Anger Builds Over School Closure Plan, Smokin’ Joe Frazier Joins Rocky & Snow Melt Reveals Poop
It’s the Friday News Roundup. We’re talking about anger over the school district’s plan to close 20 schools and how these cold winter days are straining our streets, subways, and libraries. Plus, host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz discuss the latest on the decision to relocate the “Smokin’” Joe Frazier statue to the bottom of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Also, with snow melting just a little, why is there so much dog crap showing up?
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- ‘I pray it doesn’t happen’: Philadelphia reacts to plan to close 20 schools
- Library warming centers strained workers and left people without help for complex issues, staff say
- A burst pipe at the Tasker-Morris SEPTA station left a geyser of ice hanging from ceiling and covering floor
- ‘Smokin’’ Joe Frazier statue gets approval to move on up from South Philly to the Art Museum
- This beloved Kensington middle school just celebrated its 100th year. It may not be open much longer.
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