#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY
Guarding the fortress in Powelton Village
(Photograph by @karenbenson.eyeful)
Metropolis Council will maintain hearings wanting into the troubled historical past of the Division of Human Providers’ strategy to little one welfare. Advocates and others have hopes for options — and issues based mostly on a historical past of inaction — about what’s going to come from it. Proceed studying …
It lastly appears like summer season is close to — so it’s the proper time to verify in on the latest ice cream distributors on the town, in addition to go-to classics. From go-tos just like the Franklin Fountain to newbies like Malai, Billy Penn rounds up an inventory of a few of our favourite frozen retailers. Proceed studying …
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• Protestors gathered exterior the federal detention heart on Arch Road to demand the quick launch of a 23-year-old asylum seeker. [CBS3]
• Neighborhood pharmacists in Pa. say they’re struggling to soak up Ceremony Support’s clients, who’re saying goodbye to the drug retailer chain this month. [Capital-Star/Inquirer$]
• In solar energy information, Philly plans to purchase extra solar energy for municipal operations, inching nearer to its local weather objectives. However the U.S. Home price range invoice would slash Pa. colleges’ financial savings from deliberate photo voltaic initiatives, together with in Higher Darby. [WHYYx2]
• In a single day curfew accredited for bodegas in Kensington, Fairhill and Germantown. [PhillyVoice]
• Neighbors of Pine and Spruce streets file lawsuit to dam Philadelphia’s new bicycle lane guidelines. [WHYY]
• Montco native Bradley Cooper helped produce a brand new documentary, “Caregiving,” which will air on WHYY-TV later this month. Get a preview of the dialog across the vital subject. [WHYY]
MAYOR WATCH
Mayor Parker will be part of the Philadelphia Housing Authority for the grand opening ceremony for Somerset Station Residences, at 2230 E. Somerset St., at 11:30 a.m.
Parker’s $2B housing proposal yesterday cleared a serious hurdle with important Metropolis Council votes. [WHYY]
ON THE CALENDAR
💜 UArts 1-year commemoration occasions
🌈 Delight Month celebrations
❤️ Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander month occasions
🌸 27 methods to get out and benefit from the heat climate
🏃🏽 Philly Runners Information
Friday-Sunday, June 6 to eight: Rittenhouse Sq. Effective Artwork Present
The nation’s oldest outside superb artwork present returns with 140+ artists from throughout the U.S. (Fri-Sat: 11 a.m. to six p.m.; Solar: 11 a.m. to five p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Independence Dragon Boat Regatta
The one Dragon Boat race in the US run by lively members of Crew USA — 2007 and 2011 world champions — returns to the Schuylkill, with 100+ groups competing! (8 a.m. to six p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Black Males in Media Summit
Be a part of WHYY for a convention that facilities Black voices in a dialogue of media, storytelling and altering narratives. At WHYY’s Studios, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Register right here.
Saturday, June 7: Frankford Fish Fest
A enjoyable, free afternoon down by the riverfront on the Frankford Boat Launch. Discover ways to fish, take bike rides on trails, kayak on the Delaware, Double Dutch with Philly Ladies Bounce, create artwork, and luxuriate in extra nature-based actions. (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Incapacity Delight Philly Occasion
This 12 months’s parade and social gathering celebrates the thirty fifth anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Begin with a parade from Metropolis Corridor to the Parkway, the place a daylong pageant contains reside DJs, visitor audio system, accessible video games and actions, face portray and giveaways, a sensory-friendly zone and a number of meals vehicles. Free. (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Juneteenth: Celebrating Literacy & Creative Freedom with E.B. Lewis
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and the African American Kids’s Ebook Mission current E.B. Lewis with a presentation for each younger readers and adults. Artwork will likely be accessible for buy, and a e book signing will comply with this system. Come rejoice the facility of story, artwork and freedom. Free. (12 p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Elfreth’s Alley Day: A Neighborhood Fete
This occasion, which dates again to 1934 (90 years!), is when residents of Elfreth’s Alley open their doorways to permit guests a glimpse of twenty first century life in 18th- and Nineteenth-century homes. Leisure contains musical teams, reenactors, historians, distributors and artisan crafters. $26.50 adults/$11.20 kids tickets for 1 or 3 p.m. time slots. (1 to five p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Navy Yard Spring Household Fest: Glad Birthday to Us!
Immerse your self in reside music, family-friendly actions, meals vehicles, native arts/crafts distributors and extra. Pay-as-you-go. Join free updates. (1 to six p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Bacon, Beer, Bourbon & Nation Music Competition
Come for the meals, the beer and the music at this occasion within the Philly Zoo. $31.43 to $56.45 tickets. (1 to six p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Youth Set The Stage Showcase
A media showcase presenting new works starting from narrative and documentary movies to recorded musical EPs and a trend zine. At Temple’s Stroll Auditorium. (4 to eight p.m.)
Saturday, June 7: Emerald Road Chockablock Occasion: Love
For his or her Philadelphia debut, UK-based In The Darkish’s curator Talia Augustidis curates a program impressed by the theme of “Love”. What’s love? Who does it belong to? How can we entry it? Be a part of this intimate choice of audio that may make your coronary heart full, exploring love in all of its types — romantic, familial, erotic, conditional and unconditional. Anticipate heartbreaks, hookups and loads of pining. Free/Donations welcome. (7:30 p.m.)
Sunday, June 8: Odunde Competition
A full week of actions devoted to sharing details about the African diaspora concludes with the 15-block-long pageant. Over 100 distributors will likely be on South Road and the fest’s adjoining blocks. This 12 months’s headliners are hip-hop icons Doug E. Contemporary and Rakim. (10 a.m. to eight p.m.)
Sunday, June 8: Open Streets: Midtown Village
The favored traffic-tree program returns every Sunday in June, this time to thirteenth Road from Chestnut to Locust, Sansom Road from twelfth to Juniper and Drury Road. (11 a.m. to five p.m.)
Monday, June 9: Juneteenth Cookbook Popup
An homage to liberation, Blackness, summer season, and good meals that includes recipes from “Watermelons & Crimson Birds” by Nicole A. Taylor. At Walnut Road West Library. (5 to six p.m.)