🌱 Pizza Delivery Driver Shot + Children's Donation Drive

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

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 50 Low: 36.

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Here are the top three stories in Philadelphia today:

1. On Monday evening, a pizza delivery driver was shot in the head in north Philadelphia. After 8:00 p.m., the driver was ambushed near North Broad and Indiana Streets. He is currently in critical condition at Temple University Hospital. No arrests have been made and officials speculate that the driver may have been set up. (CBS Philly)
2. An anonymous donor is partnering up with the family of conjoined twins to help support families in need of life-saving surgery. Addy and Lily Altobelli are 10-month-old girls that were connected at the abdomen and chest. After the Children Hospital of Philadelphia surgeons successfully separated the two girls, the story inspired an anonymous donor to set up a donation drive. From now until Valentine's Day, the donor will match every dollar for donations made up to $2 million. (WPVI-TV)
3. A 27-year-old man was gunned down in Center City early Wednesday morning. Police found the man on Broad Street after midnight with several gun wounds in his torso. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and died shortly after. A large amount of cash was found on the dead man and a motive is not immediately clear. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

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Today in Philadelphia:

• Directors Cup Golf Committee Meeting At The Union League Golf Club (8:30 AM)
• VisionForward: Seat at the Table At Kimmel Cultural Campus (10:00 AM)
• Lyric Fest Presents: Yiddishe Nightingale At Adath Israel on the Main Line (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• According to the US National Weather Service, after seasonable temperatures yesterday, the Philly area will be running a few degrees above normal through the rest of the week! (Facebook)
• The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who is wanted for leaving the scene of a crash at 2700 Island Avenue involving a 47-year-old-female victim. (Facebook)
• Meet the City of Philadelphia’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Commission! This commission will advise the City on policies and programs to advance environmental justice for a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work. (Facebook)

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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.