Is the Parks and Rec budget growing? It’s complicated
While Mayor Parker’s budget seems flat for Parks and Rec, increased spending in other areas could mean more money actually for parks.
BP’s Meir Rinde dug into the numbers to see how the money is moving as City Council considers Mayor Parker’s first budget proposal. Continue reading…
Mummers delight and confuse fans at WrestleMania
“Who are they?” That was the immediate reaction Sunday night as dozens of Mummers danced and played their way to the ring as part of the grandiose entrances WrestleMania is famous for.
Similar response echoed online as wrestling fans from around the world enjoyed – and tried to understand – this uniquely Philly tradition. Continue reading…
RECAP: What else happened?
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• Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania to cast a ballot in the state primary. [6ABC]
• Philly native Dawn Staley leads South Carolina to undefeated season, securing NCAA national championship with a win over Iowa. [WHYY]
• Philly families march through East Mount Airy calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza. [WHYY]
• I-95 is open again after a truck carrying an oversized load crashed into a train bridge on Monday. [NBC10]
• The Bicentennial Bell, first unveiled in 1976, is once again on display for Philadelphians. [WHYY]
• While the WWE’s back-to-back nights at the Linc drew the biggest crowds this weekend, other major and independent professional wrestling companies flocked to Philly to connect with the thousands of fans. [WHYY]
MAYOR WATCH
Mayor Parker has no public events scheduled for Monday.
ON THE CALENDAR
🌗 Just look up: Today’s eclipse will be viewable (cloud-cover permitting, of course) starting at 2:08 p.m. through 4:35 p.m. The most coverage will happen at what’s called mid-eclipse time, which will be at 3:23 p.m. Here’s some top spots people are gathering in Philly today.
🎵 Music in the Stacks: Take a musical journey to Cyprus with traditional songs of love, sorrow and hope at Penn’s Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Registration required. (Tuesday, April 9, 7:00pm – 9:00pm)
🌎 Join WHYY News for “Navigating Borders: Exploring the Issues of Immigration,” a Bridging Blocks discussion designed to foster understanding and empathy around immigration’s complexities and its effects on individuals and communities. (Parkway Central Library,
1901 Vine St., Thursday, April 11th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
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