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Crime & Justice

A 21-YEAR-OLD MAN WILL BE CHARGED FOR HELPING TRANSPORT TWO MEN WHO ESCAPED FROM
A PHILLY JAIL LAST WEEK, AUTHORITIES SAY

Michael Abrams was expected to face offenses including escape, hindering
apprehension, and conspiracy.

Chris Palmer
Latest Headlines
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   Suspect in fatal beating at Pat’s Steaks allegedly helped inmates escape
   prison
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   A 21-year-old woman helped set up the Philly jailbreak and has been charged,
   police say
 * 
   One of the two men who escaped from a Philly jail was arrested Thursday
   night, authorities say

Opinion

SORRY, DOC: SIXERS NEED A CHANGE OF DIRECTION AFTER GAME 7 MELTDOWN

This wasn’t a loss. It was a public embarrassment. How will things look for the
team once our objective capabilities return? It probably won’t be good news for
the head coach.

David Murphy | Columnist
Latest Headlines
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   Could Sunday’s Game 7 loss to Boston be Doc Rivers’ last as Sixers’ coach?
 * 
   Joel Embiid, James Harden choke in a gutless showing in Boston. ‘The Process’
   fails again.

Education

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WAS AT PENN’S COMMENCEMENT FOR HIS GRANDDAUGHTER’S
GRADUATION


Oona Goodin-Smith
The Latest
 * Two saves from milestone, Phils’ Craig Kimbrel still gets fired up11 minutes
   ago
 * Rob Thomson hopes Bryce Harper isn’t suspended for dust-up with Rockiesan
   hour ago
 * Opinion
   At 81, Martha Stewart shines on a cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit
   editionan hour ago
 * Extent of cyberattack on Philadelphia Inquirer remains unclear as journalists
   prepare to cover major election2 hours ago
 * Biggest point spreads of 2023 NFL season include Eagles as double-digit
   favorites
 * The 2023 NBA free-agent class might not have what the the Sixers are looking
   for
 * Jefferson Health posted a $117 million loss, as temporary staffing costs
   remain higher than expected
 * President Joe Biden was at Penn’s commencement for his granddaughter’s
   graduation

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2023 Primary Election 🗳️
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What you need to know about the May 16 elections in Philly. ⬇️
Elections

YOUR NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO PHILLY’S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND
ROW OFFICES



Voters in the city will cast their ballots for mayor, commissioner, controller,
register of wills, sheriff, and City Council.

Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, Andrew Seidman, Chris Brennan, Layla A. Jones,
Max Marin, Jonathan Lai, Michelle Myers, and Henry Savage
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   It takes a neighborhood to raise a mayor. This video series takes each
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The latest news about the elections from across the region. ⬇️
Elections

HEATHER BOYD PICKS UP PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S ENDORSEMENT IN HOUSE SPECIAL
ELECTION

Gillian McGoldrick
News

HOW MUCH CONTROL DOES PHILLY’S MAYOR HAVE OVER ITS SCHOOLS? HERE ARE THE
CANDIDATES’ EDUCATION PLATFORMS.

Kristen A. Graham
Opinion
Opinion

YOUR MAYORAL PICK PROBABLY WON’T WIN. NOW WHAT?

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist
Opinion
Opinion

PHILLY IS AT A CROSSROADS. REBECCA RHYNHART CAN BEST LEAD THE WAY FORWARD. |
ENDORSEMENT

The Editorial Board
Elections

HEATHER BOYD PICKS UP PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S ENDORSEMENT IN HOUSE SPECIAL
ELECTION

Gillian McGoldrick
News

HOW MUCH CONTROL DOES PHILLY’S MAYOR HAVE OVER ITS SCHOOLS? HERE ARE THE
CANDIDATES’ EDUCATION PLATFORMS.

Kristen A. Graham
Opinion

YOUR MAYORAL PICK PROBABLY WON’T WIN. NOW WHAT?

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist
Opinion

PHILLY IS AT A CROSSROADS. REBECCA RHYNHART CAN BEST LEAD THE WAY FORWARD. |
ENDORSEMENT

The Editorial Board
Meet the top Democratic candidates for Philly mayor. ⬇️
News

JEFF BROWN COULD BE PHILLY’S FIRST OUTSIDER MAYOR IN A CENTURY. CAN A GROCER RUN
THE CITY?


Anna Orso
Elections

ALLAN DOMB GREW A REAL ESTATE EMPIRE FROM NOTHING. CAN ONE OF THE CITY’S BIGGEST
LANDLORDS BE ITS MAYOR?


Julia Terruso
Elections

HELEN GYM WANTS TO FINISH THE FIGHT SHE STARTED 30 YEARS AGO. WOULD SHE BE
PHILADELPHIA’S ACTIVIST-MAYOR?


Anna Orso

Elections

CHERELLE PARKER IS PROUD OF HER ROOTS. WOULD SHE BE THE MAYOR TO SAVE ‘MIDDLE
NEIGHBORHOODS’?


Sean Collins Walsh
Elections

REBECCA RHYNHART IS PROMISING TO MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK. DOES PHILADELPHIA WANT A
TECHNOCRAT IN A TIME OF CRISIS?


Anna Orso

THE REGION
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Health

JEFFERSON HEALTH POSTED A $117 MILLION LOSS, AS TEMPORARY STAFFING COSTS REMAIN
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED

Losses continued at the not-for-profit system as new leadership works to
integrate a collection of 18 hospitals acquired from 2015 through 2021 under
former chief executive Stephen K. Klasko.

Harold Brubaker


Health

JEFFERSON HEALTH POSTED A $117 MILLION LOSS, AS TEMPORARY STAFFING COSTS REMAIN
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED

Losses continued at the not-for-profit system as new leadership works to
integrate a collection of 18 hospitals acquired from 2015 through 2021 under
former chief executive Stephen K. Klasko.

Harold Brubaker

News

EXTENT OF CYBERATTACK ON PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER REMAINS UNCLEAR AS JOURNALISTS
PREPARE TO COVER MAJOR ELECTION

Jason Laughlin2 hours ago


News

AN EX-CHESTER COUNTY TEACHER’S SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL BEGINS WITH QUESTIONS OF
CONSENT

Vinny Vella


Philadelphia

PENNSYLVANIA SPCA LOOKING FOR ADOPTERS AFTER RESCUING MORE THAN 70 DOGS FROM A
KENSINGTON HOME

Nick Vadala and Oona Goodin-Smith


Sports

PHILADELPHIA POOL CLOSURES LEAVE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT A VITAL COMMUNITY
RESOURCE: ‘WHY OUR POOL?’

Allison Beck

Music

TAYLOR SWIFT GIFTS FANS TICKETS AFTER SECURITY GUARD CONFRONTATION AT
PHILADELPHIA SHOW

Beatrice Forman
Labor

SO YOU WANT TO GO ON STRIKE? PHILADELPHIA’S UNION COUNCIL IS TEACHING WORKERS
HOW.

Lizzy McLellan Ravitch
Health

THESE PHILLY HIGH-SCHOOLERS HELPED WITH A NEW STUDY OF A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR
HIV

Tom Avril
News

HE LIVES ON A SAILBOAT ON PHILLY’S WATERFRONT

Frank Kummer
Music

TAYLOR SWIFT GIFTS FANS TICKETS AFTER SECURITY GUARD CONFRONTATION AT
PHILADELPHIA SHOW

Beatrice Forman
Labor

SO YOU WANT TO GO ON STRIKE? PHILADELPHIA’S UNION COUNCIL IS TEACHING WORKERS
HOW.

Lizzy McLellan Ravitch
Health

THESE PHILLY HIGH-SCHOOLERS HELPED WITH A NEW STUDY OF A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR
HIV

Tom Avril
News

HE LIVES ON A SAILBOAT ON PHILLY’S WATERFRONT

Frank Kummer
Nation & World
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National Politics

DESANTIS SIGNS BILL TO DEFUND DEI PROGRAMS AT FLORIDA’S PUBLIC COLLEGES

Jack Stripling, Washington Post
National Politics

MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER BASEBALL BAT ATTACK HURTS 2, INCLUDING INTERN, AT
CONGRESSMAN’S VIRGINIA OFFICE

Associated Press
Business

VICE MEDIA FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY, THE LATEST IN A STRING OF DIGITAL
MEDIA SETBACKS

Associated Press
Life

THE PHILLY JOURNALIST WHO BOAT-HOPPED AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN, SAILED ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC, AND BEAT CANCER

Howard Gensler
National Politics

DESANTIS SIGNS BILL TO DEFUND DEI PROGRAMS AT FLORIDA’S PUBLIC COLLEGES

Jack Stripling, Washington Post
National Politics

MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER BASEBALL BAT ATTACK HURTS 2, INCLUDING INTERN, AT
CONGRESSMAN’S VIRGINIA OFFICE

Associated Press
Business

VICE MEDIA FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY, THE LATEST IN A STRING OF DIGITAL
MEDIA SETBACKS

Associated Press
Life

THE PHILLY JOURNALIST WHO BOAT-HOPPED AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN, SAILED ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC, AND BEAT CANCER

Howard Gensler
Sports
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As It Happened · Sixers
As It Happened · Sixers

SIXERS NEWS: PHILLY MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN DOC RIVERS AND JAMES HARDEN,
ACCORDING TO ESPN; FREE AGENT OPTIONS ARE LIMITED

 1. Are the Sixers deciding between James Harden or Doc Rivers?
 2. Stephen A. Smith rips Ben Simmons for trying to troll the Sixers
 3. Sixers face an underwhelming free agent market

Phillies

THE SIXERS ARE DONE. WELCOME TO BASEBALL SEASON. CHECKING IN ON THE PHILLIES AT
THE QUARTER MARK.

Scott Lauber

Opinion

JAYSON TATUM WAS THE CELTICS’ SAVIOR ... AND THE SIXERS’ WORST NIGHTMARE

Mike Sielski | Columnist

Union

LYNN WILLIAMS CONTINUES TO MAKE HER CASE FOR AN EXPANDED ROLE WITH THE USWNT AT
THE WORLD CUP

Jonathan Tannenwald


Sports

MATT RYAN TO JOIN CBS AS AN NFL TV ANALYST

Gustav Elvin
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‘RUBBER DUCKIE’ AND OTHER TUNES LAND AT PHILADELPHIA FREE LIBRARY, DONATED BY
SESAME STREET’S BOB MCGRATH

The aim is to give the music Bob McGrath sang a new life.

Peter Dobrin

News

STING AND SHAGGY TO BRING ONE FINE DAY FEST TO THE MANN CENTER

The festival is an only-in-Philadelphia event which will put to use both the TD
Pavilion at the Mann and venue’s Skyline Stage.

Dan DeLuca

Music

PHILLY-AREA MOM GOES VIRAL FOR PRINTING OUT LYRICS TO TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS

Maureen Gregory printed 80 pages of Taylor Swift lyrics and brought them to the
concert so she would never miss a beat.

Ellie Rushing

Food

IS PHILLY’S MESSIEST BREAKFAST SANDWICH ALSO ITS MOST DELICIOUS?

The Biscuit Lady's Uptown Girl sandwich is a PB&J meets a bacon, egg, and cheese
on a fluffy buttermilk biscuit.

Jenn Ladd


Arts & Culture

AT PHILLY’S BARNES FOUNDATION, THE BIGGEST ART THIEVES CAN BE SMALLER THAN YOUR
THUMB.

At the Barnes, weekly bug patrols hunt down pesky prey who can can make meals
out of masterpieces.

Mike Newall
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Education
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Opinion

WHY BILLIONAIRES AND RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS WANT TO WRECK YOUR KID’S PUBLIC
SCHOOL

A Main Line billionaire ups the ante to over $1 million to stop pro-teacher
Helen Gym in Philly mayor's race. Here's what Jeff Yass really wants.

Will Bunch | Columnist


Opinion
Opinion

WHY BILLIONAIRES AND RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS WANT TO WRECK YOUR KID’S PUBLIC
SCHOOL

A Main Line billionaire ups the ante to over $1 million to stop pro-teacher
Helen Gym in Philly mayor's race. Here's what Jeff Yass really wants.

Will Bunch | Columnist

News

HUSBAND AND 8-YEAR-OLD SON WILL COLLECT THE DOCTORAL DEGREE FOR THEIR LATE WIFE
AND MOTHER AT RUTGERS-CAMDEN COMMENCEMENT

Susan Snyder


Opinion

PHILLY’S MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO FIX ASBESTOS PROBLEMS IN SCHOOLS

Kyle Sammin | Columnist, For The Inquirer


Philadelphia

‘ABBOTT ELEMENTARY’S’ QUINTA BRUNSON DELIVERED PENN’S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION COMMENCEMENT SPEECH WITH HUMOR AND CANDOR

Henry Savage


Eagles

FORMER EAGLE CONNOR BARWIN LEAVES WHARTON WITH AN MBA AND A STAKE IN AN ITALIAN
BASKETBALL TEAM

Matt Breen


FOOD & DRINK
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Restaurants

DINING OUTSIDE? HERE’S HOW TO KEEP YOUR STUFF SAFE

"Never, ever hang a bag on the back of a chair," and other words of advice.

Michael Klein

Bars

JAMES BEARD-NOMINATED COCKTAIL WHIZ TOBY MALONEY IS ALREADY WORKING ON ANOTHER
BOOK

Hop Sing Laundromat celebrates his James Beard nomination for 'The Bartender
Manifesto' book.

Hira Qureshi

Restaurants

PRIMAL SUPPLY MEATS, WHICH BROUGHT WHOLE-ANIMAL BUTCHERY TO THE MASSES,
ANNOUNCES IT IS CLOSING

Founder Heather Thomason cited “the mounting economic and social challenges that
were set in motion by the pandemic more than three years ago.”

Michael Klein

Restaurants

QUEEN VILLAGE PIZZERIA THAT ADDS CANNABIS TO PIES IS SHUT DOWN

Stoned Pizzeria — which operates three other locations in New York City —
infuses its food with THC oils, but also purports to sell edibles and flower to
customers, per its website.

Beatrice Forman and Michael Klein


Food

CAN’T GET ENOUGH DOLLAR DOGS DURING PHILLIES GAMES? THESE FOUR BARS HAVE THEM
ALL SEASON LONG.

Four Philadelphia bars that serve dollar hot dogs all Phillies season long.

Jenn Ladd
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Real Estate
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Real Estate

BROAD STREET MANSION ASSOCIATED WITH FATHER DIVINE IS SOLD AT AUCTION

Kevin Riordan
Newsletters

PRESERVING COMMUNITY CHARACTER IN PHILLY | REAL ESTATE NEWSLETTER

Michaelle Bond
Real Estate

THREE PHILLY NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TOOK DIFFERENT PATHS TO CREATE HISTORIC
DISTRICTS. THEY HAD THE SAME GOAL: TO PRESERVE WHAT MAKES THEIR COMMUNITY
SPECIAL.

Michaelle Bond
Home

ON PHILLY-AREA BUYERS’ CUSTOM HOUSE LISTS: COZY TV ROOMS, SECRET PANTRIES,
EXPANSIVE MUDROOMS

Michaelle Bond
Real Estate

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Real Estate

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SPECIAL.

Michaelle Bond
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ON PHILLY-AREA BUYERS’ CUSTOM HOUSE LISTS: COZY TV ROOMS, SECRET PANTRIES,
EXPANSIVE MUDROOMS

Michaelle Bond
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Health & Science
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Health

JEFFERSON HEALTH POSTED A $117 MILLION LOSS, AS TEMPORARY STAFFING COSTS REMAIN
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED

Harold Brubaker
Health

THESE PHILLY HIGH-SCHOOLERS HELPED WITH A NEW STUDY OF A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR
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Tom Avril
Health

NEW MENOPAUSE DRUG FOR HOT FLASHES GETS FDA APPROVAL

Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
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NEW BLOOD DONATION RULES ALLOW MORE GAY MEN TO GIVE IN U.S.

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JEFFERSON HEALTH POSTED A $117 MILLION LOSS, AS TEMPORARY STAFFING COSTS REMAIN
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Harold Brubaker
Health

THESE PHILLY HIGH-SCHOOLERS HELPED WITH A NEW STUDY OF A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR
HIV

Tom Avril
Health

NEW MENOPAUSE DRUG FOR HOT FLASHES GETS FDA APPROVAL

Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
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