$3M to Family After Cop Kills Boy, Bars Pull Out of SIPS &  World Cafe Live Drama

It’s the Friday News Roundup. This week, we’re talking about the city agreeing to pay $3 million to the family of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the 12-year-old boy fatally shot in the back by a Philly cop, why artists canceled their performances at World Cafe Live and several Center City bars pull out of SIPS. Plus, after two years, there still isn’t a Greyhound bus station. Host Trenae Nuri, producer Abby Fritz and Hey Philly newsletter editor Siani Colon dish about these topics, the happiest places in the city and ways to stay cool during a heatwave. 

Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: 

• City agrees to pay $3 million to family of 12-year-old boy shot and killed by cop
• Philly psychology students map out local landmarks and hidden destinations where they feel happiest
• ‘Philly’s a sporting town, isn’t it?’ Club World Cup has introduced fans from around the world to our city
• 1 arrested, 7 ejected at Wydad AC-Juventus FIFA Club World Cup match after fans spotted setting off smoke bombs
• Phillies fans say it’s suddenly ‘impossible’ to get an Uber from Citizens Bank Park
• How rowdy crowds on one stretch of Sansom Street caused 3 bars to pull out of Center City Sips

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