Inside City Hall’s new lighting system
The City of Philadelphia, Center City District and lighting design firm the Lighting Practice partnered to completely update City Hall’s external lighting system in a $6.85 million project.
All of the lights were replaced with LEDs, so now the city can change the colors and add effects for special occasions like holidays and sports victories.
This summer camp is teaching kids to code
“Computer Guts and Robot Brains” partnered with Wilmington-based artist Chez to bring his colorful iconic robots to life. Students are practicing coding and circuitry on giant cardboard versions of Chez’s robots.
Campers also applied their circuitry knowledge to old computers. They took apart donated ones and learned about the different parts.
➡️ Read more about the SmArt Summer Camp program in Holly’s story
News Incubator: What else to know today
• Mortgage insurance company Radian Group laid off 70 employees including a member of its c-suite. The Wayne-based company said it is cutting costs to increase efficiency. [Philly Biz Journal]
• All City of Philadelphia workers returned to the office on Monday following a failed lawsuit pushing back against the mandate. [NBC10]
• CallSine, an AI-based sales platform, released its app and API integration. The platform uses large language models to create outreach emails. [AP]
• Youth workforce program Heights Philadelphia released its list of summer programming, including programs at Temple’s Fox School of Business and Penn’s Wharton School. [Heights Philadelphia]
