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Registered nurse Pat DeHorsey vaccinates Cornelia Lavong at a county run clinic
Health

Montco officials bemoan vaccine supply, ‘line-jumpers’ as Pa. urges patience

Montgomery County officials on Wednesday asked for the public’s patience as it continues to administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents who are eligible under Phase 1A.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley tour the new vaccination clinic
Health

City begins giving vaccine boosters to the 6,900 people who got first doses through Philly Fighting COVID

After Philadelphia’s Health Department broke ties with PFC, it had to quickly set up a mass clinic to finish inoculations. That effort began Wednesday.

6 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza,
Courts & Law

Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity

The Canadian government designated the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity on Wednesday, noting they played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

6 years ago

Patrons dine at The Brass Rail in Hoboken, N.J.
Health

New Jersey restaurants can raise indoor dining capacity starting Friday

A downward trend in coronavirus cases and transmission rate prompted Gov. Phil Murphy to raise the limits on indoor dining.

6 years ago

(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Education

‘Mad or Nah?’: Philly residents react to school district’s reopening and ventilation plan

Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what residents think of the school district’s back-to-school plan.

6 years ago

Listen 4:32
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Health

Fauci warns against Super Bowl parties to avoid virus spread

Dr. Anthony Fauci is cautioning against big Super Bowl watch parties, saying people should “just lay low and cool it.”

6 years ago

An aerial view of lawmakers in Pennsylvania's Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. enacted 140 laws last year. Only 27 of them addressed the coronavirus

The nation’s largest full-time legislature — with some of the highest-paid lawmakers — emerged from 2020 having failed to address some of the public’s most pressing needs.

6 years ago

Passengers wait to board the Market-Frankford line at City Hall
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA urges riders to ‘mask up’ as CDC mandate takes effect

The CDC order allows transit operators to refuse service to unmasked riders. SEPTA said it won’t do that but it urges compliance.

6 years ago

Protesters attempted to deliver a petition to Comcast for free internet for Philadelphia school district students learning virtually on Aug. 3, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

After pressure from advocates, Comcast boosts internet speed for low-income users

The announcement comes amid calls by Philly officials and advocates to do more for school children during a school year turned upside down.

6 years ago

A nurse trains others on how to administer a COVID-19 vaccination at Philly Fighting COVID's vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

When will it be your turn to get the coronavirus vaccine? Here’s a guide

It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.

6 years ago

Listen 4:47
Business on the 60th Street shopping corridor in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Save Your Biz Philly’ aims to help neighborhood businesses survive the pandemic

The program launched by the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations was inspired by an initiative born out of the 2008 financial crisis.

6 years ago

On January 27 at the COVID-19 vaccination center at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ, Marisol Rivera shows off the Prichard Industries Employee of the Month certificate she's just been awarded. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

‘I forgot I was supposed to be nervous’: Costumed custodian eases fear at Camden County vaccine clinic

Marisol Rivera is a 53-year-old custodian who is on a mission to make people laugh while they receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

6 years ago

A rendering of the mural walk proposed as part of the 3151 Market Street project from Brandywine Realty Trust. (Courtesy of Gensler)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Alley ‘alive’ with art planned for West Philly’s Schuylkill Yards

Brandywine Realty Trust and its architects at Gensler are trying something new with a narrow opening between two planned towers.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf pitches massive attempt to fix Pa. school funding inequities with income tax hike

Wolf’s fiscal plan is winning him plaudits from education advocates but few friends in the GOP-controlled legislature, who see a tax increase as a “non-starter.”

6 years ago

Window fans for ventilation are part of the School District of Philadelphia's controversial return to in-person learning plan. (Twitter/@Philly_RJ)
Education

Hot air or actual solution? Experts on Philly’s plan to ventilate schools during COVID

Pictures of flimsy-looking window fans for the School District of Philadelphia angered many. Experts, however, say they can be effective — if used properly.

6 years ago

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