Bless these angels, of which Kensington has so many more than you know.

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'Now, the old oven may bake no more...'
So sad to hear one of South Philly's bakery treasures, the wood-fired Faragalli's, may not reopen after portions of its century-old firebrick oven collapsed. Story via Mike Newall inquirer.com/food/faragalli…

Civil War’s tribute to “old-fashioned journalism” rediscovers what’s so unsatisfying about the view from nowhere slate.com/culture/2024/0…

Civil War feels like a nightmare. You should still see it. slate.trib.al/JcbfJC6

Good piece from Joel D. Anderson 🆓

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The lack of public bathrooms, in parks and elsewhere, is really anti family. Basically a big de facto subsidy to any nearby Starbucks.

The commerce department and the restaurant groups all told Carroll exactly what was going to happen.

SEPTA cancels $185 million Chinese contract for double-decker Regional Rail cars inquirer.com/transportation… via @phillyinquirer

The building that housed Mighty Mick's boxing gym is going to be used as a Kensington brewery's tasting room inquirer.com/real-estate/co…

Fitzpatrick has not said whether he will endorse Trump, the party’s presumptive nominee, or vote for him, with just two weeks until the Pennsylvania primary. He’s also running a very low-key primary race of his own, avoiding national and local media. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

As a divided Philly workers union elects new leadership, a recent meeting became like an Eagles v. Cowboys game inquirer.com/jobs/labor/afs…

PPD laid out its public safety plan, including the strategy for shutting down Kensington's open air drug market. Still no timeline, and where users will go/ how the city will accommodate folks w/ such complex physical & mental health needs remains unclear. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

What if Covid never happened?
we'd be in the 15th year of a mega expansion. part of Wall St thinks our ongoing resilience is a sign the US economy has diversified its way into killing old 'late cycle' tropes

For @NYTimes, i stirred the pot of the debate: nytimes.com/2024/04/11/bus…

The best line from Civil War is Jesse Plemons (very scary, very good) saying, 'I know what Reuters is.'

SEPTA bus overhaul will not exacerbate inequalities, new study says, despite critics’ concerns inquirer.com/transportation… via @phillyinquirer

Mighty Mick’s Gym — famous for its role in the “Rocky” films — is becoming a Lost Time Brewing Co. tasting room.

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We talked to Mayor Cherelle Parker about the moments that defined her first 100 days in office, the frustration with her administration in City Hall, and why she’s staking so much on Kensington inquirer.com/politics/phila…

NEW from me: The inside story of how the prominent media-fighting law firm Clare Locke was torn apart. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/bus…