DA Race, Arena Reactions & You Gotta Pay to Pee at Starbucks
It’s the Friday News Roundup! The team is talking about the new district attorney race challenger and how Philadelphians feel after the Sixers arena switch-up. Also, a Philly incident that got national attention in 2018 spurred Starbucks to change its open door policy – that policy is now trashed! Host Trenae Nuri is joined by executive producer Matt Katz and producer Abby Fritz.
Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- Former Philly judge announces run for district attorney, setting up likely Democratic primary challenge
- Former Philly judge campaigning to replace Larry Krasner as DA
- Starbucks ditches open-door policy spurred by arrests at Philly store in 2018
- Buy or leave, Starbucks tells nonpaying customers in policy reversal
- Here’s how some Philly high school students built a library from scratch. ‘Kids just kept coming, renewing books.’
- Billionaires Dunk on Mayor & Council in Sixers Arena Deal
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