🚴 New bike lane protections in Center City

What City Is the Best Place To Spend Your Summer?

City Cast Twin Cities host Sean McPherson emcees this showdown where 12 City Cast reps, including City Cast Philly host Trenae Nuri, compete head-to-head to debate which city is the best for a weekend trip this summer. From hot tub boats (exactly what they sound like) to an illuminating lantern festival, our hosts are bringing the best of what their city has to offer this season. Can Trenae beat out competitors from Chicago, DC, Denver, Las Vegas, Madison, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Portland, Salt Lake, Seattle, and the Twin Cities? [🎧 City Cast Philly]

Jefferson Methodist Evacuates Patients

Patients were relocated to other nearby hospitals after a burst pipe led to a power outage, shutting down the hospital’s services. While Jefferson staff work to reopen, the hospital is expected to close for days, possibly weeks. [CBS Philly]

Social Worker Beats Incumbent in North Philly District

The congressional race wasn’t the only competitive race in Philly on Tuesday. Working Families Party-backed Sierra McNeil beat out State Rep. Keith Harris in Pennsylvania’s 195th House District. Harris ran unopposed in 2024’s special and general elections, and McNeil said Harris had become an absentee leader. [🔒 The Inquirer]

• Related: Listen to our recap of Tuesday’s election and a preview of November’s gubernatorial race. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

New Modular Curbs Installed Along 13th Street Bike Lane

The new cyclist protections include plastic barriers, delineator posts, and brightly painted hazard zones. While the corridor along 13th Street is not part of the city’s High Injury Network, it does see a high volume of cyclists each day. [Philly Voice]

• Related: The city aims to bring traffic deaths down to zero by 2030. [📝 City Cast Philly]

📣 Binta E. is shouting out Voix Noire, which provides Black women, marginalized genders, and children with grocery assistance, reproductive wellness supplies, and other resources.

Thanks, Binta! If you’re looking for ways to support vulnerable communities, here’s how to have influence in your neighborhood, examples of collective action from our colleagues in the Twin Cities, and food pantries that could use your support.