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A doctor performs an ultrasound scan. It’s possible to prevent congenital syphilis from being passed to a fetus during pregnancy, yet rates of congenital syphilis have been rising at alarming rates. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Health

Rates of syphilis passed onto infants are the highest Philly has seen in decades

The numbers are in line with a national trend. Congenital cases concern health officials because they are more serious and completely preventable.

4 years ago

NEW YORK, USA - MAY 15, 2019: Counter in Starbucks cafe with Straws and sugar to pick up to go
Community

You now must request a straw with your soft drink in New Jersey

As part of an impending overall ban on single-use plastics in the Garden State, a restriction on straws took effect Thursday.

4 years ago

The influenza virus. (Frederick Murphy/CDC)
Health

Why flu shots are really important this year

Last year, we were hunkered down, and influenza didn’t circulate much. That has caused many of us to be what doctors call immunologically naive.

4 years ago

The Brotherly Grub cauliflower cheesesteak will be served during the ‘’Dig In Day’’ celebration
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘Dig in Day’ to celebrate Black-owned restaurants, chefs

The celebration kicks off a national movement spearheaded by Pepsi that aims to drive $100 million in sales toward Black-owned restaurants during the next five years.

4 years ago

A kidpreneur from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, showcases his love of design and passion for his community with his trendy clothing brand that he hopes will inspire youth all over the world on “Shark Tank”
Community

15-year-old Philly entrepreneur appears on Shark Tank

Trey Brown was just 12 years old when he used his birthday money to start “SPERGO,” a colorful, sporty apparel company.

4 years ago

Bagged up trash sit outside Philly homes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Trash pickup delays hit some Philly neighborhoods harder than others, analysis shows

A new report from the Philadelphia Controller's Office reveals which areas of the city have experienced the most consistent delays in trash pickup.

4 years ago

Masterman teachers protest outside school.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

City Council advances bill to toughen asbestos and mold standards in Philly schools

The city health commissioner says third-party inspections are necessary because public trust has eroded with the district’s handling of school building problems.

4 years ago

A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.
Politics & Policy

For Pa.’s statewide candidates, 2021 lessons are in the eye of the beholder

Takeaways often had more to do with candidates’ existing campaign strategies, rather than sober analysis of electoral trends.

4 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to lead Democrats in advancing President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion-and-growing domestic policy package, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The hard-fought social policy and climate-change legislation will still have to clear the 50-50-Senate, where revisions are likely and Biden has no votes to spare
Politics & Policy

House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote

The Democrats' long struggle to balance demands from progressives and moderates once again dogged that pillar of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.

4 years ago

Community members and grassroots organizations were invited to participate in the Community Violence Prevention Summit at Esperanza Health Center in North Philadelphia on November 5, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘This is a Pennsylvania problem’: Bipartisan calls for statewide action on gun violence

Pa. Senator Sharif Street and Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal brought together state and local leaders to discuss gun violence prevention.

4 years ago

At other schools across the country, administrators have started to view school libraries as luxuries that can be cut from school budgets.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers

School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?

4 years ago

Bernadette Witt, left, and JoAnn Bartlett, right, process and double-check mail ballots
Politics & Policy

No fraud behind late-night votes in N.J. county

Social media users began incorrectly claiming that real-time election results from news organizations showed proof of election fraud in the state’s most populous county.

4 years ago

Gov. Wolf, Lawmakers Discuss Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Opportunity for PA Communities.
Politics & Policy

Wolf describes having wife drop off ballot as honest mistake

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says his mail-in ballot was dropped off by his wife before Tuesday’s election despite a state law requirement that voters deliver them in person.

4 years ago

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell gives the closing keynote at the World Congress of Information Technology in Austin, Texas on Friday, May 5, 2006.(AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
Politics & Policy

Son and colleagues to eulogize soldier-diplomat Colin Powell

Colin L. Powell, the widely praised soldier-diplomat who died of complications from COVID-19 last month, is being remembered at a funeral service Friday in Washington.

4 years ago

Influencer Dana Chanel. (Instagram/6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

South Jersey social media influencer, Philly-based companies sued for misleading customers

Dana Chanel co-owns and operates one company with her sister and the other with her father.

4 years ago

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