This car, which police say was jacked near 50th and Arch early Sunday, crashed into a barrier at 40th and Locust. Police shot and killed one of the car’s occupants after he fired at them.
Police shot and killed a man early Sunday morning near the corner of 40th and Locust after gunshots were exchanged, according to Penn’s Division of Public Safety. The incident began as an armed car jacking near 50th and Arch.
Philadelphia police chased the vehicle, a silver Cadillac, until it crashed into a barrier near the Penn campus. One man fired at police as he fled the crash scene. Police returned fire, killing the man. Another man who fled was later apprehended. Neither man has been identified. More information as it becomes available.
All Around This World visits the Caribbean with Dorothy Wilkie • 4 p.m. • Green Line Cafe • 4426 Locust St. • $10 first child, $8 second, $6 thereafter.
• Trace Bundy • 8 p.m. • World Cafe Live (upstairs live) • 3025 Walnut St. • Tickets: $19 day of show.
Bundy has been dubbed the “acoustic ninja.” ‘Nuff said. The 14-year-old finger-style guitar virtuoso Sungha Jung is opening.Here’s a Trace Bundy video…
I came across this guy playing near the older kids playground at Clark Park on Saturday morning. I shot it with the video feature of a little Canon powershot digital camera.
•West Philly Tree Planting • Various locations • 10 a.m.
UCGreen will be planting trees today. Write Winnie Harris at wharris [at] ucgreen.org or call 215-573-4684 for locations. Tools are provided and no experience is necessary. Free t-shirt for volunteers.
Arts and Music
• Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango • Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (3680 Walnut St.) • 2 and 8 p.m. • Tickets: $38-$58.
For tango lovers, or even tango likers. This show features all the extravagance that is tango and Argentina.
• Aloe Blacc • World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut St.) • Doors open at 10 p.m. • Tickets: $17 (21 and over).
A first-generation Panamanian, Blacc credits its soulful sound to a range of influences both musical and non-musical – from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Marvin Gaye. Here’s a taste…
The brewery will be hosting a party for Mariposa to help fund the co-op’s move into a new space. A raffle will be held at 3:30 p.m. The raffle tickets are sold out. The event will also feature live music.
Clark Park Farmer’s Market • 43rd Street between Baltimore Ave. and Chester Ave. • 10-2 p.m.
Certified therapy dogs Dandie, Gus & Milo return to the library to listen to kids read stories. For more information, please call the Children’s Department at 215-685-7422.
A teenage would-be robber was twice chased off by potential victims earlier this week near 47th and Baltimore, the Metroreports. A 38-year-old man told police that a young man approached him at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday armed with a knife and demanded money. After being punch in the face, the victim responded by brandishing Mace.
About 10 minutes later a woman reported that a young man approached her near 46th and Hazel and demanded money and her cell phone. She refused. The man fled after saying, “You’re lucky you’re a f—— female.”
UC Green will be out doing what they do best tomorrow – planting bare root trees and generally greening things up. They need help. Planting will run from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at various locations. All tools, gloves and lunch will be provided. There’s also a UC Green t-shirt in it for you. For more information write Winnie Harris at wharris [at] ucgreen.org or call 215-573-4684.
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