via The Philadelphia Inquirer on July 8, 2022
A risk of gunfire, threats, and stampedes: The future of big outdoor festivals in Philadelphia and elsewhere
By Jeff Gammage and Ximena Conde
“Post pandemic, people are not going to say, ‘I don’t want to go anywhere anymore,’” said Temple University Professor Christine Cleaver, who worked 15 years on the city’s annual July 4 celebration and now teaches event operations and management. But what will happen, she said, is ...