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💌 Need this each day digest emailed to you? Join the free Billy Penn publication and it’ll land in your inbox each morning. After lengthy search, UC Townhomes resident finds new dwelling College Metropolis Townhomes’ reasonably priced housing subsidy expiration has been pushed again to January — with a few quarter of residents nonetheless in limbo. Discovering a brand new place has been troublesome for the displaced residents, who got Part 8 vouchers which can be typically declined by potential landlords. In the meantime, the PHA ready listing is years lengthy. However after 15 months wanting, West Philly grandmom Lynn Inexperienced lastly discovered a brand new dwelling. BP intern Emily White tells the story of how she did it. Emily White / Billy Penn A information for followers of electrical energy and vacation cheer ‘Tis the season to plug in strands of colourful bulbs, illuminate inflatable cartoon characters, and arrange projectors with shifting photos of festive symbols. Shows across the area run the gamut, from coordinated neighborhood setups that run for blocks to ticketed exhibitions by skilled artists. Lizzy McLellan Ravitch has particulars on almost two dozen vacation mild shows within the Philly space, with choices to make merry each night time of the month. Danya Henninger / Billy Penn RECAP: What else occurred? $ = paywalled Gov.-elect Shapiro’s transition groups has lots of lobbyists and donors on it, observers say, together with former execs at IBX and Comcast, plus reps from organized labor, together with Ryan Boyer of Philly’s Constructing Trades Council. [Spotlight PA] Former PPD officer Eric Ruch, discovered responsible of manslaughter for killing an unarmed Black civilian, acquired a sentence of simply 11 to 23 months, far under tips. The DAO has filed a movement to rethink. A grand jury initially really useful first-degree homicide expenses. [NBC10/WHYY] 4 neighborhood coalitions shaped a joint committee to “to make sure Chinatown’s stability” as the Sixers’ push ahead with plans to construct an enviornment on the Trend District. [Inquirer$/BP] Pulpery in Previous Metropolis, which simply opened promoting hand-made paper merchandise, will remodel right into a workshop and occasion area centered on sustainable creating. [Green Philly] Attn Swifties: Atlantic Metropolis confectioner Bar 32 is holding a Willy Wonka model contest — one of many store’s vacation bars holds a ticket to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour cease in Philly. [PhillyVoice] Quinta Brunson, using a wave of recognition for her groundbreaking present “Abbott Elementary” set in a Philadelphia faculty, was named one in every of Folks’s 4 Folks of the Yr. [BP/People] The story you didn’t learn 🌟 Highlighting good BP articles few individuals clicked on 🌟 Philly’s 10 p.m. youth curfew grew to become everlasting yesterday, so Jordan Levy talked with 5 native excessive schoolers. The decision: most of them didn’t find out about it, and a few doubt will probably be an efficient antiviolence measure. MAYOR WATCH It’s unclear what’s on Mayor Kenney’s public schedule at present. Earlier this week he signed an order establishing an Workplace of the Youth Ombudsperson to advocate for younger Philadelphians in metropolis authorities. ON THE CALENDAR 🦅 Eagles tailgate with Billy Penn + Misconduct Tavern: Be a part of us on the Linc this weekend earlier than the Birds tackle the Titans. Reply a sports activities trivia query, win a prize, with drinks and snacks for all. Free RSVP right here. 🎾🍺 BP Quizzo on the Schuylkill River! Be a part of us at Padelphia, simply over Metropolis Line Avenue throughout from Manayunk. We’ll have three rounds of native trivia, drinks, snacks, prizes — and an opportunity to seek out out extra in regards to the racket sport known as Padel. Free RSVP right here. (7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15) 🛍️ South Avenue West’s first First Friday options greater than 15 companies providing candy offers, together with reductions on confections and cocktails. ( 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2) 📜 Try the treasures of the Historic Society of Pennsylvania on the Younger Associates’ open home, the place you will get unique entry to items of state historical past. Tix are $10. (6 to eight p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8)

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