🌱 New Center City 76ers Arena + West Philly Shooting

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and hot. High: 97 Low: 78.

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Here are the top three stories today in Philadelphia:

1. The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers announced plans to build a new arena in Center City Philadelphia on Thursday morning. The Sixers organization will move from its current home in South Philly at the Wells Fargo Center to a new arena in the Fashion District on 10th and 11th Market Street, where the former Gallery was located. 76 Place will be privately funded and is slated to be completed in 2031. (Philadelphia Patch)
2. On Wednesday afternoon, a gunman was caught on camera opening fire at someone in a West Philadelphia grocery store. A man ran into a corner store at 41st Street and Lancaster Avenue after being shot at on the street. The gunman opened fire in the store but hit no bystanders. Police are currently searching for the shooter who got away on foot. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
3. A teenager was arrested after they crashed a stolen car into a home in Northeast Philadelphia. The unidentified 15-year-old jumped a curb in a stolen Toyota Camry at the intersection of Welsh Road and Dewees Street, where the vehicle crashed through the front of two twin homes. No one was injured in the crash and the teenager was arrested on site. (CBS Philly)

Today in Philadelphia:

• Friday At The Movies At West Oak Lane Branch Library (2:30 PM)
• Pop-Up Studio: DIY Weaving With Anna Bockrath At Philadelphia Museum of Art (5:00 PM)
• 2022 Cedar Park Jazz Series Lineup At Cedar Park (6:00 PM)
• Ledisi Sings Nina At The Mann Center (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Thursday was the hottest and most humid day of the heat wave in Philadelphia so far. Conditions will be slightly less humid due to lower dewpoints today, but it will still be hot with temps in the 90s. Temps and heat indices will increase again into the weekend. (US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly via Facebook)
• The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for a suspect wanted for arson in the 15th District. For anyone with information, please contact the PPD. (Philadelphia Police Department via Facebook)
• Philadelphia Parks & Recreation pools will be offering free swimming during open hours for the duration of the Heat Health Emergency. Find a pool or sprayground to stay cool here. (Philadelphia Parks & Recreation via Facebook)

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