Imaginative and prescient Zero talks; Philly Theatre Week; 'Historic' Aramark contract

Bike lane and visitors security advocates warmly applauded Council President Kenyatta Johnson at a Imaginative and prescient Zero convention Friday, some three years after he earned their lingering wrath for killing a road-narrowing undertaking on a piece of Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia.

Listed here are a number of notable moments from the convention. Proceed studying…

Metropolis Council President Kenyatta Johnson gave the keynote handle at a Imaginative and prescient Zero convention held at Temple College. March 28, 2025. (Meir Rinde/Billy Penn)

Select from 40+ performances throughout Philly Theatre Week

The ten-day competition is an opportunity to dabble — affordably — within the metropolis’s theater variety. It begins April 3 and lets audiences pay no matter they’ll.

“Philly Theatre Week is a large highlight on the Philly theater neighborhood and never simply the most important theater corporations, and even the midsize one, but in addition the smaller collectives,” stated Sabriaya Shipley, government director of Theatre Philadelphia, the theater neighborhood’s umbrella advertising group that runs Philly Theatre Week. Proceed studying…

“Miniball” is a weekend lineup of theater, circus, dance and genre-defying exhibits, might be a part of Cannonball Competition on April 3. (Courtesy of Theatre Philadelphia)

RECAP: What else occurred?

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• Pennsylvania and New Jersey leaders warn that DOGE cuts to well being companies might restrict care and companies. [WHYY]

• U.S. Rep. Scanlon and Delco seniors rallied outdoors the Social Safety constructing amid the Trump administration’s cuts to the company. [WHYY]

• Rosemont School will merge with Villanova College beginning in 2027, the 2 Catholic universities in Pa. introduced. [CBS3]

• A whole lot of Philly stadium-food staff gained medical health insurance in “historic” contract settlement with Aramark. [WHYY]

• Philadelphia will skip property reassessments this yr, conserving values regular. [Axios]

• Twenty workers have been arrested at a Philly-area constitution college and charged in reference to allegations of abuse of 26 kids. [NBC]

• April is Philly Jazz Month. Mid Atlantic Arts is celebrating with concert events and schooling alternatives. [WHYY]

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Aerial view of housing close to Fairmount Park, overlooking the Philadelphia skyline. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

ON THE CALENDAR

👭🏽 Ladies’s Historical past Month occasions in Philly
🙌🏽 WHYY Civic Information Convention – April 4
🎭 School theater productions this spring

Tuesday, April 1: Neighborhood Funds City Corridor: SW Philly
The primary in a collection of city halls throughout Philly stops in Councilmember Gauthier’s third District to present constituents one other platform to advocate for what they want to see in Philly’s Fiscal Yr 2026 (FY 2026) price range. At The Widespread Place, 5736 Chester Avenue. (6 p.m.)

Thursday, April 3: Getting Social
Come to the Incapacity Satisfaction Heart (112 N. eighth Avenue) and hang around, chat, and simply get again to in-person socializing. Accessible room and restroom, with an elevator, air air purifier, and sufficient seating choices. Month-to-month. (12 to three p.m.)

Thursday, April 3: Understanding the Metropolis Funds: Investing in a Safer, Cleaner, and Extra Affluent Philadelphia
The 2nd on-line webinar in a metropolis price range studying collection from the Committee of Seventy. This session will discover Mayor Parker’s Fiscal Yr 2026 price range proposal, breaking down investments geared toward her priorities of creating Philadelphia the most secure, cleanest, and greenest huge metropolis, with financial alternative for all. Free with registration. (5:30 to six:30 p.m.)

Thursday, April 3: Avenue Films! Undercover with Al-Bustan Seeds of Tradition
A curated screening of Center Jap shorts that mix politics with sci-fi and the supernatural. This program will characteristic a gap efficiency by Palestinian composer and Buzoq participant, Jiryis Murkus Ballan. In Olde Kensington. Free with registration. (6 to eight:30 p.m.)

Thursday, April 3: Opening Evening: 2nd annual Confluence Movie Competition
This Earth Month (April), the Academy of Pure Sciences hosts the month-long competition showcasing movies from regional filmmakers whose work addresses this yr’s competition theme of Regeneration. Function-length, quick and documentary movies; plus, hear from filmmakers, community-based organizations and advocates to be taught how one can assist the following technology of local weather resilience. Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17 and 24. $10 per occasion.
(5 to eight:30 p.m.)

Friday, April 4: Arts & Eats: First Fridays in Chestnut Hill
Artwork galleries and retailers prolong their hours till 8pm, plus the native culinary scene serves up drink and meals specials. See a map and record of collaborating companies at this hyperlink.

Saturday, April 5: A Jazzy Affair within the Key of E
This free occasion at Bartram’s Backyard celebrates the spring, equinox, and Jazz and Poetry Appreciation Month. Attendees could have the prospect to expertise reside music, poetry, storytelling, songs, and drumming circles. Additionally: an open mic session, distributors, a wellness part with chair therapeutic massage, yoga & meditation, studying to create an altar setting to your residence, movie screening, and knowledge on psychological well being companies. Rain or shine. (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Saturday, April 5: Love Metropolis Cabaret Presents: Hope Sings
Be a part of Love Metropolis for an evening of hopeful present tunes in assist of psychological well being. Singing favs from “Pricey Evan Hansen,” “Pippin,” and extra! At The Perch in East Kensington/Fishtown. $15 donation advisable with RSVP. Be aware: this isn’t a completely accessible venue, with 3 steps to the entrance door. (7:30 to 9:30 p.m.)