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Homes across from Fairmount Park at 33rd and Clifford streets included in a new Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The rise of the ‘overlay’: How an obscure zoning tool is shaping Philly’s future (again)

In a year when many land use matters were disrupted by the pandemic, City Council created six new neighborhood overlays aimed at shaping development.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Wolf faces criticism from left and right for slow, confusing vaccine distribution

Pennsylvania Democrats are breaking rank to publicly express misgivings about the Wolf administration’s efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.

5 years ago

2nd Amendment Rally attendees carry guns and signs on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 29, 2020. (Kate Landis/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Calls to ban firearms in Pa. government buildings intensify following Capitol insurrection

"Good democracy thrives on strong discussion, but potential violence has no place in the conversation."

5 years ago

(Alejandro A. Alvarez/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Hundreds of Pa. senior-living facilities haven’t received vaccine as widened eligibility, low supply slow rollout

An analysis shows that more than 300 senior care homes did not have a scheduled vaccine clinic as of Jan. 17, while hundreds more weren’t covered by a federal partnership.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Politics & Policy

Carney praises Delaware’s resilience in State of the State

Despite 2020 being a trying year, Gov. Carney told lawmakers there’s reason for hope in the coming year during his virtual State of the State address.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

‘Frustrated and disappointed’: Child care providers in Pennsylvania call on governor for help

Child care providers and advocates are urging Gov. Wolf and other policymakers in Harrisburg to quickly allocate money in a way that avoids closures of child care centers.

5 years ago

The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Philly prisons lift shelter-in-place measures, but COVID infections still on the rise

The move comes after receiving the results of court-ordered COVID-19 testing of all incarcerated people and staff in Philly’s four jails.

5 years ago

Riley Williams is pictured in the middle of a crowd
Courts & Law

Lawyer says Pelosi laptop hasn’t been recovered from suspect

Public defender A.J. Kramer told a federal judge that investigators searched the car and Harrisburg residence of Riley June Williams but did not locate the computer.

5 years ago

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks with a dog, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Northeast Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Money

Delays and glitches with latest stimulus have slowed relief to Pa.’s unemployed

Some problems stem from a lag between when the first pandemic stimulus funds expired and the time it took to get the second relief package up and running.

5 years ago

In this image from video, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Politics & Policy

GOP largely votes against holding Trump impeachment trial

The Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to dismiss Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial.

5 years ago

In this Dec. 30, 2015, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant touches his chest as he walks off the court in Boston after the Lakers' 112-104 win over the Boston Celtics in an NBA basketball game. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Community

Kobe’s presence remains strong, legacy growing

“It’s nice to see his memory, and just his way of his life being celebrated by people far beyond our area."

5 years ago

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly (center) is shown arriving at at Martin Luther King Jr. Courthouse. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Bridget Ann Kelly, whose Bridgegate conviction was overturned, returns to politics

Bridget Ann Kelly, whose 2016 federal conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, announced this week she is running for Bergen County clerk.

5 years ago

A view of the Highlands Preservation Area in New Jersey
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. Assembly panel clears bill requiring stewardship plans for public forests

Environmentalists object, saying the measure would mean more logging and more habitat loss.

5 years ago

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a Philadelphia school nurse vaccination clinic on Jan. 22, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly hospitals have started vaccinating their patients against COVID-19. Here’s how it works

Penn, Temple and Einstein are pivoting from Phase 1A, when they vaccinated their patient-facing staff, to Phase 1B, their most at-risk patients.

5 years ago

Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin speaks at the opening of the community vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Health

Philly Fighting COVID CEO admits taking vaccine doses home despite patient demand

After PFC turned away people seeking vaccinations that day, friends of CEO Andrei Doroshin say they saw a Snapchat photo of him appearing to administer vaccine off-site.

5 years ago

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