#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY
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Ahead of City Council hearing, residents air concerns about foster care system
Community members are lobbying ahead of a City Council hearing this week for long-sought reforms to Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services, citing years of systemic problems. They have four broad concerns. Continue reading …
Presente on the Parkway: Photos from Philly’s 2025 Puerto Rican Day Parade
Thousands of Puerto Ricans lined the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Saturday for Philadelphia’s 61st annual Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Dancing, singing, and waving the Puerto Rican flag, multiple generations gathered in celebration of shared pride. Check out the photos …
RECAP: What else happened?
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• Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, say the move to a Pennsylvania detention center could make it more difficult to access him and provide counsel. [WHYY]
• Pennsylvania state parks are seeing a surge in visitors as federal campgrounds face cuts. [PhillyVoice]
• Police often fail to keep body cameras on during Kensington stops, an audit reveals. [Kensington Voice]
• Temple nurses and staff’s union agreed to extend their looming strike deadline amid negotiations. The new potential strike date is Oct. 13. [NBC10]
• Philadelphia cheesemonger Emilia D’Albero is the first American to win first place and a gold medal in one of the biggest world cheese competitions. [CBS3]
• Starbucks baristas rallied in Center City amid store closures at six locations in Philly and more nationwide. [Inq$/6ABC]
MAYOR WATCH
The mayor has no public events scheduled for Monday.
ON THE CALENDAR
🍂 Autumn festival lineup
👻 Halloween events across Philly, now through October
🚦 Thursday, Oct. 2: Safer Streets: A Billy Penn Town Hall
🏃🏽 Philly Runners Guide
Monday, Sept. 29: Philly Reads Philly Book Club: My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Hosted by At My House in Queen Village, Philly Reads Philly is a new book club focused on reading books about Philly or written by authors based in the Philadelphia area. Free registration gets you a discount code for 15% off a copy of My Broken Language at Head House Books. (6 to 7:30 p.m.)
Monday, Sept 29: Yoga with Cats
Get A Gato welcomes humans to stretch alongside their adoptable cats. $43 tickets. (6:30 to. 7:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, Sept. 30: We Drink the Drum
Join a “sacred convening of word workers from playwrights and poets, screenwriters to novelists, essayists to truth-tellers — in a matchmaking of the literary minded” at Harriett’s Bookshop as they soft open their new cafe and local drummers of different backgrounds and kick off owner Jeannine A. Cook’s debut novel tour. Free. (6:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, Sept. 30: Candidate Forum: Judges for Pennsylvania Commonwealth & Superior Court
A virtual candidate forum for Superior Court of Pa. and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Virtual. Free with registration. (7 to 8 p.m.)
Wednesday, Oct. 1: Tasting Georgia – A Snacky Hour with Saami Somi
It’s “snacky time” with Georgian cuisine proprietors Saami Somi at Binding Agents. $27 tickets. (5:30 p.m.)
Friday, Oct. 3: Hocus Pocus Bingo
Join the Sanderson Sisters and Red Rum Theatre for a wickedly hilarious night of games, giggles, and magical mayhem. Spooky prizes, cheeky commentary, and just the right amount of mischief. Dress in your most enchanting witchy wear (or come as your favorite Salem resident). $23.18 tickets. (8 p.m.)
Friday, Oct. 3: The Late(ish) Poetry Show
“Like the Tonight Show & Def Poetry had a baby that grew up to be your favorite Friday night in Philly. Poetry, interviews, games & music.” At PhilaMOCA by the Philly Pigeon Collective. $23.18 tickets. (8 p.m.)
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