Budget Uncertainty, Sidewalk Robots & New Lesbian Bar
The team is covering a grab bag of Philly news today. Host Trenae Nuri and senior producer Abby Fritz are diving deeper into the mayor’s budget proposal and how federal funding is impacting it. After the politics, they talk about running into food delivery robots and how a new lesbian bar is finally opening in Philly.
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