Your Daily Guide

🍻 Lessons in Philly Beer

Philly’s beer scene is huge, and it can be intimidating for beginners. Here’s your guide to local brews — and how to navigate big brew events like the upcoming Philly Beer Fest. Cheers! [City Cast Philly 🎧]

💰 Big Raises at Temple

The union representing Temple faculty and administrators came to a tentative agreement with the university on a five-year contract. As part of the agreement, all full-time union employees will get a $10,000 raise, plus 3% annual raises through May 2028. [Inquirer 🔒]

🥩 ‘Operation Beef Bandit’ Bust

Four Philly men have been arrested in New Jersey for alleged cargo theft. Police believe the group has stolen “millions of dollars” worth of items like meat, seafood, and alcohol from parked tractor trailers along the New Jersey Turnpike and across the tri-state area. [6ABC]

🚭 Smoking Cessation on SEPTA

The Department of Public Health and SEPTA are doing an “educational blitz,” during which they’re popping up at El and BSL stations to give out flyers with information on how to quit smoking and nicotine reduction tool kits. [PhillyVoice]

Welcome to this week’s edition of Where Is It, our fun little public art location game. Let’s start by reviewing last week’s mural, pictured above.

📍 You can find this mural on the side of Riverwards Produce in Fishtown, at the intersection of E. Norris and Sepviva Streets.

🍌 Background: Painted by artist Betsy Casañas in partnership with Fairtrade America, the mural depicts Maria Cobos, a banana farmer who lives in the El Oro province of Ecuador. She’s a member of AsoGuabo, a Fairtrade banana cooperative. According to Fairtrade’s website, Riverwards Produce sells bananas sourced from AsoGuabo.

⭐ Gold star for all the Hey Philly readers who knew the location: Kealy D., Sarah M., Mari T., Treshia H., and Jane R.

Now, for this week’s challenge, brought to you by Hey Philly reader Bettie K. …

If you think you know where the above mural is located, submit your guess here or send me an email.