🌱 PECO Goes Green + Home Appraisals Process Is Biased

Hello, everybody. It's me, Dan Casarella, your host of the Philadelphia Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in the community today.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 90 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories today in Philadelphia:

1. Council Member and Majority Leader Cherelle L. Parker, President of Policy Solutions at Reinvestment Fund Ira Goldstein, and the Philadelphia Home Appraisal Bias Task Force have issued their final report after over a year of work. Back in February, Parker and Goldstein wrote an op-ed for WHYY citing home appraisals as part of America's racial wealth gap. The report recommended local, state, and national interventions in the home appraisal processes.
   Goldstein said, "There is a total lack of transparency into home appraisals. Philadelphia will work to improve data access on appraisals locally, and will support a federal effort to create a national public reporting process.” (The Philadelphia Tribune)
2. PECO green initiatives aim to help save the environment and money for their customers. The PECO building has a 45,000-square-foot green roof as part of its "Path to Clean" program. Other aspects of the program include replacing PECO vehicles with hybrid and electric cars as well as making their buildings as eco-friendly as possible. PECO also has a "ReLeaf" program to re-plant a tree whenever they cut one down. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
3. The Inglis Foundation is selling its West Philly nursing home to a for-profit based in New Jersey. The company, which already owns 10 facilities in West Philly, acquired the 252-bed facility dating back to 1877. Many nonprofits are selling their nursing homes because of the financial pressures and failure to align with their missions. (MSN)

Today in Philadelphia:

• Children's Yoga (Virtual), Hosted By Yeadon Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Sketching with Madeline Conover At Philadelphia Museum of Art (5:00 PM)
• Our Lady of Radium: Music Inspired by Marie Curie At The Science History Institute (6:00 PM)
• Movie Night: Finding Nemo At Hoffman Park (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Grocery Outlet Bargain Market has opened in the Sharswood section of North Philly. Residents in the area are thrilled to finally have a grocery store since their community was previously a food desert. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
• In all this heat, nothing beats staying home and hanging out with a pet friend. This list of available pets in the area includes striking white cat Blanco and sweet little Daschund pup Jill. (Philadelphia Patch)
• I-76 East is closing overnight next week in the city for viaduct work. The closures, around 30th Street will be from 9:00 PM Sunday night until 5:00 AM Thursday morning. Traffic will be directed to use the off-ramp at 30th Street, turn left on Chestnut Street, then turn right on Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp back to eastbound I-76 at Walnut Street. (Philadelphia Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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.