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Philly’s painful and profitable — for some — rental car crunch
After COVID-19 shut down travel for much of 2020, an ensuing rental car shortage is remaking Philly’s summer 2021 plans — and sparking some new businesses.
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Listen 1:346 secrets for throwing an epic Philly block party
Philly throws legendary block parties. Here are the tips you need to know to master summer’s favorite urban art form.
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Dance for everybody, sharks, and Shakespeare in the parks in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This weekend, enjoy dance, Shakespeare, and sharks across the Delaware Valley.
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Listen 5:00More should be done to help get Black male students through college, educators say
Survey reveals Black male students have experienced the most challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kenney urges residents to apply for rental assistance before moratorium expires Saturday
Philadelphia elected officials urge residents to apply for rental assistance as the courts resume lockouts and the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday.
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Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill
“This deal signals to the world that our democracy can function,” Biden said in a statement. “We will once again transform America and propel us into the future.”
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Philly Republican makes bid for U.S. Senate on anti-Trump agenda
Synder’s thinking is simple: If five or more GOP candidates compete for the Trump voters, and one goes for the other 40%, “that’s a winnable race.”
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Philly pilot project seeks to halt ‘stop-and-frisk’ policing for quality-of-life offenses
The three-month project will require police officers to first ask people to stop engaging in prohibited behavior before they question or detain someone.
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ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.
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Philly moving forward with grants program to fund community groups in anti-violence fight
Philadelphia is planning to add $20 million to anti-violence efforts, targeting small groups who have not received funding in the past.
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Shakespeare in Clark Park returns as a circus
The free, outdoor production of “Pericles” in West Philadelphia will be staged with aerial acrobatics, giant puppetry, and clowning.
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New Jersey officials now ‘strongly recommend’ wearing masks indoors
Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties have experienced substantial spread of COVID-19 in the last week, and would fall under the CDC’s new masking guidance.
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Weeks after SEPTA extends private security contract, a guard beat a man at a turnstile
The violence occurred soon after SEPTA extended its $1.5 million contract with Allied Universal to keep security guards stationed along the Market-Frankford Line.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to school district’s earlier bell time plan
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philly to hear how residents are reacting to the school district’s proposed new bell time.
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Listen 4:38Transportation funding report could launch years of debate in Pa.
The report comes amid a stalemate over increasing funding for highway construction in Pennsylvania, and as states increasingly experiment with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.
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