#PhillyMayorThisWeek takes a look at the many events and actions of the past week and recaps five moments you might’ve missed.

This week, we look at the first ever Philadelphia Unity Cup Championship, a visit to one of the city’s first community schools, the Office of Complete Streets executive order, the Mayor’s remarks following Election Day, and MANNA’s annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser.


1. Mayor Kenney celebrated the Unity Cup Championship at Citizens Bank Park.

Following an all-day, family-friendly festival attended by Philadelphians from the city’s many neighborhoods, Mayor Kenney watched the first-ever Philadelphia Unity Cup Championship at Citizens Bank Park. The Unity Cup brought together the city’s immigrant communities over a months-long World Cup style soccer tournament; the City initiative even received national attention for the unique, welcoming way the program celebrated immigrants. At the final match, the Mayor welcomed those participating in the Parade of Nations — and he congratulated the team representing Ivory Coast; that team became the Unity Cup champions after a 1-0 win against the team representing Liberia.

2. Mayor Kenney visited Logan Elementary, one of Philadelphia’s first nine community schools.

A key initiative of Mayor Kenney’s vision for Philadelphia and its neighborhoods, the first nine community schools began operating this year. The Philadelphia Beverage Tax, passed by City Council in June 2016, helps pay for the community schools initiative. This week, Mayor Kenney visited one of those schools, Logan Elementary in North Philadelphia. During the visit, the Mayor spoke with students, many of whom had particularly interesting questions for the Mayor. One student inquired whether the Mayor liked to eat crabs or not (he does). In response, another student volunteered that she liked crabs, too — especially with butter.

3. Following the presidential election, Mayor Kenney gave remarks praising Philadelphia’s turnout and the city’s culture of inclusion.

The morning after Election Day, the Mayor gave a public statement saying he was “exceedingly proud of Philadelphia” for turning out to vote. At the event, the Mayor congratulated the president-elect as well as U.S. Senator Pat Toomey on his reelection. “We look forward to to working with you to find common ground so that we may move Philadelphia forward.” He added, “In Philadelphia, our diversity and our inclusion has always made us stronger, and we will continue to rely on that strength as we work to find unity.” The Mayor paused after his statement and continued, “We are the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Love. We will never stop being who we are.”

4. Mayor Kenney signed an executive order creating the Office of Complete Streets and a Vision Zero Task Force.

An integral component of his Administration, Mayor Kenney’s commitment to progressive streetscapes and pedestrian safety was on display when he signed an executive order that formally created the Office of Complete Streets and a Vision Zero Task Force. The City’s first Director of Complete Streets, Kelley Yemen, explained that her office will “work to improve the way we design our streets, enhance and target enforcement, and educate the public in order to reduce fatalities to zero.”

5. The Mayor encouraged Philadelphians to participate in MANNA’s annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser.

Local organization MANNA sells pies every Thanksgiving season for a good cause: to provide medically appropriate, nutritional meals to our neighbors living with life-threatening illnesses. For his part, the Mayor purchased two of every pie available. “But my fave,” Mayor Kenney insisted, “is ‘Sky Pie’ — cheesecake, caramel, chocolate, walnuts!” MANNA sells pies this year until November 18.

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