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| What Philly's Talking About |
|  | The city’s Parkway Central Library branch could bring back Sunday hours soon. (Getty Images) |
| Free Library Hopes to Open Sundays | If the city’s budget proposal is approved, several locations of the Free Library could resume Sunday hours. Up to nine branches, including Parkway Central Library, the three regional branches, and other neighborhood libraries could extend service. The library wasn’t able to say when these hours could start back up. [Inquirer 🔒] | | | Carousel House Rec Center to Double in Size | A $44 million expansion of Carousel House, Philly’s rec center for people with disabilities, will include new gym and pool buildings, a larger playground, two full basketball courts, and a redesigned parking and drop-off area. Construction on the property in Fairmount Park is scheduled to start this summer and finish in 2028. [Billy Penn] | | PHL TSA Checkpoints Reopen Tomorrow | With Terminal F set to reopen Tuesday, all terminal security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport will be working. Three checkpoints at Terminals A-West, C, and F had been closed since mid-March as part of the partial government shutdown. [USA Today] | | | PennDOT Plans Pothole Fixing Spree | After receiving almost 7,000 complaints about potholes just this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be fixing problem spots on 35 highways in the Philly region this week. In Philadelphia County, work will happen on I-95 and I-676, among other locations. [NBC10] |
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| | | Join The Fitler Forum on April 13th at Fitler Club for a full day of ideas, dialogue, and action. Hear from leaders across Greater Philadelphia, including voices from Project HOME, United Way, Women’s Way, and more, as they explore the future of our city and how we shape it together. |
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| Spring Cleaning? Here’s Where To Take Your Donations |
| Rising temperatures mean it’s time to shift your seasonal wardrobe. Before you can restock your closet with warm-weather clothes, you have to let go of all the things no longer serving you. We’ve got tips on where to donate the items you haven’t been wearing or using to make room for a fresh start. | | | Clothing | Marie’s Closet is a ministry through the St. Francis Inn in Kensington. The clothing closet collects donations such as shirts, pants, shoes, and hoodies. The free clothing shop is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays but donations can also be dropped off right at the St. Francis Inn, which is open every day of the week. | | The Wardrobe is currently accepting clothing suitable for the spring and summertime, with an urgent need for prom attire. You can donate new or gently used professional and casual clothing, as well as accessories and shoes. If you have any textiles not suitable for someone to wear, the store partners with the service Helpsy to recycle fabric. Are you reading this from the suburbs? The Wardrobe has locations in Exton, Kennett Square, Norristown, and Upper Darby. | | Project HOMEspun Boutique provides job training and opportunities for folks who have experienced homelessness. Sales from the shop support Project HOME residents who work at the boutique. The secondhand store accepts a variety of high-quality or designer donations including shirts, pants, dresses, coats, and shoes. The store is now open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | | Books | As funding for prison libraries and education decreases, Books Through Bars has been working for more than 30 years to connect incarcerated people to books. The West Philly-based organization mails books in genres like self-help, art instruction, and business. You can check the donation guidelines to see if your books match the genres needed, but be mindful that books should be new or gently used, paperback, and unmarked. | | The Book Corner is nestled behind the Parkway Central Library and is run by the Friends of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Call for the shop’s hours or to schedule an appointment for donations. | | |
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The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll is coming back June 4! Vendors can apply to participate in the annual sale through April 24 💸 |
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