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It’s a sun-filled Easter morning but coats will be needed for any egg hunts, as temperatures are not expected to get much past 50 today.
In today’s newsletter:
🇺🇦 Fascinating: Local nuns vowing to aid Ukrainian people.
👨🏿🍳 Intriguing: Mike Klein tells us about these longtime friends who traded a food truck for a soul food cafe.
🏀 Thought-provoking: Columnist Keith Pompey writes that James Harden can change the conversation about him.
🧩 Our classics: Our regular fun and games.
— Ashley Hoffman (@_AshleyHoffman, morningnewsletter@inquirer.com)
🎤 And now, I’m passing the mic to reporter Jeff Gammage to present his latest on the Russia-Ukraine war and our region:
Walking into the old St. Basil’s auditorium was a little like stepping into a movie, the closing scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, where endless rows of stacked boxes created a winding labyrinth.
I didn’t see an ark. But I learned that the tons of goods and materials were headed to Ukraine. And that the covenant between people in that country and the Ukrainian American sisters in Jenkintown is deep and abiding.
In weeks of covering the local impact of the Russian invasion, I’d heard about a group of nuns whose predecessors had come here a century ago, opening an orphanage for immigrant children in North Philadelphia. And that now the order was helping in a different way. I decided to go take a look, talk to the nuns, and tell people about these modern efforts to help a besieged Ukraine.
Keep reading to hear from the nuns.
What you should know today
Wawa’s getting more drive-thrus.
Federal funding and local flood-preparation efforts aren’t enough to quell fears of the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.
The popularity of remote work is making warehouse spaces more valuable than offices in the suburbs.
TEDxPENN made its in-person return for the first time since the pandemic Saturday, featuring two Pennsylvania high school students who fought a book ban and won.
In Rittenhouse Square, a die-in sought to convey the reality of Ukraine’s suffering.
Check out 12 free events with Day-Glo marshmallow bunnies, egg hunts, and jazz galore this weekend and next week.
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❓Pop Quiz❓
What’s the hottest it ever got here in April?
A) 92
B) 95
C) 89
D) 92
Find out if you know the answer.
🧩 Unscramble the Anagram 🧩
Who’s the complex Camden mayor portrayed in American Hustle? They really nailed that pompadour.
COTERIE EARTHLING
We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Email us if you know the answer.
Photo of the Day
And for today’s Sunday track, we’re listening to 🎶 The can-can such a pretty show. Will steal your heart away. But backstage back on earth again, the dressing rooms are grey. 🎶
👋🏽 I had the pleasure hearing Kevonna Rose sing this at Sofar Sounds, and this song was the most intimate experience.