☕ Taste the world in a cup | Morning Newsletter
Plus, Mayor Parker’s DNC moves
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Welcome to Sunday. It’s mostly sunny with a high near 88.
The Philly 10K race kicks off this morning in Center City. See the course route and watch out for road closures.
Immigrant-owned coffee shops across Philadelphia offer unique and flavorful brews, drawing on traditional techniques found around the globe. Our feature story today takes you into four cafés in the city to learn how they bring the world to Philly in a freshly brewed cup of joe.
— Paola Pérez (morningnewsletter@inquirer.com)
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For many, a good day starts with a good cup of coffee.
To make the perfect cup, some Philly café owners hailing from countries around the world use tools and methods that call back to their cultural backgrounds. With these brewing practices on tap, these owners not only share a part of themselves, but also offer a way for immigrant communities to feel at home in shops like theirs across the city.
Four local café owners walked us through their process:
☕ At Ray’s Café and Tea House, Grace Chen uses the siphon brewing method from her Taiwanese heritage
☕ At Café Com Leite, Helena Guimaraes crafts a Brazilian pourover with a tin kettle (“bule”)
☕ At Alif Brew & Mini Mart, Hayat Ali uses a traditional Ethiopian coffee pot (”jebena”) and burns incense before serving up ceremonial coffee
☕ At Amma’s South Indian Cuisine, Balakrishnan Duraisamy uses the Madras filter for a frothy result
Choose a café to watch each shop’s approach.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker attended the Democratic National Convention this past week as a superdelegate. And while she didn’t get to speak on the main stage, she took the opportunity to mingle and network in Chicago.
The convention allowed Parker to build relationships with Democrats. Should Vice President Kamala Harris win the White House, those connections could be important for securing federal resources for Philadelphia, Parker said.
Behind the scenes: This all happened as Parker’s own political operation finds itself in a moment of transition. She doesn’t have any campaign staffers.
Get an inside look at who Parker talked to and more on how she made the most of her time in Chicago.
What you should know today
Three people died in fires in Philadelphia in the last two days — two who perished Saturday morning in Northeast Philadelphia, and one who died Friday morning in a blaze declared an arson that has resulted in a man being charged with murder.
Philly allocated $3 million in taxpayer funds to the Citizens Police Oversight Commission in order to review allegations of police misconduct. It has not independently investigated a single complaint.
A popular 25-year-old rapper — who prosecutors say was considered the ringleader of a notoriously violent West Philadelphia-based gang — was shot and killed Friday afternoon in the city’s Olney section, a law enforcement source said.
Thomas Jefferson University’s Medicaid insurance arm won a chance to manage long-term care benefits for some of the 380,000 Pennsylvanians who participate in the $5 billion program called Community HealthChoices.
Two inmates have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease at the State Correctional Institution-Phoenix in Montgomery County, a state prisons spokesperson confirmed Friday.
A Bucks County farmer flew to Belize and left 124 animals behind in what officials call one of the biggest abuse cases in county history. Suspected marijuana and guns were also seized from the property.
The William Penn Foundation is putting $2 million toward the design and engineering of the extended Rail Park. The next phase will convert the long-neglected railroad viaduct into a greenway.
The embattled Camden School Advisory Board president, Wasim Muhammad, returned this week to a raucous board meeting where he was met with a protest, boos and chants of ”Shame! Shame! Shame!” and a call for his removal.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for the White House and endorsed Donald Trump on Friday. He is working to have his name withdrawn from the presidential ballot in Pennsylvania and nine other battleground states.
Cyclists in various states of undress took on the Philly Naked Bike Ride on Saturday, starting in East Fairmount Park and wrapping up in Drexel Park. It’s a Philly tradition of more than a decade.
❓Pop quiz
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is a simple guy, so he opted for a simple cleat this year, one of just five major leaguers wearing them.
What is his brand of choice?
A) Under Armour
B) Nike
C) Adidas
D) Skechers
Think you know? Check your answer.
🧩 Unscramble the anagram
Hint: This beloved Philadelphian actor (☀️) and comedian flew all the way to London to film a cameo for Deadpool & Wolverine, but apparently it was cut from the movie.
CHERY NOBLEMEN
Email us if you know the answer. We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Cheers to Chip Levengood who correctly guessed Friday’s answer: Braddock. The Western Pennsylvania suburb where Sen. John Fetterman previously served as mayor is the subject of a critical exhibition by a homegrown artist.
Photo of the day
🎶 Today’s Sunday track goes like this: “When it’s all said and done, I want you every lifetime.” I’m still reliving Childish Gambino’s incredible show this week.
Heads up to those of you catching R&B crooner (and cheesesteak lover) Omar Apollo at the Mann tonight: He wants you to dance through your heartbreak. Read his conversation with arts and culture reporter Rosa Cartagena ahead of his concert.
👋🏽 That’s it for now. Take care and have a great day.