'We spanked them': Eagles win Super Bowl; Family business honored for BHM | Morning roundup
Fans jubilant as Eagles roll to second Super Bowl win in 7 years The Eagles delivered a dominant performance to win their second Super Bowl in seven years, 40-22, against […]
The Eagles delivered a dominant performance to win their second Super Bowl in seven years, 40-22, against the Kansas City Chiefs. Oddly, the game wasn’t as close as the score might indicate, and it sent fans surging onto Broad Street and other venues to celebrate (WHYY). Billy Penn’s Nick Kariuki was out among them, reporting throughout the day — and he also provides some advice on how to bounce back from your Super Bowl party. In a word: hydrate. Continue reading …
Fireworks explode over City Hall Sunday night after the Eagles won 40-22 over the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Daniel Davis, Visit Philadelphia’s director of diverse marketing, focused on the impacts of Black workers throughout history to uplift businesses in its Black History Month planning.
“We wanted to explore the theme and see different ways we could really look at that from a Philadelphia perspective,” he said. “One thing that really came to me after doing some research is that a lot of our businesses are really family-owned, generationally-owned businesses, Black-owned businesses.” Meet 4 of them. Continue reading ….
Paul Beale’s Florist is a family-owned business that has been operating since the 1970s (Courtesy of VISIT PHILADELPHIA®)
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• ICE rumors have the Italian Market under stress. Undocumented workers fear losing the lives they’ve built. [Inquirer$]
• Students, parents express anxiety over potential ICE arrests in Kensington. [Chalkbeat]
• Philly metro named among the country’s ‘least affordable’ for renters. [WHYY’s PlanPhilly]
• A passenger provides a first-hand account of Thursday night’s SEPTA train fire. [Billy Penn]
• After trolling Kansas City Chiefs fans with a phony phone ‘pep rally,’ marketing company Aloysius Butler & Clark has donated $2,500 each to the Hunt Family Foundation and the Eagles Autism Foundation. [NBC10]
• Eagles running back Saquon Barkley sets the NFL’s season rushing record, including the playoffs. [WHYY]
The mayor has no public events scheduled for today.
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???? Monday, Feb. 10: Mortal Kombat – A Live ReadingTheatre Contra is back at Tattooed Mom and is in their Gamer Era. Kick ass and take names with this live reading of 1995’s MORTAL KOMBAT! “Do you think you have what it takes to defeat Scorpion, Liu Kang and Sonya Blade?” $17.80 tickets. (7 p.m.)
???? Tuesday, Feb. 11: Bridging Blocks – GentrificationPhiladelphia has seen a sharp increase in new housing units, but affordability is a huge issue. How do we balance the need for affordable housing with the need to meet the market’s demands? Join WHYY News Community & Engagement team for “Bridging Blocks,” a civic dialogue series at Parkway Central Library. (5:30 to 7:30 p.m.)
???? Tuesday, Feb. 11: Uncle Bobbie’s X Down North Pizza – We The Pizza Book TourThe founder and owner of Down North Pizza comes to launch his new book, “We The Pizza: Slangin’ Pies & Savin’ Lives” at Greene Street Friends School. Tickets start at $8. (7:30 p.m.)
???? Wednesday, Feb. 12: YOU CAN’T FAIL! An evening of artAn evening of new works including visual art, photography, theater, dance, performance art, comedy, story-telling, poetry, prose, sculpture, ballet, film, stand-up, anything and everything. At Nutmeg Nonalcoholic Bar and Market. Donations welcome. (6 to 10 p.m.)
????️ Friday-Saturday, Feb. 14-15: Now + Then Marketplace: Make Love MarketThis curated market for lovers will take place at Philly’s LOVE Park. Friday starts with rings and other finds for your loved ones from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., while on Saturday, there’s a 5 p.m. live musical performance and serenade from R&B After Dark, before a speed dating event.
???? Friday, Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Concert“If music be the food of love, prepare for a lover’s feast” at this Philly Orchestra concert featuring legendary love stories told in music, including favorites by Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Mendelssohn, John Williams and the Beatles. $25 to $145 tickets. (7:30 p.m.)
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