# Phillies shake up their management, school closure plan passes, and Market East gets a glow-up

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Podcast: [The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-in-philly-from-kyw-newsradio-863398)
Published: 2026-05-02T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Protesters caused a ruckus at this week’s Philadelphia School Board meeting, where the Board ultimately voted to pass the superintendent’s facilities plan that includes closing 17 schools. After a rough start to the season, the Phillies fired their manager, Rob Thomson. And Monday is the last day to register to vote for this year’s primary election - we hear about the biggest race on the ballot in Philly. 00:00 Intro 02:08 School facilities plan passes, despite protests 06:58 “Philly Rob” is out as Phillies manager 12:55 Investigation into Quakertown police use of force against student leaves residents dissatisfied 18:55 Philadelphia’s primary election centers on filling Dwight Evans’ seat in Congress 25:00 Extreme weather fluctuations have put local farmers’ livelihoods at risk 31:05 Pop-up shops bring new life to Market East corridor Listen to The Week in Philly every Saturday at 5am and 3pm, and Sunday at 3pm.

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