
Isaac Avilucea
Reporter at Axios
Reporter at Axios Philadelphia
Reporter @Axios, 2x prior restraint winner, 2x testicular cancer survivor, 2x CuF honoree. #Squad member. Personal credo: By any lawful means necessary.
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2 weeks ago |
axios.com | Carly Mallenbaum |Isaac Avilucea
Data: Resy; Chart: Axios VisualsJust call it the Philly Special — most of us make dinner reservations for the early evening. Why it matters: Eating earlier in the day supports your body's natural clock — boosting metabolism and improving sleep, experts say. Driving the news: 7 o'clock dinners are our jam in Philly, with 19.6% of reservations booked in the 7-8pm hour compared to 17.5% for the rest of the country, per Resy data shared with Axios.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Isaac Avilucea
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosAt least four employees, including one of WURD Radio's top hosts, are being let go as part of what's described internally as a cost-cutting measure, Axios has learned. Why it matters: WURD is the only Black-owned radio station in Pennsylvania, and among only a handful nationwide. The station, founded by the late Walter P. Lomax Jr., broadcast live during last year's presidential campaign from the White House complex — a major get.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Isaac Avilucea
Don't miss all that the Odunde has to offer this Sunday. Photo: Courtesy of the Odunde festival🤠 Country star Luke Bryanis playing at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden at 7pm tonight as part of his Country Song Came On tour. Tickets: $172+🥳 It's First Friday again! Cherry Street Pier is lined with art exhibitions, live music, a makers market, ticketed paint and sip from 4-9pm tonight. Chestnut Hill is having its third annual Pride Party at NoName Gallery from 5-8pm.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Isaac Avilucea
Former UPenn president Liz Magill testifying before the House Education and Workforce Committee in 2023.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Isaac Avilucea
Gun switches, the small device seen in this Houston law enforcement official's hand, are becoming more prevalent in Philly. Photo: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images"The sound of war" — that's how Philly police commissioner Kevin Bethel described the rapid gunfire that shattered a recent Memorial Day celebration in Fairmount Park.
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