Restaurant reality show; Slavery commission at President's House; Ragweed season

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New Philly spot combines reality show and restaurant under one roof

Recipe Philly hosted a reality show competition across the region, aiming to highlight local culinary talent. Its opening gives emerging chefs the spotlight.

“The restaurant is called Recipe Philly because it is based on home chefs from the Philadelphia area that competed to get their home-cooked meal on the menu of a real, live-operating restaurant, which is Recipe Philly,” said creative producer and founder Ed Baumstein. Continue reading…

Workers prepare poblano burgers during a pre-opening tasting day at Recipe Philly. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Slavery commiseration planned at Philly’s President’s House site

This week, members of the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition will gather at the President’s House site on Independence Mall for the group’s 24th annual Slavery Commiseration.

The event Tuesday at 4 p.m. takes on new fervor this year following the fight over the Independence Mall exhibit documenting the lives of nine enslaved people in Philly.

The date marks the August 25, 1619 anniversary of the first documented enslaved Africans arriving in America when it was still a British colony. Continued reading…

A new panel at the President’s House site tells a broader story about slavery in America, without focusing on George Washington and the individuals he enslaved. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

RECAP: What else happened?

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• Hotter summer and fall days are extending ragweed allergy season in Greater Philadelphia, experts say. [WHYY]

• Philly schools ask communities to help shape transition plan as controversial closures move ahead. [Chalkbeat]

• Researchers find microplastics in insects from the Schuylkill River watershed. [WHYY]

• Tattooed Mom works to bring live performances back after licensing violation. [WHYY]

• Lily Yeh, the founder of the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia, will be awarded the Goi Peace Prize, an international award based in Tokyo, Japan. She will be the first artist to receive the award. [WHYY]

• How two principals’ cellphone policies were inspired by the Philly airport and Kevin Hart. [PhillyVoice]

MAYOR WATCH

Mayor Parker has no public events scheduled for Monday.

Highlights from Billy Penn’s City Guide

Alcohol-free spaces to spend your nights out
For some Philadelphians, zero proof is a year-round practice. Here’s our guide to fun and inventive N/A-friendly places around the city.
Who let the cats out? A catwalk through Philly’s Cedar Park neighborhood
The Philadelphia region has a higher than average cat population compared to other metro areas. Many of those felines reside in West Philly’s Cedar Park.

ON THE CALENDAR

Soul line dancing on the river (Monday),
Culinary date night at the Free Library (Tuesday),
Street Movies in Point Breeze (Thursday)
AND MORE!

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