Kensington progress report; Kitchen collective; Penn’s DEI troubles | Morning roundup
City officials are giving each other tentative congratulations for progress made on taming Kensington’s open-air drug market over the past year.
But this week’s data dump was also a reminder of how much more work would need to be done to fulfill Mayor Cherelle Parker’s goal of shutting down the decades-old drug market — and of potential limits on what law enforcement, social service agencies and the legal system can do. Continue reading…
Some of the cooks are caterers. Some are bakers. Some own food trucks. Others prepare packaged goods. And some run pop-up restaurants. Each of them is cooking something different, but they all are part of Culinary Collective, a family-owned coworking commercial kitchen space in the Frankford Arsenal. BP’s Natalia Sanchez Loayza takes us inside the culinary community. Continue reading…
RECAP: What else happened?
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• There will be no Children’s World’s Fair for America’s 250th birthday, after all. The cancellation came as leaders of the Please Touch Museum, Mann Center and Philadelphia Zoo cited a lack of funding and not enough time for the semiquincentennial in 2026. [NBC10]
• Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s hiring of former elected officials with legal troubles or past controversies is drawing fresh scrutiny. [Northeast Times]
• Philly-area lawmakers walked out of a meeting with Penn president over DEI cuts. [WHYY]
• Here are four things to know about the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission. [WHYY’s PlanPhilly]
• $7.8 million in upgrades are coming to Franklin Square Park, including renovated restrooms, new lighting, a playground makeover with climbing tower and zip line, and PATCO station improvements. [WHYY]
• Philly’s official FIFA World Cup poster will be revealed at the Philadelphia Flower Show next Wednesday, selected from over 400 artist submissions. [Billy Penn]
MAYOR WATCH
The Mayor will attend the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia’s “Shining a Light on Black History in Philadelphia” celebration to honor distinguished leaders in Philadelphia, at the Salvation Army Kroc Center of Philadelphia, 4200 Wissahickon Ave. (6 p.m.)
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