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🌱 Septa Subway Shooting + 3,000 Bad Ballots + Liberty Medal Awarded

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Morning, friends! Even though it's November, we're still hitting temps in the high 70's. And you just packed all your flip flops away! Cooler weather is coming today, keep drinking that pumpkin spice coffee. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town, including...

  • A 21-year-old male was shot 11 times and died on the Broad Street Subway.
  • The Philadelphia City Commissioners released a list of over 3,000 Philadelphia voters whose mail-in ballots were received with errors.
  • Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was awarded the 2022 Liberty Medal.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny, breezy and cooler. High: 60 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories in Philadelphia today:

  1. A fatal shooting happened on Monday at about 2:40 p.m. near Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue in the city's Francisville section. The incident began as an argument between two men, police said. One of the men pulled out a gun and fired 11 times killing the victim and also striking a 16 year-old in the arm. No arrests have been made. (WPVI-TV)
  2. Over 3,000 Philadelphia voters casted a mail ballot for today's election with errors that can void their votes. The Philadelphia City Commissioners Office has a live list of names that can be checked on their website and correction needs to be made for your vote to count. Voters on this list can get a replacement ballot and return it by 8 p.m. tonight. (billypenn.com)
  3. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia honored Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the 2022 Liberty Medal Monday. Elected Ukraine's president in May 2019, he has received international praise for his leadership and heroics during Russia's invasion. In a prerecorded video message, Zelenskyy said the award "demonstrates how and what Ukrainian people are fighting for."(WHYY)

Today in Philadelphia:

  • Election Day Vote (8:00 AM)
  • Rajant World Music Benefit for UNICEF (6:00 PM)
  • Drop-in Music class for Infants (10:00 AM)
  • Thanksgiving Wine Tasting Class (5:29 PM)
  • Promote the Vote with Julia Pratt, Queasy and Emospacebird at World Cafe Live (6:00 PM)
  • Reclaiming Your Community: A Talk with Majora Carter (7:00 PM)
  • Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano; Marlène Ngalissamy, bassoon; Ryan McCullough, piano (7:30 PM)


From my notebook:

  • ACCT Philly: "We have so many amazing dogs looking for homes – and not all of them are at the shelter! We have more than 50 in foster homes, and with the holidays coming up, a few need temporary fosters while theirs are out of town. (ACCT Philly via Facebook)
  • Your grocery delivery is going to be late- Police have released surveillance video related to the theft of two dozen catalytic converters in Southwest Philadelphia. Video from the Oct. 9 incident shows several men in two vehicles pulling into the Giant Direct warehouse on the 3500 block of Island Avenue. Police say the catalytic converters were cut from 24 delivery vans parked in the lot and cost over $31,000 in damages. (6abc Philadelphia)
  • Do look up and don't miss Tuesday's total lunar eclipse "blood moon." The next one won't be until 2025. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours. It looks like a bite is being taken out of the moon. Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun. (nbcphiladelphia.com)
  • US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly: "Are we starting to sound like a broken record?? As of 2 PM yesterday, we've already broken several record highs for Nov 7th in our area. What's that? You didn't shave your legs? Short weather stopped on Labor Day? (US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Patty-Pat Kozlowski

About me: Patty-Pat Kozlowski has been writing community news and Philly-cenric Op/Eds for over 20 years. A Jill of all trades she's been a stand-up comedian, chef, DJ, newspaper editor, food trucker and Parks Director for Philadelphia Parks & Rec as well as a community relations/legislative aide for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Philadelphia City Council.

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