#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY
Grid drop alongside Schuylkill Banks
(Picture by @thetinybun)
Because the state finances deadline nears, it’s nonetheless very unsure that legislators will approve spending the a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of extra {dollars} that SEPTA says it wants to keep away from ruinously deep service cuts.
Meir Rinde spoke to a GOP political strategist and an area Republican lawmaker to raised perceive what a attainable deal would possibly appear like, when it’d occur, and the way doubtless it was to occur. Proceed studying …
Phila Lorn, proprietor of Mawn, the Cambodian Noodle home, received Rising Chef, one of many main classes, on the James Beard Awards ceremony in Chicago Monday.
Phila opened Mawn as a mom-and-pop restaurant in 2023 along with his spouse, Rachel, who operates the entrance of the home. BP’s Julia Binswanger fills us in on the win, her pre-Beard dialog with him, how arduous it is going to be to get a reservation at Mawn this summer time, and the way our different contenders fared. Proceed studying …
RECAP: What else occurred?
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• A Scranton congressman is among the many politicians going through scrutiny over inventory buying and selling doubtlessly utilizing insider data as Trump introduced tariffs. [WHYY]
• We’re No. 13! Philly is among the many high locations on the earth to launch a startup. [Technical.ly]
• Neighborhood group in Northeast Philly are suing to cease PennDOT’s plan to slim a industrial hall. [WHYY]
• In search of a location to breastfeed your toddler in Middle Metropolis? There’s an app for that. [PhillyVoice]
• Covenant Home Pa opens a brand new 12-unit transitional housing middle in Germantown this month. [PGN]
• The primary Membership World Cup match in Philly was loud enjoyable, and an opportunity for some Philadelphians to be reunited with their fave groups. [Billy Penn]
• Volunteers are working to protect an Underground Railroad web site in Kennett Sq. earlier than Juneteenth. [CBS3]
Weekly transient on gun violence prevention (with PCGVR)
We publish this report every week in partnership with the Philadelphia Middle for Gun Violence Reporting.
By the numbers in Philadelphia
- 23: Taking pictures victims recorded from June 8 to 14, together with 4 fatalities, based on metropolis information. Through the earlier week, 15 capturing victims had been recorded, together with 2 fatalities. [Source: nickhand.dev]
- 100: 12 months-to-date homicides, down 17% vs. final 12 months’s tempo; down 46% vs. 5 years in the past [Philly Police]
MAYOR WATCH
Mayor Parker will be a part of the Workplace of Youngsters and Households, in partnership with Parks & Recreation and American Dairy Affiliation North East, to assist kick off the annual Summer time Meals program season, at Vare Recreation Middle, 2601 Moore St., 11 a.m.
The mayor will be a part of Chief Public Security Director Adam Geer and the Workplace of Public Security to rejoice the 2025 Anti-Violence Neighborhood Partnership grantees, at Metropolis Corridor, 2 p.m.
ON THE CALENDAR
🎉 Juneteenth occasions in Philly
🌈 Delight Month celebrations
🏊🏽 Public swimming pools in Philly 2025
🎭 Epic 3-week ‘area opera’ gaming theater
🌸 27 methods to get out and benefit from the heat climate
🏃🏽 Philly Runners Information
Tuesday, June 17: Bridging Blocks | Invisible Obstacles: How Ableism Impacts Accessibility
How does Philadelphia present up for its residents residing with a incapacity? What companies are at present obtainable and what might be improved? How did we get right here and the way can we transfer ahead? Be part of WHYY for this second civic dialogue on Ableism, on the Parkway Central Library. (4:30 to six:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, June 17: “Queer Love is Resilience” Poetry Open Mic + Q&A ft. Alison Lubar
Flashpoint Gallery & Neighborhood Area and Nutmeg Bar & Market host the open mic at 6:30 p.m. and present at 7 p.m. First-come, first-served. “Delight month, so carry your gayest poetry!” Studying and Q&A. Books, artwork and zines on the market; a portion of proceeds go to The Trans Lifeline. Free to register. (6:30 to 9 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 18: Justice & Journalism at Japanese State Penitentiary
Uncover the position of investigative journalism in shaping our understanding of the legal justice system via stay storytelling, panel discussions, and interactive reveals on the historic jail. $17 upfront; $20 on the door. (5:30 to 9:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 18: Philly-Based mostly Novels by Philly-Based mostly Novelists
Be part of Swarthmore Inventive Writing Professor Moriel Rothman-Zecher in dialog with Emma Copley Eisenberg, Asali Solomon, and James Earl Thomas. At American Grammar in Kensington. (6 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 18: Love Me Lengthy Time Studying Group
This studying group explores need, intimacy and love over 3 themed Wednesdays, collectively studying and talk about ingexcerpts from texts by Asian/Asian diasporic writers. June 18’s studying is from “I’m Laughing As a result of I’m Crying” (Chapter TBD) by Youngmi Mayer. Snacks offered. Free Registration really helpful. (6 to eight p.m.)
Wednesday, June 18: “Depraved” screening
Relive Elphaba and G(a)linda’s forward of the second movie’s premiere later this 12 months. Sundown Social hosts this outside screening on a 60-foot display. (7 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 18: Fishtown Choir sings Girl Gaga
Head to Ortlieb’s for the most recent group choir efficiency! $15+charges upfront; $17 day of present. (7 to 11:30 p.m.)
Thursday, June 19: Kami’s Korner: Spoken-Phrase Soundscapes for the Black, Ancestral Physique
Hand around in East Passyunk on Juneteenth for poetic soundscapes carried out stay with KAMI X, adopted by an ancestral poetry workshop led by Nycir Eager. $17.85 tickets. (6:45 to 9:30 p.m.)
Friday, June 20: Singing Our Grief
The straightforward act of singing in group can remodel our relationship to sorrow. Expertise your grief via the vibration of sound, at Chestnut Hill United Church at 8812 Germantown Ave. $10-30 sliding scale. (7 to eight:30 p.m.)
Friday, June 20: Stogie Joe’s Speakeasy Evening
Each Friday at 10 p.m. on East Passyunk. Password: OLD SPORT.