🌱 Philly Opens Community Darkroom + Shooting Victim Goes To Wawa

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Dan Casarella, your host of the Philadelphia Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town. Here goes.

First, today's weather:

Hot; a stray p.m. thunderstorm. High: 92 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories today in Philadelphia:

1. A community darkroom in Kensington is aiming to make photography more accessible. The Halide Project has opened the city's only community darkroom, which provides film photographers with time, space, and resources. Funding for the project was provided by a grant from the Penn Treaty Special Services District. Co-founder Dale Rio said, "The greater Philadelphia area has a vibrant and robust arts scene, but resource availability and accessibility doesn't always feel on par with the needs of the community." (PhillyVoice.com)
2. A man who was shot in the chest in Philadelphia drove himself to a Wawa store and went inside before being rushed to a hospital. On late Wednesday night, officers found the 39-year-old victim bleeding inside the Wawa after someone else called 911. The victim was listed in critical condition due to wounds in the chest, torso, and both arms. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
3. A Philadelphia Police Department officer shot a dog that was attacking its owners on Thursday around 1:00 a.m. The dog had locked onto its owner's arm and would not let go, even as it was being hit with a baseball bat. The man and his wife were taken to the hospital for their bite wounds and the dog was also taken into medical care. (Philadelphia Patch)

Today in Philadelphia:

• Drag Queen Story Time At Fishtown Community Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• Poetry with Molly Gross At Philadelphia Museum of Art (5:00 PM)
• Movies: West Side Story (2021) At Clark Park (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• There are a handful of new houses available in and around Philly. We particularly liked the sweet little porch on the Hartel Ave house. (Philadelphia Patch)
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art is now showing Zoe Leonard's "Strange Fruit." Intended to decay while on view, this work is made up of empty fruit skins sutured together by the artist and scattered across the gallery floor. (Philadelphia Museum of Art via Instagram)
• Two Free Library locations currently offer Grab-n-Flow pantries of free menstrual and postpartum products. The Kingsessing Library and Walnut Street West Library (Free Library of Philadelphia) locations are currently open with two more branches launching soon. (Free Library of Philadelphia via Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for your next 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.