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Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Good morning, Philadelphia. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 22nd of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ At Pennypack Sunflower Farm in Holmesburg, volunteers planted rows of sunflower seedlings on April 29 to create a healing space for veterans using horticultural therapy by nonprofit Heroic Gardens — the field will bloom with 12-foot-tall sunflowers in about 100 days. WHYY
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in a West Oak Lane apartment building where a 54-year-old man sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was carried down three floors for urgent hospital care—officers reported receiving calls near Ogontz Avenue and Middleton Street around 11 p.m. Tuesday. KYW Newsradio
- ➤ Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on Aug. 14, 2023, testified in his murder trial Wednesday morning—he tearfully said he fired after he heard his partner reportedly shout 'gun' while chasing 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry for erratic driving. KYW Newsradio
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ SEPTA’s planned service cuts due to a $213 million budget shortfall will force more Philadelphia passengers into cars—an analysis by WHYY News indicates this shift could raise the city’s transportation carbon emissions by about 4% and overall emissions by 1%. WHYY
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Philadelphia’s park system jumped to 28 from 32 last year due to improved park access and amenities—boosted by increased spending from $86 to $112 per person. The Trust for Public Land said 95% of residents now live within a 10-minute walk of a park. The Philadelphia Inquirer
- ➤ Philadelphia lawmakers have advanced a bill that would force developers to sign a legal agreement to build promised affordable housing—giving the zoning board power to reject variance requests that lack binding commitments. The measure may be voted on next Thursday. WHYY
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The NFL decided that the Eagles’ ‘Brotherly Shove’ remains legal because the vote to ban it did not reach the required 75% support — the team can continue using the play in upcoming games. Metro Philadelphia
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