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Turtles and Everything You Need to Know About Thursday

Here's everything you need to know about Thursday.

Here's everything you need to know about Thursday.

Thursday TotsBring your little one to the Wissahickon Environmental Center at 300 W. Northwestern Ave. for an hour of discovery at the Tree House at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Each month we will explore a new topic that celebrates the season.

Ages 3-5. Parents stay with their child. Suggested donation: $5.00 per session.  To register: 215.685.9285  or  wec@phila.gov

Thrill Show TicketsTickets are still available for the Philadelphia Police Department's annual Thrill Show.  All proceeds from the show go towards scholarships for the children of fallen city police officers and firefighters.

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This day in historyIt's a light history day, so how about some sports.  On Sept. 12, 1984, Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 246, previously set by Herb Score in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record.

Traffic: 
Need to know what's what for your commute?  Check out the PennDOT traffic cameras.  

Weather: The forecast says that Thursday will be cooler than the last two days with temperatures in the mid 80s and a chance of a thunderstorm.

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