Street weighs in on council race, Orchestra bankruptcy case heats up

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    The holiday weekend brings us lots of things besides traffic, religion and candy, so stick with us for news and a chance to weigh in on rules of the road.

    Is John Street running for City Council? Tom MacDonald is out to get answers from Street, who recently switched his voter registration from Democrat to independent.

    Next week is Philly Tech Week. Not Science Week. Not Beer Week. It’s another kind of week, and it’s all about tech and data. Lizz Fiedler will talk to those involved about the push to highlight innovation in Philadelphia.

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    Things are heating up in the Philadelphia Orchestra’s bankruptcy filing, as its subsidaries contest what’s profitable and what’s not. Susan Philips will have the latest. And of course, there’s a Vince Fumo connection. You can take Fumo out of office…

    There is actually science involved in chocolate. Remember that when you’re stuffing your face Sunday. Carolyn Beeler will talk to some Science Week folks about the science of chocolate.

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