Shootings concern residents; Meals co-op information; PHA's large plans

Residents, state leaders, metropolis officers and anti-violence teams involved about latest shootings close to leisure facilities gathered earlier this week to strategize a summer season plan to maintain households protected.

State Rep. Andre D. Carroll, D-Philadelphia, hosted the city corridor on the Lonnie Younger Recreation Middle in East Germantown. Earlier this month, an 18-year-old was critically injured at a playground close to the leisure middle. It was the second taking pictures close to a leisure middle in just some days. Proceed studying …

East Germantown residents reviewed data on conserving recreation facilities protected from violence at a city corridor assembly at Lonnie Younger Recreation Middle in Philadelphia on April 15, 2025. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

If you happen to prioritize values similar to group, self-sufficiency and fairness when doing your grocery procuring, a meals co-op is likely to be match for you.

There are a number of in Philly, and Billy Penn gives a information that might enable you to take into account your choices and get began. Proceed studying …

Mariposa Meals Co-op has been in West-Philly since 1971 and gives the group with entry to pure, healthful meals. (Natalia Sanchez Loayza/Billy Penn)

RECAP: What else occurred?

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• Man pleads responsible in DUI-related demise of CHOP physician who was driving her bike residence. [Inquirer$]

• The Philadelphia Housing Authority is considering large, with plans to remake its total public housing portfolio. [WHYY]

• Go contained in the Pa. manufacturing unit the place Peeps are made. [WHYY]

• Philly DA candidate Dugan drops out of deliberate debate with Krasner. [WHYY]

• Abbott Elementary filmed its season finale stay on location on the Please Contact Museum in Fairmount Park. [6ABC]

• Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and James Beard Award-winning chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon have been named to Time journal’s checklist of the 100 Most Influential Individuals of 2025. [BizJournal$]

• Southern-meets-African delicacies favourite Amina is increasing from Previous Metropolis to the 200-seat area in Northern Liberties previously residence to SIN Steakhouse. [Wooder Ice]

Philly DA Race

Candidate appearances:

MAYOR WATCH

The mayor has no public occasions scheduled for Thursday.

A container vessel was being unloaded at PhilaPort on April tenth, after President Donald Trump elevated import tariffs to 125% for all items from China. (Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza/WHYY)

ON THE CALENDAR

🐰 Easter egg hunts [West Philly Local]
🎭 School theater productions this spring
🖼️ “Within the Smooth Gentle” queer artwork exhibition

Thursday, April 17: Individuals’s Finances: Police
Focus on the town finances and group wants as they relate to police presence. (6 to 7:30 p.m.)

Friday, April 18: German Friday Movie Fest
“Deutschstunde” (2019, German with German subtitles) is the newest movie to be screened throughout this sequence that provides distinctive insights into German language, tradition, historical past and present occasions by means of the work of a few of the German-speaking world’s finest administrators. (6:30 p.m.)

Saturday, April 19: Hiya Kitty Cafe Truck
Hiya Kitty x Style District Philadelphia on the nook of ninth and Market streets from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for cute treats and merch.

Saturday, April 19: Faculty Lunch Tour
Be taught in regards to the difficult relationship between meals scientists, the federal government and the general public all through the final 200 years as concepts about vitamin and training have developed. A part of the Science Historical past Institute’s “drop-in” excursions of their Lunchtime exhibit. (2 p.m.)

Saturday, April 19: Queer Soup Evening x Bunnyhop
Have a good time queer culinary expertise, nourish your physique, join with communities and create a collective influence for native grassroots actions and companions. (6 to eight p.m.)

Sunday, April 20: Easter Sundaze Sundae Social
Take pleasure in a nut-free sundae and float bar at Maisy’s Assembly Home in Previous Metropolis. $20 upfront; $30 on the door. (12 to five p.m.)

Sunday, April 20: Vegan Mac & Cheese Bakeoff
Seize a cup and utensil from OR convey a small cup/bowl for an opportunity to pattern dozens of vegan mac treats. Then vote on who wins in classes like Conventional, Modern, Dessert and Individuals’s Alternative. Proceeds profit native Meals Not Bombs chapters. (4:20 to six:20 p.m.)

Sunday, April 20: One Artwork Annual 420
Stay reggae vibes, farm recent meals, stay portray, yoga, distributors and household enjoyable on the One Artwork Group Middle in Carroll Park. (4:20 to 11 p.m.)