Yo, Philly in the News

• The Inquirer has an interesting article about Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School - its popular summer sessions, and its position as "the first single-sex charter approved in Pennsylvania," "the first publicly funded school in Philadelphia that requires students to take Latin," and "the first charter in the region modeled after the rigorous Boston Latin School."
• The enormous amounts of traffic and congestion on the bridge across the Schuylkill linking Conshohocken with I-76 and the Blue Route is actually threatening the town's growth, besides slowing people down and annoying them.
• Now that James P. Gallagher is soon to leave his position as president of Philadelphia University, the Inquirer takes a look at the way the school bloomed during his 23 years there, and at how he's putting the finishing touches on his presidency.
• Six weeks since the arson in Kensington that destroyed a warehouse and seven houses, donations have made a big difference, but the families who escaped the flames are still dealing with trauma and financial difficulties.
• The Inquirer has an article about a piece of FBI software that Philadelphia police are using to map the locations of, and other information about, likely witnesses, informants and suspects in various crimes.
• The 11th fatal police shooting this year occurred yesterday morning. Cops claim the suspect lunged at them with a knife and they had no choice but to shoot; other witnesses say the man was just trying to regain his composure after being stunned by a Taser gun. The NAACP is going to investigate the incident; their lawyer is already saying that there was no need for deadly force, since no gun was found.

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