A sure sign of approaching spring
Spring must be near, because the annual Philadelphia Flower Show is now underway. With this year’s theme of “United by Flowers,” organizers asked designers to conceive landscapes where we come together.
WHYY’s Peter Crimmins took a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put this massive displays together. Continue reading…
Forget March Madness, Philly’s got March Mildness
A Seattle-born trend celebrating mild brews continues to grow in Philly, courtesy of Ambler-based brewery Forest & Main.
BP’s Ali Mohsen explains the idea is simple: stop in at the pub and get a card that’s stamped for every mild consumed on site. At the end of March, the person with the most stamps is crowned Mild Master and gets to drink milds on the house for a month. Continue reading…
RECAP: What else happened?
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• “Very concerning.” That’s how Mayor Parker described video posted online showing the arrest of the city’s executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs Celena Morrison along with her husband Sunday following a traffic stop on I-76 Saturday morning. [6ABC via WHYY]
• Water Department wants your thoughts on plans to overhaul infrastructure in a series of public hearings this month. [WHYY]
• An allegedly incomplete donation by Wharton’s graduate student government group has prompted resignations and a dispute over what happened to the money, according to a Daily Pennsylvanian investigation. [The DP]
• Philly teachers say they are penalized when they take sick days; now thousands demand a change to the district’s policy. [WHYY]
• The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a collision and derailment involving three Norfolk Southern trains on Saturday in Lower Saucon Township. [ABC News]
• North Philly convenience store utilizes AI to track shoplifters via security cameras. [NBC10]
MAYOR WATCH
Mayor Parker has no public appearances scheduled for Monday.
ON THE CALENDAR
☑️ Who gets to choose? Join WHYY News and the Bridging Blocks program for a conversation on reproductive rights at the Joseph E. Coleman Library branch on March 5 from 5pm to 6:30 p.m.
🩺 How to Survive a Plague– A screening of the documentary that tells the story of two coalitions—ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Film will be followed by a Q/A discussion. (Tuesday, March 5, 12:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.)
🍷 Women’s Way Wednesdays: a weekly pop up by Stratus and the Sisterly Love Collective celebrates Women’s History Month with music by women musicians, as well as food and drink from woman-owned/operated restaurants, breweries, distilleries and wine companies. (March 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the Hotel Monaco Stratus Lounge, 5:30-8 p.m.)
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