Zoning code reform back on the City Council agenda, Orchestra will announce more free performances
Good morning, Feeders! Philadelphia City Council is busy this week, which means we are, too.
Tom MacDonald will have the latest as the zoning code reform makes it way back onto Council’s agenda. Meanwhile, Dave Davies will look at what’s on tap for paid sick leave and DROP, which have both carried over from Council’s last session.
Jen Howard is reaching out to parishioners at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Malaga, N.J. Since January, they’ve been fighting back against the Diocese of Camden’s decision to close the church without first reaching out for help to replace the costly boiler system. Looks like the parishioners will get a reprieve.
Peter Crimmins will head to the Navy Yard where, back from a tour in Europe, the Philadelphia Orchestra will discuss its continuing free performances. Peter will also have details on a new museum exhibit visitors can implement changes to.
Carolyn Beeler is on her way to Trenton where insurances exchanges are the hot topic.
NewsWorks’ Brian Hickey has the latest on another SEPTA shooting, and a Manayunk-based photographer will go to Somalia to document refugees and a nonprofit that drills water wells in and around the refugee camps in Kenya, Somalia and Somaliland.
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