Housing Authority offers help for 100 unhoused Philly veterans
The latest point-in-time survey found more than 4% of Philadelphia’s unhoused population are veterans, and advocates say the actual number is probably hire than that.
WHYY’s Vicky Diaz-Camacho looked into a new effort by HUD and the Philadelphia Housing Authority to learn more about how a hundred vets experiencing homelessness in the city could get help through a new voucher program that offers more than just housing. Continue reading…
Coming back to Philly: USS New Jersey on the move
The Battleship New Jersey is leaving its Camden port for the first time in more than two decades for major repairs.
The first leg of its multi-day journey starts Thursday as tugboats will move the massive battleship to Paulsboro where it will pick up about 2,000 tons of water as ballast before being moved to the Navy Yard. The ship’s museum operators will offer dry dock tours to help offset the cost of refurbishment. Continue reading…
RECAP: What else happened?
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• The Pa. House will review a bill co-written by state Rep. Brian Munroe and three high school students that aims to enact social media safety restrictions and regulations to protect youth in the state. [PhillyVoice]
• How are volunteers keeping the dog park at Schuylkill River Park safe and updated without city funds? Word-of-mouth donations, sustained memberships, and, hopefully, sponsorships. [Fitler Square]
• In December 2023, the city had 4,659 incarcerated residents in custody at four correctional institutions, most of whom will be houseless when released. How is the lack of housing and transition services being addressed? [Generocity]
• With a new entrance opening Friday, the Independence Seaport Museum turns starboard, away from the I-95 cap and toward Spruce Street Harbor Park. [WHYY]
• Some of the best barbers in Philly are volunteering at Philly schools to mentor students amid the trauma of a gun violence crisis, providing a haircut and safe space for youth to open up. [WHYY]
• The Apollo Theater and Opera Philadelphia announced a five-year partnership to support new operas by Black artists. [NBC10]
MAYOR WATCH
Mayor Parker will speak this morning at a playground groundbreaking at Alain Locke Elementary School. She then moves to Center City where she’ll deliver remarks at the 2024 Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Paradigm Award Luncheon.
This evening, Parker will sign an executive order related to her “ongoing commitment to the Vision Zero campaign” which works to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city streets.
ON THE CALENDAR
🧶 The crafts and culinary creations of a dozen local women makers will be on sale at a pop-up market for Women’s History Month inside the Independence Visitors Center. (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23)
🎶 Organ Day returns for a 12th year of an all-day marathon of free organ music performed on the largest mechanical pipe organ in a concert venue in the U.S. Free with RSVP. (11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23)
🥞 All-you-can-eat pancakes and 75+ local artists are on tap along with live music and body painting at the Pancakes & Booze Art Show at Underground Arts. $20 tickets at the door. (6 p.m. Saturday, March 23)
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