#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY
Looking back on South 4th St.
(Photo by @danherman456)
For months, Billy Penn has been keeping tabs on several local news websites – including Northeast Times, Lower Bucks Times, the South Philly Review and centraljersey.com. What we found led us down a local news rabbit hole that had us questioning reality. Continue reading…
Today is the day: the SS United States’ final voyage, sinking into the waters of the Gulf and becoming the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida.
The ship was originally scheduled to be deployed Thursday morning, but Okaloosa County moved up the timeline due to avoid the heavy winds and unsafe weather forecasted for that day.
Weather-permitting, watch it live at 2 p.m., live-streamed on the county’s web page for the ship. Continue reading…
A new exhibit puts Philadelphians in the shoes of 19th-century veterans
When the U.S.government offered pensions to aging Revolutionary War veterans in the early 1800s, they ran into an issue – many did not have a record of their service.
The solution – to have veterans come into local government offices to record details – ended up creating almost 80,000 perspectives of the Revolutionary War, and a priceless collection of oral history accounts from some of America’s first veterans.
Now, a new virtual project at the Museum of the American Revolution is linking these accounts to present-day veterans. Continue reading…
Veterans Stadium was built in South Philly in the 1960s after which sports team threatened to leave the city?
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• Public Advocate seeks “full and public investigation” of PGW CEO’s freebies following WHYY’s report. [WHYY]
• Philadelphia Mayor Parker ordered a review of city’s foster care system after the murder of 10-year-old Malayshia Allford. [WHYY]
• Philadelphia state test scores are months late. Now state officials want to change the cut scores. [Chalkbeat]
• The award-winning Women in Natural Sciences program spins off from Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel. [WHYY]
• An eye out for vision loss: New Philly mobile van brings free eye disease screening directly to patients. [WHYY]
• Bob Boone, the Phillies’ first World Series-winning catcher, died at 78. [PhillyVoice]
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Mayor Parker attends Penn’s David & Lyn Silfen University Forum celebrating 150 years of Penn Women. (3:30 p.m.)
Veterans Day events,
Empathy Games (Wednesday),
Screening + Panel discussion: “Crime and Punishment in America” (Thursday),
7th annual West Philly Swing Thing (Friday),
AND MORE!
See the **FULL LIST** of this week’s events calendar at BillyPenn.com!
?️ Billy Penn City Guide
✏️ Philly Quizzo guide
?️ Novelty stores guide
? Afternoon tea guide
? “Rocky Season” events
? Pumpkin spice latte recs
? Farmers market guide
✊? Black history in Philly guide
? Vegan ice cream guide
? CSA farmshare guide
☕ Philly coffee guide
??♀️ Alt Philly history walking tours guide
? Philly’s comedy scene
? Philly Record Store Guide
?️ Thrifty in Philly guide
? Book lovers’ guide to Philly
? Non-alcoholic Philly
? Dining in Philly
?? Philly Runners Guide
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