Congressional Candidate No-Show, Car-Free Idea for Passyunk Avenue & Eating off the Please Touch Museum’s Floor
It’s the Friday news roundup. We’re talking about this week’s congressional debate – and which candidate was a no-show. Plus, the strange origin of some tables at Philly restaurants, and could Passyunk Avenue ever be totally car-free? Host Trenae and executive producer Matt Katz also dish for a bonus segment only for our City Cast Philly Neighbors about where to get tacos and free margaritas.
Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- Sen. Street and Rep. Rabb spar over experience and policy in WHYY 3rd Congressional District debate after Dr. Stanford drops out of event
- 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary debate
- Congressional hopeful Ala Stanford’s Black Doctors Consortium was fueled by $13 million in public funding
- Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum has a new $4.2M marble floor. The old marble is making a comeback in Center City restaurants
- Please Touch Museum to build new permanent exhibit
- Passyunk should be car free—prove me wrong
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