How local towns are changing, Trump’s war of words, Philly celebrates Pride | Morning Newsletter

1. A block of South Street has a new name thanks to  Lois Fernandez, the late founder of the Odunde Festival. The nation's largest African American festival marked its 43rd year this weekend under the tutelage of Fernandez's daughter.

2. Columnist Helen Ubiñas is looking to #FilltheSteps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the name of gun violence awareness at 1 p.m. today. There have been over 520 shootings in Philadelphia so far this year.

3. In wake of the suicide deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, mental health experts are sharing tips for reaching out to friends and loved ones at risk of suicide. Philly chefs have also been sharing their memories of Bourdain in the days since his death.

4. Since March, when chef Chris Painter left Wm. Mulhein's Sons in Fishtown after claims he sexually harassed employees, Philly's food scene has been grappling with #MeToo. Restaurants and owners are looking to set themselves apart with solid HR policies.

5. The theater world celebrated tolerance and inclusion at last night's Tony Awards, where a musical about overcoming political division won the night, Parkland, Fla. students performed, and Robert DeNiro introduced Bruce Springsteen by launching an expletive at the President.

6. Could two new medical marijuana dispensaries be headed to Moorestown and Cherry Hill? One company has its sights set on expansion.

“RENTER BEWHERE,” a collection of shoes on the 1900 block of Gratz street #ourphilly

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1. Rhys Hoskins took the field Saturday and for Sunday's win over the Brewers, just days after fracturing his jaw, all thanks to a new custom protective helmet. Reporter Scott Lauber said he looked, "like a cross between a NASCAR driver and a "Jetsons" character."

2. A group of Philly eighth graders was promised $100 at the end of the year if they didn't fight. But when they succeeded they got much more: lessons in financial literacy and problem-solving.

3. The Philadelphia Police Department has issued a new trespassing policy, two months after two black men were arrested at a Center City Starbucks while waiting for a friend. Officers are now encouraged to deescalate disputes and must witness a refusal to leave before making an arrest.

4. One Montgomery County cemetery is the final resting place of Union generals, including Pennsylvania's 17th governor, and generations of local families and veterans. But the nonprofit maintaining the space is struggling to finance its restoration as more tombstones crumble around them.

5. After another NBA Finals loss, will LeBron James really join the Sixers? His free agency is inching closer and rumors are already flying. Vegas is covering for itself just in case: they're giving Philly the third-best odds at a 2019 championship.

6. Ronnie Breslow of Elkins Park was 8 years old when the boat she was on with 936 other Jewish refugees was turned away by the U.S., Canada, and Cuba in 1939. Last week she said, "I see history repeating itself."

1. Alfredo Praticò, a junior at Julia R. Masterman High School, writes that when the city makes decisions to strip funding from schools they're telling students, "Your futures don't matter."

2. Sunday was the 50th anniversary of the Terry v. Ohio Supreme Court decision that legalized the practice of stop-and-frisk. Rafael A. Mangual of the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research writes that lawful use of the tactic is imperative to public safety. On the other hand, economist Abraham Gutman suggests that stop-and-frisk needs to be abolished.

1. You're in for little dose of schadenfreude this morning: Billy Penn has taken a look at Hop Sing Laundromat's list of banned patrons and it's… something.

2. If you're excited for legalized sports betting, you're going to want to know "The Philly Godfather." He's one of the nation's lead experts on the topic and, as Philadelphia Magazine writes, knows his way around the city.

3. A public historian and activist has detailed for Hidden City how she created a rogue historical marker near 30th Street Station. The woman she made it for has an incredible story of her own.

4. The Boston Globe calls the Trump administration's crackdown on America's borders — and the traumatic use of child separation as a deterrent — a "new trail of tears" in its heartbreaking look at the policy.

5. As chefs and food lovers around the world continue to mourn the loss of Anthony Bourdain, Bon Appetit has republished an essay by the culinary icon crediting his father for who he grew up to be.