No new solutions to city's gun violence crisis

1 big thing: No new measures yet on gun violence

District Attorney Larry Krasner, police commissioner Danielle Outlaw, Mayor Jim Kenney and Ala Stanford, regional director for Department of Health and Human Services Region 3. 

This Filipino food cart has the best cheesesteak in Philly

 2. A cheesesteak with a time limit

Tabachoy’s bistek cheesesteak at Mural City Garden.  

Unvaxxed city employees get the boot

3. Unvaxxed city employees fired 

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4. News Market

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More than 77% of Philly millennials stayed in the area as they grew up

1 big thing: Most Philly millennials stayed put

Doug Mastriano's appearance before Jan. 6 committee ends early

2. Mastriano halts Jan. 6 hearing

Doug Mastriano smiles while holding a microphone.

3. News Market: Goodbye, Grumman

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Pennsylvania kids saw 27.5% jump in anxiety and depression at COVID onset

4. The kids aren't alright

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🐪 Wednesday is here. Stand tall at the summit of your week and take in all of the good stuff.

After these last few days, a high of 89 sounds downright refreshing. Look out for the possibility of storms around the evening commute.

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🎾 Alexa is reading Serena Williams' beautiful words in Vogue's September issue about her decision to move away from tennis.

⚖️ Shane is greatly entertained by Taylor Swift's written explanation about how she came up with the lyrics to "Shake It Off," as documented in an ongoing copyright lawsuit.

🥳 Big news! Mike is back from paternity leave — so look for his return to the driver's seat of this newsletter with tomorrow's edition.

1 big thing: Fetterman and Shapiro dodge on Biden

2. Chart du jour: Where other Dems stand

3. News Market: What you missed weekending

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4. Trail to connect Philly's rivers gets boost

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New jobs to check out

5. Chef's Table with Fishtown Pickle Project

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6. 1 more sign that Philly is back

Welcome back, Philly! It's Monday and it's a scorcher.

🌡 Situational awareness: Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency, from noon today through 8pm Tuesday.

The declaration activates city resources including cooling buses and centers, and the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging's Heatline at 215-765-9040. More info.

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🐗 Alexa wants to write haikus about bad-egg Ricky Baker after watching "Hunt for the Wilderpeople."

🚲 Shane still doesn't totally believe that the Muna artist series on Peloton actually exists but will be utilizing that option to start the week regardless.

Rooftop soccer is coming to South Philly's Bok building

1 big thing: Rooftop soccer coming to Bok

Rendering of a rooftop soccer pitch at Philly's Bok building.

2. Tucked away in Queen Village

3. News Market

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4. Weekender

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5. 1 pic to go

 🎉 T-G-I-F. The heat might be relentless, but the weekend is here!

Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Showers and storms likely after 5pm.

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☀️ Alexa is listening to this Jungle song on repeat as she heads into the weekend.

🎶 Shane is heading home to Scranton to enjoy some pop-punk goodness at the Good Things Are Happening Fest.

Pennsylvania's "Mushroom Capital of the World" sees demand soar

1 big thing: Mushroom's big moment

"Mushroom capital of the world" is displayed on town water tower in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Ron DeSantis to rally for Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania

2. Ron DeSantis is coming to PA

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4. 😴 The heat hits home

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We sound like a broken record, but it's another scorcher. (Not cool.) Heat indexes could hit 104.

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 🥓 Alexa wants to see if mushroom bacon can sizzle.

📚 Shane finally got around to reading the Philly-set "Long Bright River" and really enjoyed it!

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Pennsylvania children were diagnosed with anxiety or depression at a rate slightly above the national average at the onset of the pandemic, per a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Why it matters: The mental health crisis among children and teens is considered a national emergency by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Ahead of a new school year and the stresses that accompany it, the report draws wider attention to an issue that's top of mind for many educators and families.

By the numbers: 13% of Pennsylvania kids — roughly 1 in 8 — received a diagnosis in 2020, up 27.5% from 2016. That outpaces a national increase of 25.5% over the same period.

Pennsylvania ranks 21st for overall child well-being based on economic, education, health and community measurements.

The big picture: Young people of color disproportionately report symptoms of anxiety or depression, Axios' Caitlin Owens reports.

The mental health crisis among children and teens is considered a national emergency.

Pennsylvania children were diagnosed with anxiety or depression at a rate slightly above the national average at the onset of the pandemic, per <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a new report" data-vars-click-url="https://assets.aecf.org/m/databook/aecf-2022kidscountdatabook-embargoed.pdf" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://assets.aecf.org/m/databook/aecf-2022kidscountdatabook-embargoed.pdf" target="_blank">a new report</a> by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.Why it matters: The mental health crisis among children and teens is considered <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a national emergency" data-vars-click-url="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-mental-health-crisis-among-children-and-teens-how-parents-can-help-202203082700" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-mental-health-crisis-among-children-and-teens-how-parents-can-help-202203082700" target="_blank">a national emergency</a> by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Data: National Weather Service; Chart: Axios Visuals 

If you've felt like it's been too hot lately, you're not wrong: We just made it through the second-hottest month ever recorded in Philadelphia, according to National Weather Service data.

Why it matters: This is all part of a wider acceleration in the pace and intensity of extreme weather events across the globe and here in the U.S., Axios' Andrew Freedman reports. 

When it rains, it rains harder. When it's hot, it gets hotter and stays that way longer than it used to.

We have long designed our infrastructure as if the climate conditions and extremes of the past would hold true in the future. With climate change, that is no longer the case, as outlier events trend closer to the norm.

By the numbers: July's average temperature clocked in at 82.4°F, outpaced only by July 2011. That was 3.4°F above normal for the month.

We didn't get relief at night either. Overnight lows were the warmest on record.

The big picture: Nine of Philly's 10 hottest months — all Julys — have occurred in the last 30 years.

NWS' average temperature records for the area stretch all the way back to 1874.

What's next: We're staring down even more extreme heat here at the start of August.

The NWS is warning of "oppressive" and "dangerously high" temperatures Thursday as heat indexes peak near 103°F, with little relief at night thanks to oppressive humidity.

July marks second-hottest month on record in Philadelphia

Nine of Philly's 10 hottest months — all Julys — have occurred in the last 30 years.

extreme weather

If you&#x27;ve felt like it&#x27;s been too hot lately, you&#x27;re not wrong: We just made it through the second-hottest month ever recorded in Philadelphia, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to National Weather Service data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=phi" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=phi" target="_blank">according to National Weather Service data</a>.Why it matters: This is all part of a wider acceleration in the pace and intensity of extreme weather events across the globe and here in the U.S., <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Axios&#x27; Andrew Freedman reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/08/02/heat-wave-climate-change-us-infrastructure" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/08/02/heat-wave-climate-change-us-infrastructure" target="_self">Axios&#x27; Andrew Freedman reports</a>.

Note: The analysis includes U.S. social security number holders born 1984–1992, measuring their childhood locations at age 16 and young adult locations at age 26; Data: Center for Economic Studies, et al., 2022, "The Radius of Opportunity: Evidence from Migration and Local Labor Markets"; Chart: Skye Witley/Axios

Philadelphia millennials were more likely to stay in the area as they aged into young adults than their counterparts in other cities, according to an Axios review of migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Why it matters: It highlights how our metro area's vibrancy and relative housing affordability likely tempted comparatively more folks who are now in their mid-to-late 30s to see it as a place to settle long-term.

The data examined where Americans who were born between 1984 and 1992 lived at age 16 and then again at age 26.

By the numbers: 77.4% of those raised in the Philadelphia area were still here at age 26.

Those who left didn't tend to go far. New York was unsurprisingly the top destination, but only 2.1% of young people headed there. Other cities across Pennsylvania like Reading (1.1%), Allentown (0.47%) and Pittsburgh (0.43%) as well as New Jersey (1.7%) and D.C. (1.4%) were also favored.

Warmer destinations were preferred for the small subset of those who traveled farther afield. 1.7% headed to California (mostly Los Angeles), while 2% headed south to Florida, mainly Orlando, Miami and Tampa.

The big picture: The vast majority of young people across the country tended to end up close to home — but Philly's share notably stands out among the 24 cities where Axios Local currently has a presence.

Phoenix (75.8%), Chicago (75.6%), Boston (75.3%) and Salt Lake City (75%) were the other metros that retained at least 75% of their young people.

Raleigh (66.1%), D.C. (68.1%) and Charlotte (68.3%) brought up the rear.

And those who left didn't tend to go far.

Philadelphia millennials were more likely to stay in the area as they aged into young adults than their counterparts in other cities, according to an Axios review of migration <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="data" data-vars-click-url="https://migrationpatterns.org/" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://migrationpatterns.org/" target="_blank">data</a> from the U.S. Census Bureau.Why it matters: It highlights how our metro area&#x27;s vibrancy and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="relative housing affordability" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2022/01/12/philadelphia-buying-home-cheaper-than-renting" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2022/01/12/philadelphia-buying-home-cheaper-than-renting" target="_self">relative housing affordability</a> likely tempted comparatively more folks who are now in their mid-to-late 30s to see it as a place to settle long-term.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is coming to the Keystone State later this month to rally for Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano.

Why it matters: DeSantis' Aug. 19 stop in Pittsburgh, part of a wider trip with the conservative student advocacy group Turning Point Action to fellow swing states Arizona and Ohio, sure looks like something that someone eyeing the White House in 2024 would schedule during a midterm year. 

It also shows that DeSantis isn't afraid to boost candidates who received the backing of former President Trump during the primaries — as Mastriano did.

What they're saying: The Florida governor "has become the model for a new conservative movement that is willing to stand on principle and to actually fight on behalf of the values of his voters," Turning Point Action founder Charlie Kirk told Fox News.

The big picture: DeSantis has been positioning himself as an alternative to Trump, wading into the culture wars on issues like LGBTQ rights and abortion access.

Veteran GOP political strategists are already at work beefing up DeSantis' donor list in expectation of a White House run, Axios' Lachlan Markay reports.

The bottom line: This probably isn't the last time we'll see DeSantis on the trail in Pennsylvania.

It sure looks like something that someone eyeing the White House in 2024 would schedule.

DeSantis at Turning Point Action's Student Action Summit in Tampa last month. Photo: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is coming to the Keystone State later this month to rally for Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano.Why it matters: DeSantis&#x27; Aug. 19 stop in Pittsburgh, part of a wider trip with the conservative student advocacy group <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Turning Point Action" data-vars-click-url="https://tpaction.com/events" data-vars-content-id="a0dc9120-b448-4ae4-b7d4-fefaea8c7eb7" data-vars-headline="Ron DeSantis to rally for Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tpaction.com/events" target="_blank">Turning Point Action</a> to fellow swing states Arizona and Ohio, sure looks like something that someone eyeing the White House in 2024 would schedule during a midterm year.

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I'm just gonna get right to it with a hot take: the best cheesesteak in Philly isn't at any of the usual suspects but from the humble Filipino food cart Tabachoy.

Their soy marinade makes sure the meat is flavorful and juicy, instead of the dry blandness you can get elsewhere. And it's got "chili-vin whiz" and fried shallots!

Look, I know none of this is traditional, but it's so good I made it my birthday meal this year.

I'm telling you this because you've only got one more weekend to eat it for a while. 

Tabachoy announced this week that the cart is going to take an extended break after its Aug. 26-28 weekend run. Keep an eye on their Instagram for locations.

The good news is that the break is happening to focus on building out Tabachoy's new brick-and-mortar spot near the Italian Market, where they can sling more elevated stuff like this incredible pork monggo I had at a pop-up dinner a few months back.

But you've only got one more weekend to eat it for a while.

Tabachoy’s bistek cheesesteak at Mural City Garden. 

Tabachoy's bistek cheesesteak at Mural City Garden. Photo: Shane Savitsky/Axios

I&#x27;m just gonna get right to it with a hot take: the best cheesesteak in Philly isn&#x27;t at any of the usual suspects but from the humble Filipino food cart <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tabachoy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/tabachoyphilly/" data-vars-content-id="feb1d07e-5a00-4807-901e-f9ed98c4420d" data-vars-headline="This Filipino food cart has the best cheesesteak in Philly" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/tabachoyphilly/" target="_blank">Tabachoy</a>.<ul><li>Their soy marinade makes sure the meat is flavorful and juicy, instead of the dry blandness you can get elsewhere. And it&#x27;s got &quot;chili-vin whiz&quot; and fried shallots!</li></ul>

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This Filipino food cart has the best cheesesteak in Philly

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