Philly college adjuncts fight for stability
Part-time instructors at schools throughout the city say they struggle with low pay and uncertainty about their future employment.
BP’s Meir Rinde talked with instructors as they plan a rally later this week to call for better pay and more consistency in their work. Organizers say these adjunct faculty face “the instability and the political pressures that have been leveled at higher ed” all while “bearing the brunt of these unnecessary cuts.” Continue reading…
Just look up: Best bets for solar eclipse viewing
As long as the weather cooperates on Monday, April 8, it will be hard to miss the biggest light in the sky going 90% dark.
While Philly won’t see a total solar eclipse, Monday’s 90% coverage will be the best we get for a long time. The next time we can see this leverage of coverage here will be May 2078. Here’s BP’s recap of where to celebrate this once in a generation experience. Continue reading…
RECAP: What else happened?
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• ‘A little undercooked’: Sixers arena plan gets another icy reception from design panel. [WHYY’s Plan Philly]
• CIty’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission expected to hire Tonya McClary, former head of Dallas’ police oversight agency, as its new leader. [Axios]
• Parents pushback after racist play was staged at Philly’s CAPA during Black History Month. [WHYY]
• The Forward Party wants to run candidates for attorney general and treasurer in 2024, but it first must get thousands of signatures and survive probable court challenges. [WHYY]
• Business leaders along South Street say the area’s comeback has been jeopardized by a financial crisis at the South Street Headhouse District. [Inquirer$]
• Philly opens first of 10 “one-stop shop” voter offices where voters can register to vote, request a mail ballot, receive it, complete it and return it in one go. [WHYY]
• Haason Reddick pens thank you letter to Philadelphia after being traded to the Jets. [Philly Voice]
Weekly brief on gun violence prevention (with PCGVR)
We publish this report each week in partnership with the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.• How Philadelphians feel about violence on public transit. [The Trace]
• IBX chief grapples with gun violence and in-person work as he takes on a new role with the Chamber of Commerce. [Inquirer$]
• The PA House passed a bill banning ghost gun parts. [Capital-Star]
• Over $24 million in gun violence prevention grants are being given to community groups across Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. [PASenate.com]
By the numbers in Philadelphia
- 17: Shooting victims recorded last week, vs. 8 the week prior. [PCGVR]
- 241: Shooting victims as of March 30 were down 43% vs. the previous year. [PCGVR]
- 70: Year-to-date homicides, down 34% vs. last year’s pace; down 13.6% vs. five years ago [Philly Police]
MAYOR WATCH
Mayor Parker will sign three bills related to public safety at City Hall this afternoon.
On Tuesday, she formally introduced her nine nominees for the city’s school board.
ON THE CALENDAR
😋 The intersection of food, community, and identity are explored in a new Free Library Special Collections exhibit, “We Are What We Eat.” Free. (Through Aug. 31)
🍽️ Weigh in on the future of streeteries at CM Rue Landau’s public hearing at City Hall. Last month, Landau told Billy Penn she wanted the hearings to ascertain “what’s working, and what needs to be changed.” (10 a.m. Friday, April 5)
Catch up on the previous week
Training for WrestleMania; Parker school board appointments; SEPTA stabbing arrest | Morning roundup
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