey responses gave insight on how hundreds of lawyers came to the decision. Feedback was mixed, with one judge being considered “fair and compassionate” by some and “ill-informed on the law” by others. [🔒 The Inquirer]

🇺🇸 Volunteers Preserve Philly’s History Markers Targeted by Trump

A group of librarians, data experts, and historians banded together to archive over 10,000 photos from hundreds of National Park Service sites under review by the Trump administration due to “divisive narratives.” Independence National Historic Park was flagged for exhibits such as the slavery memorial the President’s House, but the display has not yet been removed. [Philly Voice]

• Related: With these exhibits at risk of removal, historian Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler shared what this says about our country and its reckoning with slavery. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

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Thanks Dax for your recommendations and to all these businesses, nonprofits, and creators serving Philly!