The struggle to heal | Morning Newsletter
And Sanchez = out.
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The weather is looking so glorious.
We’re passing the microphone to reporter Rodrigo Torrejón to talk about his important story on a mother and daughter who were injured by the same bullet during a shooting and their struggle to heal.
And former City Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez is suspending her mayoral campaign, saying the flood of money into the race from self-funding candidates and outside spending groups made it impossible for her to keep up.
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Heads up: After the most important stories impacting the region, we’ll shift the tone a bit. In honor of Easter, we want this newsletter to have an Easter bunny hop, hop, hoppin’ into an Easter theme.
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🎤 I’m passing the microphone to reporter Rodrigo Torrejón:
When I met Shaina Moore, she was still on crutches two weeks after being shot in the leg as she walked with her children just blocks from her Strawberry Mansion home.
She was kind and strong and open about an experience she was not eager to relive. She spoke to me about the fear that coursed through her when she heard the gunshots. The anger she feels toward the shooters. And the anguish she felt when she learned that her 2-year-old daughter had also been shot. These were difficult conversations, but I’m grateful Moore trusted me enough to share her feelings.
Keep reading for more on this family’s story.
What you should know today
Maria Quiñones Sánchez has dropped out of the mayor’s race.
How to give Ticketmaster the slip and get cheaper tickets to Philly events.
For our biggest film fanatics on this list, the HUMP! Film Festival, an amateur indie porn festival “for people who don’t like porn,” is coming to Philly.
If you prefer your cultural experiences to be a little more Stranger Things, Philly’s massive Dungeons & Dragons community is excited about the new movie.
Don’t sleep on these Phillies prospects.
Phillies honor fallen Temple University Police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald.
Comcast Spectacor’s new chair wants the Sixers to stay in South Philly.
Riot-grrl pioneers Bikini Kill returned to Philly for the first time in three decades.
Know your ballot. Our voters guide for the historic mayor’s race that’s coming up lets you customize your own experience.
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❓Pop quiz❓
What does not happen at the ear-resistibly adorable bunny cafe in South Jersey?
A) You’re greeted by a welcome sign that says “everybunny.”
B) There’s a bunny who shares a name with the “Criminal” singer.
C) You can have tea in bunny-shaped cups.
D) You can play in a literal makeshift “rabbit hole.”
Find out if you remember the answer.
🧩 Unscramble the anagram 🧩
Where Philly’s Easter promenade rolls through
ADDUCT STOREHOUSES THIRTIETHES
We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Send us your own original anagram to unscramble if you’d like. Email us if you know the answer. Cheers to Erica Griste who correctly guessed Friday’s answer: Zitner’s.
Photo of the day
🎶 For today’s Sunday track, we’re listening to it “must be the season of the witch.” 🎶
👋🏽 This Sunday, I’m getting my patio secret garden oasis under string lights ready. I love my privacy. Don’t we all?