After seeing the redesign plans for McPherson Square Park and Library, residents asked for more shade, and requested the library stay open during construction.
Backpack season is underway! We’ve got lots of places for you to scoop up new school supplies before classes start – plus a few opportunities to get wet and cool off on hot days.
McPherson Square Library, which has been closed since June 21st due to a broken air conditioning system, may reopen by next Tuesday in time for a meeting with the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild program.
To kick Trump out of office. That’s mainly why. I really don’t follow politics that closely, so I just went straight democratic all the way down.
What presidential platform policies or issues are most important to you?
The [ballot question about whether or not the city should borrow] $134 million. I used to teach, and I think I’m going to go back. I’m not certified any more, but the schools need money. That [question] was important to me. Teachers in this city, a lot of them are underpaid. There’s some really, really good teachers — way better than I ever was — but they deserve a lot more money when you consider that people in Montgomery [County] and Bucks County get paid more.
Editor’s note: One of Philadelphia’s ballot questions asked voters if the City of Philadelphia should borrow $134 million to spend on various city programs, such as transit, the Streets Department, and economic and community development.
Jillian Bauer-Reese is an educator, journalist, and social worker. She leads Kensington Voice and teaches at Temple University, where she studies media harm reduction practices in stigmatized communities.
During Tuesday’s primary, the 7th and 33rd Wards, which include Fairhill, Harrowgate, and Kensington, remained the two wards with the lowest voter turnout in Philadelphia.
