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Health Dept. declines to release race breakdown on monkeypox

As Philadelphians at high risk vie for limited monkeypox vaccine, there’s a rumor going around that early doses are not getting to people of color.

• But it’s impossible to judge whether the rollout has been equitable, because Philly’s Health Department is declining to release a breakdown by race for the doses administered so far.

Local officials say the sample size is too small — just 2,000 patients so far, Michaela Winberg reports, but medical experts and other cities disagree.

Review: Wawa Shore Tea is a drink everyone can agree on

Wawa partnered with Cape May Brewing Co. to create Shore Tea, which tastes like a childhood fave leveled up a notch and taken on vacation.

• The peach-flavored hard tea is a limited release, sold in 12-oz. cans throughout the region. It follows in the tradition of previous Wawa beer collabs — except it’s friendlier and more approachable.

Craft beer fans will appreciate the rich flavor, and iced tea fans will be in heaven. The one flaw our reviewer found: it almost goes down too easy.

RECAP: What else happened?

$ = paywalled

• The Sixers’ plans for Center City include more than just an arena, per the sketches 76 Devcorp revealed to The Inquirer, which show two floors of street-facing retail and dining along Market Street. [Inquirer$]
• Germantown Town Hall, a columned historic building that’s stood vacant for decades, is being explored for renovations. Developer Anthony Fullard wants to turn it into a 39-unit mixed use complex. [Hidden City/Chestnut Hill Local]
• South Philly’s Bok building is getting soccer-ified this fall. NYC-based U90 is turning one floor into indoor courts, building a pitch on part of the rooftop, and opening a Soccer Post apparel store in the basement. [Axios]
• The Philly Goat Project travels across the city with goats hosting feel-good activities. Apparently the animals socialize kinda like middle school students. [WHYY’s PlanPhilly]
• Sportico’s annual NFL valuation ranking placed the Eagles at 9th, slightly above average at $4.7 billion. The hated Cowboys still top this list — there are even Dallas fans in Philadelphia. [Sportico/BP 2016]
• Checkers used to have 10 locations in Philly, but looks like nine of them are now closed. What gives? [Teressa P.]

MAYOR WATCH

Scheduled to align with the United Nations’  International Youth Day, this is the city’s first PHL Youth Week, with youth-led events around education, public safety, entrepreneurship, and wellness. Mayor Kenney kicks things off with a press conference at City Hall (11 a.m.).

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