Shootings Rattle SEPTA Riders, School Board VP Resigns, More $1 Dogs
Welcome back to the Friday News Roundup. We discuss the four recent shootings on or near SEPTA property, including one on Wednesday where eight teens were struck; an unexpected shakeup on Philly’s Board of Education; and which restaurants in the city are keeping the $1 hot dog tradition alive after the Phillies ended their “Dollar Dog Nights.” Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Tom Fitzgerald, transportation reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Dale Mezzacappa, senior reporter at Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
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- 8 high school students were shot at a busy intersection in Northeast Philly, the 4th shooting this week involving a SEPTA bus
- Car matching description from Philadelphia shooting that injured 8 students impounded in Olney
- Philadelphia school board vice president resigns
- We’re Bringing Dollar Dogs Back To Philly
- The Flyers hosted a Dollar Dog Night days after the Phillies canceled theirs. Here’s how it went.
- The Phillies ended Dollar Dog Nights, so a South Philly restaurant is stepping to the plate
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