October 4: Made in PA | LGBT historical markers | Streets Dept Podcast

Diana Lu

October 4, 2017

A new historical marker at 13th and Locust streets in Philadelphia commemorates Dr. John Fryer, aka Dr. Anonymous (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

It’s Pennsylvania Manufacturing Week! WITF’s Scott LaMar discusses the industry’s economic impact today on Wednesday’s Smart Talk. A few Pennsylvania-made products include All-Clad cookware, Crayola art supplies, and Pyrex glassware. For a non-exhaustive list that’s easy on the eyes, check out the Philadelphia Business Journal’s gallery.

First he snapped the streets, then he snapped the arts. Now Conrad Benner has our ears: the photographer/curator/blogger announced this week the new Streets Dept Podcast. The bi-monthly show will feature one-on-one interviews with artists and creative from around the world. Indy Hall and the Navy Yard are sponsoring season 1—which makes quite a bit of sense as he looks at the community, business, and development forces that shape the built and unbuilt environment.

Speaking of locally manufactured products and Philadelphia’s industrial heritage, PlanPhilly goes out on the unpaved road this Sunday! We’re taking a tour down the Schuylkill and checking out what’s going on Bartram’s Garden. Landscape architect Michael Nairn will talk about Philly’s socio-ecological systems, urban agriculture, and his work with Eastwick Friends & Neighbors Coalition. We will also snack Weckerly’s ice cream sandwiches, which are made in Port Richmond’s Globe Dye Works.

Two new historical markers honoring the LGBT community are up at 13th and Locust Streets, WHYY’s Peter Crimmins reports. A Pennsylvania marker is dedicated to Dr. John Fryer, aka Dr. Anonymous, a gay psychiatrist who argued for the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1971 due to the lack of fact-based data. A Philadelphia marker commemorates America’s first AIDS library.

DesignPhiladelphia founder Hilary Jay discusses the future of healthcare with Jefferson Healthcare System’s president and CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko. The doctor, dean, and executive who has overseen the recent merger of Philadelphia University and Jefferson University talks about how he believes design thinking, design processes, and design practice can help solve medical problems.

Sold! Developers Cohen Properties and Taconic Capital Advisors have secured a $96 million financing package to purchase a portion of 801 Market Street, Melissa Romero reports.

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