Pride March and Porchfest; Spelling Bee lessons; Philly on sanctuary list | Morning roundup

BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY View from under the Strawberry Mansion Bridge Photo by josephiyoob Pride porches picnics A busy weekend in photos It was a busy weekend in Philly with the annual Pride March and Festival celebrating a -year milestone on Sunday A day earlier West Philly hosted Porchfest its all-volunteer music festival Billy Penn contributor Hanbit Kwon shares photo essays on both The annual Roots Picnic had a rough Saturday Inq due to cleanup from overnight storms that delayed its opening by hours Sunday went off on schedule Batala Philly outfitted in rainbows energized the crowd as the March began Hanbit Kwon Local champs learn lessons about words and nerves at national spelling bee Jayden Jiang and Isaac Geremew represented the region at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week They didn t win that honor went to Texas Faizan Zaki but they learned about words and themselves and hope to return again next year Continue reading Philadelphia s regional spelling bee champion Jayden Jiang second from left South Jersey s regional champion Isaac Geremew third from left pose with WHYY educational programmers Anna Phillips right and Katherine De Jesus Santana at the National Spelling Bee in Maryland Courtesy of Phillips RECAP paywalled A new British business leader stopped in Philadelphia to boost international ties WHYY Philadelphia is named on a list targeting sanctuary jurisdictions under Trump s new executive order CBS Philadelphia organizers hosted people s tribunal on war crimes in Gaza outside of Senator John Fetterman s local office WHYY Philadelphia just approved its first new charter in years Here s the plan for the school Chalkbeat Meet the backyard chicken farmers who hope that City Council will introduce a bill to legalize hens in Philadelphia soon It would be the third effort in six years Philadelphia teens ages to can work out for free at Planet Fitness all summer long as part of the High School Summer Pass venture NBC Friday Saturday Sunday s Chad and Hanna Williams embrace dining at the bar and their shot at a second James Beard Award Billy Penn MAYOR WATCH The mayor has no citizens events scheduled for in the current era ON THE CALENDAR UArts -year commemoration events Pride Month celebrations Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander month events methods to get out and enjoy the warm weather Philly Runners Guide Monday June th District Budget Town Hall MeetingDeliverance Evangelistic Church hosts the latest stop in Mayor Parker s budget town hall tour to p m Tuesday June Conversations in the Kitchen Cultural Storytelling through FoodAudience members enjoy food demonstrations by Reading Terminal chefs who share personal connections to the dishes they create Free with registration to p m Tuesday June Playful Learning Then and NowEducation through play was a movement that began in the th century with the creation of play spaces such as Starr Garden Park in and Smith Memorial Playground in Join the Carpenters Company at the Starr Garden Recreation Center from to p m to learn about innovations in playground architecture in contemporary times and the future of playful learning Tuesday June Fighting Diabetes TogetherThis event aims to raise awareness and promote proactive care around diabetes and related fitness conditions in Latino communities Hosted by WHYY s Maiken Scott at Esperanza Arts Center Free registration to p m Wednesday June Caregiving Screening and Supply FairCaregiving a new documentary created with executive producer Bradley Cooper highlights the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in America Join WHYY and several local groups for a p m reservoir fair and reception and p m screening and panels Free with registration Wednesday June Digital Gardening at HomeParticipate in a DVD storage burning and USB storage backup session for cherished media information Use disk cataloging solution to create digital gardens out of your stored information and discuss methods and benefits of offline content storage to optimize their collections for easy managed sharing Learn how to do this same cataloging and digital gardening online with platforms such as Are na or Roam Research At Asian Arts Initiative to p m Wednesday June Eras Tour screening Watch relive the Eras Tour with fellow Swifties at Sunset Social s outdoor screening on a -foot screen p m Wednesday June Philly Sketchfest Sketch Comedy Film FestivalThe th annual Sketch Comedy Film Festival will feature shorts by comedians and funny filmmakers from Philly and beyond At PhilaMOCA live and in-person tickets to p m Saturday June Revolution Remix Starting at the Liberty Bell and ending at Race Street Pier on the banks of the Delaware River Revolution Remix shares stories of South Asians in Philadelphia from the s to the present day Hosted by the South Asian American Digital Archive tickets a m The post Pride March and Porchfest Spelling Bee lessons Philly on sanctuary list Morning roundup appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY