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Fight Over Housing Plan, Rocky Statue on the Move, Youth Football Players Arrested in Florida

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On today’s Friday News Roundup, host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz talk about how the mayor and council are throwing punches over the city’s big plan to create and fix 30,000 units of housing, why youth football players from Philly got arrested down in Florida, and where the Rocky statue is moving.  

Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: 

  • 8 members of Philly youth football team face felony charges in Florida
  • Philly coach speaks out after teen players arrested in Florida for stealing
  • Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressives
  • Does the Rocky statue really get twice as many visitors as the Liberty Bell? Yes, but ... 

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