🌱 Trans-Focused Shelter In North Philly + Junkyard Fire At 3rd St.

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Partly sunny. High: 70 Low: 52.

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Here are the top three stories in Philadelphia today:

1. 43-year-old Philadelphia man, Kenenth S. Thompson, has admitted to serving as a get-away driver in a bank robbery. The robbery occurred in Carneys Point during the summer of 2018. His co-defendants Antwaine Thomas and Kareem Moore previously pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a bank robbery. (wpgtalkradio.com)
2. A junkyard fire at 3rd Street and Sedgley Avenue is under control, but air quality is still being monitored. The fire was elevated to three alarms. It took two hours for firefighters to get the flames under control and no injuries have been reported yet. (Philadelphia Patch)
3. The first trans-focused LGBTQ+ safe haven is coming to Philadelphia. The shelter will prioritize transgender women of color and will open in North Philly in October. The Ark of Safety LGBTQ+ Safe Haven is an eight-bed emergency shelter with four permanent beds for a rapid rehousing program. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

Today in Philadelphia:

• Edible Alphabet: Learning English Through Cooking At Parkway Central Library (9:30 AM)
• The Godfather Live At The Mann Center for Performing Arts (7:30 PM)
• September Book Club: Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Virtual Event (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Halloween has hit the city and there are plenty of places to take kids to celebrate. Boo at the Zoo is ongoing, but there is also Spooky Mini-Golf at Franklin Square and Halloween Weekends at the Please Touch Museum. (Philadelphia magazine)
• Looking for a new home? There are a handful of new houses available in and around Philly. We particularly liked the colorful door on the Juniper Street house. (Philadelphia Patch)
• Hometown band The Wonder Years have released their latest album, which features several local shout-outs. One of the songs even describes "building shrines to Sant Nick Foles." (Philly Voice)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.