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Trump Flag Fight, Parker’s Executive Orders, N. Philly School Reopens

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It’s the Friday News Roundup! Today’s topics include: Mayor Cherelle Parker’s 100-day Action Plan and first executive orders, how T.M. Peirce Elementary School got a multimillion dollar makeover, and the scuffle over a Trump flag at the annual Mummers Parade. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Anna Orso, City Hall reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Dale Mezzacappa, senior writer for Chalkbeat Philadelphia.


Our Friday News Roundups are powered by great local journalism: 

  • A small group of Mummers fought with onlookers over a Trump flag at the 2024 Parade
  • Cherelle L. Parker is inaugurated as the first female mayor in Philadelphia history
  • North Philadelphia hails opening of T.M. Peirce, its first new public school building in 70 years


    • Other resources mentioned:

    • Mayor Parker's 100-Day Action Plan
    • Free Library branches with new Saturday hours


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