🌱 Jim Gardner Announces Retirement + Man Found Shot Dead In Car

Hey, Philadelphia! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in Philadelphia.

First, today's weather:

Mild with heavy rain. High: 66 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Philadelphia:

1. Longtime 6 ABC/WPVI-TV veteran Jim Gardner announced he is dialing back his schedule with Action News and plans to retire at the end of 2022 after more than four decades in broadcasting. Gardner informed his colleagues of his decision to reduce his schedule by continuing to anchor the 6 p.m. newscast with Ducis Rodgers and meteorologist Cecily Tynan, but no longer anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast. His last late newscast is scheduled for early January. (6 ABC)
2. A man dying of a gunshot wound crashed his car into parked cars along a block in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood early Thursday. Police weren't sure exactly where the shooting took place, but the car crash, which happened just after 3 a.m. along East Tioga Street near J Street, woke up sleeping neighbors. A neighbor said he and his wife ran outside and called the police after discovering the crash. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
3. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP) announced that in-person visits for fully vaccinated inmates at its facilities will resume Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 for the first time since the pandemic began. The visits will require 48 hours' notices to facilitate. Accordingly, the visitation scheduling platform will open virtually beginning on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, to allow visitors to schedule on the inmate’s scheduled visiting day. (MyChesCo)
4. Philly leaders think pushing for more supply chain jobs could combat gun violence. Supply chains are the focus of many programs around the country and in Philadelphia. The push for logistics and distribution jobs that are part of Philadelphia’s future plans could also help combat gun violence. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
5. Design Workshop, a landscape architecture and urban planning firm that has helped develop projects in over 30 countries, has been selected to oversee the revitalization of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. City officials said Wednesday that Design Workshop's proposal to redesign the iconic thoroughfare was selected because it "showed a clear understanding of the importance of creating a renewed sense of place on the Parkway and connections between adjacent public spaces." (PhillyVoice.com)

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Today in Philadelphia:

• National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day (All Day)
• University of the Sciences Visit - Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber (10:30 AM)
• G Herbo Concert 2021 (8:00 PM)
• Theatre Exile presents Extreme Home Makeover by Makasha Copeland (8:00 PM)

Philadelphia Patch Notebook

• School District of Philadelphia: "#FAFSA Virtual Pop-Up! Monday, November 15th, 5-7pm Live support for students & families completing the free application for Federal Student Aid. Register today: bit.ly/fafsapop1" (Facebook)
• Free Library of Philadelphia: "Now on the blog, we're checking back in with Lewis Shaw, who conducted extensive research in the Art Department, Free Library of Philadelphia as part of a Friends Select School internship project on surrealism and gender." (Facebook)

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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 Byrant, 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.