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Mail-in voting guide; Arts group rebrand; Weekly gun violence brief

ADMIN 10/03/2024

Many people find voting by mail more convenient than going to a polling place. If you want to mail in your ballot, but haven’t registered, there’s still time. Billy Penn’s Meir Rinde provides information on process and deadlines, as well as updates on recent court decisions that you should be aware of. Continue reading …

The filled-out ballot goes in the yellow envelope, which then goes in the white return envelope. And don’t forget to sign and date on the back before mailing it in! (Meir Rinde/Billy Penn)

After over 100 productions across the past 22 years, West Philly-based art organization Intercultural Journeys has reinvented itself as Journey Arts. The new name and branding, the team explained, will align with more ambitious projects as well as additional funding and extended development periods for artists. Continue reading …

Table Sessions with Interminable at Alma del Mar, April 16, 2023. Photo by Steve Weinik.

RECAP: What else happened?

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• Election 2024: The powerful interests bankrolling critical Pa. row office races and VP candidates spar in debate [Spotlight PA/WHYY]

• Dockworkers go on strike in Philadelphia, 35 other ports in a strike over wages and automation. [AP/WHYY]

• Girard College ninth graders stranded – but safe – in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. [PhillyVoice]

• Drexel faces budget shortfall, citing enrollment drop, explores staff cuts. [WHYY]

• Customers have crowned Wawa the nation’s No. 1 convenience store chain. [CNBC]

• John Dougherty surrenders to begin prison term. [Inq$]

• Grammy Award-winning artist Sting donated $25,000 to North Philly’s Laura W. Waring School for its music program. [NBC10]

• Hittin’ Season: The cases for wanting to play the Mets or Brewers. [Billy Penn]

Weekly brief on gun violence prevention (with PCGVR)

We publish this report each week in partnership with the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.

• School safety: Survey finds most teachers question active shooter drills. [WHYY]

• A public art project in Germantown will use poetry to combat gun violence. [WHYY]

• Philadelphia Eagles host “Safer America” gun violence prevention summit with local and White House officials. [City & State]

By the numbers in Philadelphia

19: Shooting victims recorded last week, including 2 fatalities, vs. 24 with 3 fatalities the week prior. [Philly Police]
835: Shooting victims as of September 29 were down 39% vs. the previous year. [PCGVR]
193: Year-to-date homicides, down 41% vs. last year’s pace; down 23% vs. five years ago [Philly Police]

MAYOR WATCH

Mayor Parker has nothing in her public schedule today.

ON THE CALENDAR

🩷 Thursday, Oct. 4: Movies Under the Stars: “Legally Blonde”
Get ready to bend and snap at this outdoor screening in Logan Square. Urban Farmer food will be available to purchase. BYOB and blanket. (7:30 to 10 p.m.)

🎃 Saturday, Oct. 5: Roxtoberfest & Spocktoberfest
Roxborough’s largest street festival is back and bigger than ever with food, live music, local drinks, costume contest, Scarecrow Walk, car show, makers market — plus Spocktoberfest, complete with cosplay and a sci-fi party band. FREE. (12 to 6 p.m.)

👟 Saturday, Oct. 5: West Philly’s Main Street: A Walk Through Time
Join a walking tour of West Philadelphia’s 52nd Street, aka “the Strip,” a historic commercial and cultural corridor; Uncover the Strip’s hidden past as an entertainment destination for African Americans. $25 ticket. (10 a.m.)

📜 Saturday, Oct. 5: Revolutionary Germantown Festival
Cliveden and the sites of Historic Germantown collaborate to highlight the diverse stories of the people who lived through the American Revolution and the Battle of Germantown, on October 4, 1777. Try your hand at candle dipping and basket weaving, view a blacksmithing demonstration, and learn about 18th Century upholstery with Ann King. FREE. (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)