🌱 Woman Sells Guns To Minors + All-Access SEPTA Passes For Workers

Hi all. Dan Casarella here with your fresh copy of the Philadelphia Daily, filled with all the community news you need to know right now. Keep reading for the latest.

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Here are the top three stories in Philadelphia today:

1. Crystal Woody, 35, has been charged with buying handguns and selling them to minors. According to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, one of those guns was used in a shooting. One of the minors was identified on video as the person who fired a gun in the direction of a highway in November 2021. Woody is being held on $500,000 bail. (WPVI-TV)
2. The tech-enabled transit startup Jawnt is partnering with SEPTA on its Key Advantage rollout for Philly employers. Jawnt, launched in 2021, aims to help Philadelphians easily access buses, bikes, subways, and trains. The Key Advantage program allows employers in Philadelphia to offer all-access SEPTA passes to their employees. Since the program rolled out in May, more than 7,500 people working at Penn Medicine, Drexel, and Wawa have signed up for the benefit. (Technical.ly)
3. Three Philadelphia-area men have been charged for stealing checks from USPS mailboxes, which could amount to prison time and $1M in fines. Naod Tsegay, 22, Fode Bangoura, 20, and Zyier Williams, 19, stole or attempted to steal more than $200,000 by altering and depositing personal and business checks stolen from USPS mailboxes. Victims said their checks were never delivered after placing them in blue collection boxes. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

Today in Philadelphia:

• Grab & Go Stem Kits At Yeadon Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Job Lab At Nicetown-Tioga Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Empathy Versus Misinformation: Transgender Youth At Lillian Marrero Branch Library (3:30 PM)
• Time Explorers For Grades K - 2 At Sellers Branch (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Gas prices have been steadily falling in the region. There are some cheap spots to fill up your tank in Fairless Hills, Sanatoga, Oxford, Glenn Mills, North Wales, Montgomeryville, and Willow Grove. (Patch)
• South Philly Barbacoa is inviting everyone to a massive block party with free food to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. You can join the party in front of Barbacoa or Casa Mexico on Jul. 31 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Wooder Ice)
• Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is closing a West Philadelphia senior health center after two and half years. The center opened in February 2020 to provide primary and specialty services to seniors. (Subscription: The Business Journals)

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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.