#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY
Head to Mayfair, thin crust pizza fans
(photo by @amandaelsewhere)
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Opened on Frankford Avenue in 1951, Tony's Famous Tomato Pies often gets left off the tomato pie roundups (including ours). Its pies — including cheeseless, upside-down, and regular pizza — are similar to better-known Taconelli's, on an ultra-thin crust that crackles with each bite.
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FBI raids Local 98 union again, reasons remain unclear
FBI agents on Friday morning raided Local 98 headquarters in Spring Garden, the second such hunt since since the federal investigation into the union’s activities exploded into public view four years ago. It remains unclear whether this week's action relates to the ongoing court case against labor leader John Dougherty. A union spokesperson said leadership was blindsided by the raid — and pointed to its timing: right after a giant Biden banner went up at the building.
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Philly now has 12 satellite offices, voter reg deadline is Monday
As of this weekend, there are a dozen satellite election offices open around Philadelphia. Staffed seven days a week, people can visit to request a mail ballot (if yours hasn't arrived, you can ask for a new one) or return a filled out ballot, plus register to vote — Monday is the deadline to do so for the 2020 general election. Here's a map of of the locations and list of addresses for ballot return, including the five secure, 24-hr drop boxes that'll be open as of tomorrow.
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Adam Sandler rocks Philly gear in Netflix basketball movie
Adam Sandler has been in town shooting scenes for "Hustle," an upcoming Netflix movie produced by LeBron James and directed by city native Jeremiah Zagar. The plot revolves around a disgraced NBA scout trying to earn redemption — and it looks like that character might be a Philly guy. Latest sign: Sandler's been on set in clothing from South Fellini, the local brand known for its inside-joke apparel. Per the shop owners, costume designers even stocked up on the "Wawa Jawn" design.
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🗳️Procrastinator's Guide to the 2020 General Election in Philly🗳️
A cheat sheet for everything you need to know to cast your vote
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Philly Quizzo Question of the Day
In 1920, Philadelphia celebrated the ratification of the 19th Amendment with the ringing of a specially-made "Justice Bell." Where was the public event held?
(Answer below)
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Philly's COVID curves, updated daily
Left: Case count, hospitalizations, fatalities; Right: % positive, total tests
(View interactive versions here)
Data: Phila Dept. of Public Health; Graphs: Kindhearted city resident
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Tracking COVID-19
At a glance (vs. a week ago)
Pennsylvania: cases ↑, positivity rate ↑
Philadelphia: cases ⇔, positivity rate ↓
- Pennsylvania's rolling average is 1,413 new cases/day, 15% higher than a week ago. There have been 181k total positives out of 2.30M tests taken. Statewide positivity rate is averaging 4.2%, up more than half a point from a week ago. [health.pa.gov]
- Philadelphia is averaging 173 new cases/day (3% higher than a week ago) out of 3,800 daily tests. The average positivity rate is 4.5%, down four-tenths of a point from a week ago. Over the past 30 days the race/ethnicity breakdown of positive cases is 19% African American, 23% white, 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian and 39% unknown.
- The city has recorded 39.9k cases out of 459k tests taken. All-time race/ethnicity distribution: 41% African American (2 points higher than population share); 18% white (14 pts lower); 14% Hispanic (1 pt higher); 3% Asian (4 pts lower); 20% unknown.
- In the city, 1,840 people are known to have died of COVID-19, with an average of 15 deaths recorded each week. Statewide, there have been 8,466 lives lost. The average of 137 deaths recorded weekly is 25% higher than a week ago. [phila.gov]
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Browse Philly jobs + internships, and sign up for Campus Philly's FREE events, like Careers in Biotech, Create Philly, Careers in Advertising and Public Relations, and Black & Brown Students in Tech. (Sponsor message)
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RECAP: What else happened?
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Sponsor message
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MAYOR WATCH: Oct. 18, 2020
Surprising no one, there are zero public appearances on Mayor Kenney's calendar this weekend.
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ON THE CALENDAR
🏆 Billy Penn event: Our Philly Quizzo live trivia night is back! Form a team or play solo, and use your local knowledge to battle for the prize. DJ Bounce Gawd spins between rounds. Free RSVP required. (6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21)
🥳 Nonpartisan civic engagement nonprofit hosts a streaming blowout GOTV fundraiser featuring John Legend, Mike Solomonov, Eve, Leslie Odom Jr. and many more Philadelphians. (7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18)
🎙️ Headlined by DJ Jazzy Jeff, the "OwnYourVote Performance Phest" features a lineup of the hip-hop artists, poets, visual creators, and community conversations celebrating your power of voting. (Monday to Sunday, Oct. 19-23)
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Philly Quizzo answer: The event was held in Independence Square (now Independence Mall), home of the Justice Bell's inspiration.
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