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And the initiative hoping to bring equity to housing development
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Today looks much different from yesterday, with temperatures approaching the 50s under partly cloudy skies.
Letâs get a jump on where to enjoy New Yearâs Eve and New Yearâs Day â as safely as you can.
And how Philly hopes to even the playing field in real estate development.
â Kerith Gabriel (@sprtswtr, morningnewsletter@inquirer.com)
Where to go for dinner or New Yearâs Eve â or where to find a table for brunch on New Yearâs Day â is always a tough choice. The fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus makes it tougher.
But for those who are vaccinated and want to celebrate a new year, many restaurants require proof of vaccination and have ramped up their own safety measures to ensure yours.
Our reporter Nick Vadala has a list of the best dinner and brunch spots around for New Yearâs Eve and New Yearâs Day. And in case you missed it, our restaurant critic Craig LaBan ran down his 2021 in Philly food. And check out our complete New Yearâs Eve guide.
Just donât forget to bring your mask.
What you should know today
Philadelphia promised $68 million in new anti-violence spending. We checked in on how itâs going.
A GoFundMe for the family in the deadly Quakertown fire on Christmas Day has been taken down due to âvileâ and âcruelâ comments.
Despite mass cancellations worldwide, most flights are leaving Philadelphia International Airport as scheduled.
Four more people died inside Philly jails, which are seeing their highest rate of deaths in recent memory.
Eagles running back Miles Sanders is out for this weekendâs game with a broken hand.
Meet the Philly start-up looking to bring high-quality health care to hourly workers who canât afford it.
A pediatrician and health policy researcher says something needs to be done about the high cost of infant care.
And whatâs a big part of the sustainability of both the Schuylkill and Delaware River watersheds? Mussels.
Local Coronavirus Numbers: Hereâs your daily look at the latest COVID-19 data.
In an effort to diversify the people developing Philadelphia, city officials are launching a pilot program to help minority real estate developers find more opportunities and contracts.
The Minority Developer Program, slated to begin in January, will:
đ Train participants on industry and business best practices,
đ Connect participants with seasoned industry leaders as mentors,
đ And offer public land and funding to boost developers who have been historically excluded in the industry.
Our reporter Michaelle Bond has more on what it all means for Philadelphiaâs development boom.
đ§ Philly Trivia Time đ§
Thereâs a lot of mystery surrounding the history of the Brandy Alexander, a widely known cocktail that may â or may not â have roots here in Philly. Todayâs question: Do you know when the Brandy Alexander was invented? That answer is in this piece, along with theories on the origin story of this classic cocktail.
What weâre âŚ
Listening to: A few of these podcasts ranked by the Atlantic as the 50 best of the year. đ§
Considering: What to do with the kids while theyâre off school this week â and this weekend. đ¤
Upset about: The Fishtown flagship location of coffee giant La Colombe was involved in a smash and grab robbery just days before Christmas. A barista told me that after smashing the iconic glass entry doors, thieves attempted â unsuccessfully â to steal the registers. đĄ
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I asked yesterday what your most memorable moment of 2021 was. Let me know if you havenât, and Iâll use some of the best answers in Thursdayâs edition. Email me at morningnewsletter@inquirer.com.
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