🌱 Former Temple Dean Convicted + Parking Kiosks Vandal

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild. High: 67 Low: 46.

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Here are the top three stories today in Philadelphia:

1. Moshe Porat, former Dean of Temple University's Fox School of Business, was sentenced to one year and two months in prison for fraud. Porat was convicted of fraud for trying to artificially inflate the school's program rankings against other schools. He served as dean from 1996 to 2018. (Philadelphia Patch)
2. The Philadelphia Police Department announced a $20,000 reward for information on suspects who shot into a parked car and killed the driver. The shooting occurred on Mar. 2 in the parking lot near the Hunting Park Recreation Center on West Hunting Park Avenue. Police have no leads on suspects yet. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
3. Philadelphia police are searching for a man who allegedly vandalized more than 100 parking kiosks. Security video has caught the man forcing toothpicks into the credit card reader of these kiosks. The vandalism occurred in October, primarily in the Center City area. (CBS Philly)

Today in Philadelphia:

• LEAP Info Parent Meeting At Franklin Learning Center (6:00 PM)
• Free Youth Programs: Volleyball At Columbia North Branch YMCA (6:30 PM)
• Elie Mystal At The Free Library of Philadelphia (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tattooed Mom is hosting a pop-up market to benefit transgender youth today from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. called Goth Shop & Social. Guests can check out Halloween-themed horror products and goods. (PhillyVoice.com)
• Check out these 18 early-stage ventures that made it into Philly Startup Leaders' new accelerators. (Technical.ly)
• WHYY host Marty Moss-Coane is looking back at decades of "Radio Times." Check out Moss-Coane's story. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

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— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.