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A rendering of the new Clay Studio on North American Street in Kensington, expected to open in Spring 2022. (DIGSAU Architects)
Arts & Entertainment

Clay Studio nearing its $14.5 million move to Kensington

The ceramics center will vacate its Old City home of 41 years for a $14.5 million custom-designed building for artists and community members.

4 years ago

Workers pose for a photo inside First State Compassion's new kitchen
Community

Delaware’s latest marijuana kitchen offers patients an alternative to smoking

The new kitchen will produce baked goods and candies infused with medical marijuana. It’s poised to launch a recreational line, if lawmakers allow.

4 years ago

The deadly fire that engulfed 1855 N. 21st St. began on the second floor.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After a deadly 2018 house fire, Philly didn’t do much. Will this time be different?

Sometimes disasters lead to change. But in Philadelphia, officials failed to take steps after the last deadly group home fire.

4 years ago

Prescriptions are necessary for Paxlovid, which is free for customers, but expensive for the government to purchase: $529 per dose. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Antiviral COVID pills: Some things to know about supply, demand, and risk

The new oral meds are in short supply around Philly, but doctors aren’t prescribing what’s available. Timing and risks are part of the equation.

4 years ago

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Third graders do their work behind see-though partitions at Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, April 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Education

New law requires N.J. schools to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander studies this fall

Advocates who pushed for the curriculum are celebrating — and gearing up for the work necessary before school districts can begin teaching AAPI history in September.

4 years ago

Registered nurse Shelly Girardin, left, is illuminated by the glow of a computer monitor as Dr. Shane Wilson examines COVID-19 patient Neva Azinger inside Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo., on Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Health

New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment

Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments.

4 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Rochelle Walensky testify before the Senate
Health

Fauci ‘confident’ omicron surge will peak in February: ‘Things are looking good’

Fauci said the hope is the level of COVID infection will be below what he calls an 'area of control' in the future.

4 years ago

Ethan Miller works on his taxes at home in Silver Spring, Md., Friday, Jan., 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Money

Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday

“The IRS right now has unacceptable backlogs and the customer service that people are receiving is not what the American public deserves.”

4 years ago

People walk by a tall building with glass windows.
Health

Phthalates in consumer products may affect important pregnancy hormone, study finds

Rutgers scientists say exposure to the chemicals, found in plastics, nail polish and fast food, may disrupt the hormone that signals when to give birth.

4 years ago

Philadelphia police car
Community

A review aims to find out if anti-violence money is doing its job in Philadelphia

Anti-violence initiatives in the city will be evaluated, to make sure the funding is getting to those most at risk.

4 years ago

Two pups tug on the same toy during Puppy Bowl XVII.
Community

Meet the Delaware Valley rescue pups competing in Puppy Bowl 2022

On Sunday, Feb. 13, Puppy Bowl XVIII will feature 16 dogs from animal rescue organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

4 years ago

In this Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. With suicides on the rise, the government wants to make the national crisis hotline easier to reach. Once implemented, people will just need to dial 988 to seek help. Currently, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline uses a 10-digit number, 800-273-TALK (8255). Callers are routed to one of 163 crisis centers, where counselors answered 2.2 million calls last year
Health

A 988 crisis line is coming. Mental health services ask: How do we stretch even more?

The aim is to make it easier for those having mental health issues to access intervention services and, ideally, avoid interactions with police.

4 years ago

FILE - Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks before President Joe Biden signs the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Politics & Policy

Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema

Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after helping to scuttle voting rights legislation

4 years ago

File photo: (From left) Regina King, and Ian Alexander, Jr. in Backstage Creations Giving Suites at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Invision for Backstage Creations/AP Images)
Arts & Entertainment

Ian Alexander Jr., only child of Regina King, dies at age 26

King said in a statement that her son was 'such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others.'

4 years ago

(6abc)
Community

Don’t approach lab monkey missing after Montour County crash, people told

State troopers urged people Saturday not to look for or capture the monkey after a crash the day before on a state highway near an Interstate 80 exit in Montour County.

4 years ago

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