Welcome to Labor Day Weekend. Cloudy skies should clear up this afternoon, with highs near 83.<\/p>\n
For this week\u2019s advice column, we have an only-in-Philadelphia dilemma. When hosting guests from out of town, is it OK to skip a trip to the Liberty Bell<\/a>? <\/p>\n Plus, we have the latest on Johnny Doc\u2019s release from federal prison, details about a second measles-involved fatality in Pennsylvania, and our report card for this week<\/a> in Philly news. <\/p>\n \u2014 Laura Benshoff (morningnewsletter@inquirer.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n What you should know today<\/p>\n After a week with no additional details about the two measles-involved deaths in Pennsylvania, the Lancaster County coroner shared that measles had killed a 6-week-old Amish infant<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sen. John Fetterman is once again under the microscope following a report that he ducked meetings with constituents, among other allegations from former staffers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty walked out of a federal penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pa., on Friday, one day after news broke that he would receive a presidential commutation for his corruption conviction<\/a>.<\/p>\n Labor Day kicks off campaign season in earnest, so we have your guide to the must-watch political races this fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n Phillies infielder Alec Bohm and his parents have settled a financial mismanagement lawsuit in which he accused the elder Bohms of enriching themselves off his baseball earnings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oona Sperr, the daughter of the Please Touch Museum founder and a prominent Philadelphia architect, is suing her oil tycoon ex-boyfriend for $400 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n An all-cat band is playing in Philly this weekend, to sold out crowds<\/a>.<\/p>\n From Cecily Tynan\u2019s last 6abc weather forecast to renewed hope for the Phillies, catch up on the rest of this week\u2019s good, bad, and weird stories out of Philly<\/a>. <\/p>\n For this week\u2019s advice column, a reader asked: My parents keep insisting we take visitors to the Liberty Bell. I\u2019ve been five times this year. I can\u2019t do it anymore but they want me to tag along because they think if I don\u2019t I\u2019ll just play my Switch at home. How can I convince them to go… anywhere else?<\/p>\n To help solve this quandary, The Inquirer tapped Life & Culture reporters Mike Newall and Zoe Greenberg.<\/p>\n To start, Newall and Greenberg suggested getting a more personalized feel for what out-of-town visitors might enjoy. Are they gourmands? Then take them to a meal at one of Philadelphia\u2019s award-winning restaurants. History buffs? There\u2019s Washington\u2019s tent at the Revolution Museum, or Lewis and Clark\u2019s journals at the American Philosophical Society.<\/p>\n For more on how they advised our dear reader to get their parents to think beyond the Bell, read Newall and Greenberg\u2019s full conversation here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Need advice, or want to share your thoughts? We want to hear it. Email us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Potholes and sinkholes are a basic fact of life in Philadelphia, but fixing them shouldn\u2019t take moving heaven and Earth, argues Inquirer opinion writer Daniel Pearson in his Shackamaxon column. <\/p>\n This week, Pearson chronicles the 13-year-long saga one block has endured to get their street fixed. He argues that the city shouldn\u2019t institute a proposed delivery tax to pay for filling potholes until it cleans up the communication and coordination issues like those at play on the 1600 block of South Lawrence Street.<\/p>\n Read on<\/a> for Pearson\u2019s perspective, as well as his takes on banning Flock cameras and closing of the Academy of Natural Sciences.<\/p>\n \u2753Pop quiz<\/p>\n The U.S. Constitution, which was signed at Philadelphia\u2019s Independence Hall, turns how old this month?<\/p>\n A) 250<\/p>\n B) 247<\/p>\n C) 227<\/p>\n D) 239<\/p>\n Think you know? Check your answer<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 Unscramble the anagram<\/p>\n Hint: A proposed 118-unit apartment building at 23rd and Walnut Streets would be replace a building that used to house a location of what now-bankrupt chain.<\/p>\n ARID TIE <\/p>\n Email us if you know the answer<\/a>. We\u2019ll select a reader at random to shout out here.<\/p>\n Cheers to Nancy Bush, who correctly guessed Friday\u2019s anagram: Gloria Steinem. In 1982, Steinem traveled to Philadelphia to receive an award. During her trip, she met with the Inquirer\u2019s Kathy Hacker, who wrote this profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n Inquirer video producer Lauren Schneiderman witnessed throngs of visitors packing the Academy of Natural Sciences on Friday.<\/p>\n Attendees told her they wanted their kids to experience the nearly 200-year-old museum before it shuts down at the end of the month<\/a>.<\/p>\n Somewhere on the internet in Philly<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd78 Retired 6abc anchor Jim Gardner shaved his signature mustache, and people had feelings about it<\/a>. Crossing Broad even compiled an homage to his famous whiskers<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude8d A SEPTA bus got stuck in freshly poured concrete outside of Termini Bros. Of course, there\u2019s video<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4b Thanks for hanging with me this Saturday. Paola P\u00e9rez is off so Sam Stewart will be your captain tomorrow.<\/p>\n By submitting your written, visual, and\/or audio contributions, you agree to The Inquirer\u2019s Terms of Use<\/a>, including the grant of rights in Section 10.<\/p>\n