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People congregate at Somerset Street and Kensington Avenue on April 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
SEPTA will temporarily close the Market-Frankford Line’s Somerset station on Sunday to repair two elevators.
“Urine and needles destroyed the mechanics,” SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said.
The Kensington station has long been a gathering spot for unhoused people and drug use and it has worsened in recent months, she said.
“We’ve been meeting with employees to discuss their concerns,” Richards said. “It’s very important that we provide a safe environment for them to come to work every day as well as a safe environment for our customers.”
Dolly Parton is giving away thousands of children’s books in Philadelphia Anthony R. Wood, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Robert Lee Parton Sr. had 14 children and never read to any of them. Not that he was a bad father, recalled his famous daughter Dolly.
He was just illiterate.
Dolly Parton, of course, now 75, would go on to become a prolific songwriter, megastar country singer, and actress. But she said her father took particular pride in the fact that she became a giant in the world of books, creating an Amazon-level book distribution organization.
She is no Jeff Bezos, however. At 154 million and counting, she likely holds the record in the known universe for most books given away, courtesy of her 26-year-old Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which is aimed at promoting literacy among children.