Philly’s Downtown Resurgence, Temple's Brewing Labor Battle & $10 Pet Adoptions
It’s the Friday news roundup! We hear about how Philly’s downtown is coming back post-pandemic, another labor battle brewing at Temple University, and why ACCT Philly wants your help clearing out their animal shelters. Lead producer Laura Benshoff is joined by Sidney Rochnik, assistant news editor at Temple News, Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza, business reporter at WHYY, and Sarah Barnett, executive director of ACCT Philly.
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- Philadelphia ranks No. 5 in the nation for downtown foot traffic recovery since 2019
- TAUP rallies for new contract at Temple
- ACCT Philly ‘forced to euthanize' dogs due to lack of space, asks for public's help
You can visit ACCT Philly’s website for pet adoption information here. These are the dogs and cats need to be adopted out quickly or they will be euthanized.
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