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Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Asbury Park beach postponed until 2021
A beach concert festival featuring major acts on the beach in Asbury Park has been postponed until next year.
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Black Lives Matter movement inspires Philly students’ writing
Students and teachers participate in a 15-year-old program called Writers Matter that encourages teens to use their voice.
6 years ago
Bankruptcy judge clears away final hurdle in PES refinery sale
With a $26.5 million cut in the price agreed to by Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Hilco Redevelopment OK’d, the deal is expected to close Friday.
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The imposing shell of the shuttered safety-net facility has become a symbol of inequity in health care amid a pandemic that has hit Philly's Black population especially hard.
6 years ago
U.S. health officials believe 20M Americans have had coronavirus
The estimation comes as the Trump administration works to tamp down nationwide concern about the pandemic and about a dozen states are seeing worrisome case increases.
6 years ago
New Jersey seeks to oust officer in Floyd reenactment video
Officer was videotaped with a group of white people in Franklin Township who mockingly reenacted George Floyd's death.
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Impatience grows for cops’ arrests in Breonna Taylor’s death
Three months after officers busted into Taylor's apartment and shot her to death, only one officer who opened fire has lost his job. No one is facing criminal charges.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: State adds nearly 1,900 suspected COVID-19 deaths
New Jersey’s official count of coronavirus-related deaths surged overnight as the state began counting “probable” fatalities toward its overall tally.
6 years ago
Supreme Court rules some asylum seekers cannot challenge removal
The high court's 7-2 ruling applies to people who fail their initial asylum screenings, making them eligible for quick deportation, or expedited removal.
6 years ago
Applications for jobless aid fall to still-high 1.48 million
The latest figures coincide with a sudden resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., especially in the South and West, that’s threatening to derail a nascent economic rebound.
6 years ago
Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race
A shift to voting by mail is intended to protect voters from spreading COVID-19. But it’s also making more work for post offices and to delays in determining election winners.
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Philly Cultural Fund making plans to operate at a severe reduction
Facing drastic budget cuts, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund may seek financial support from outside the city government.
6 years ago
Will Philly’s new police reforms work? Experts say the evidence is ‘mixed’
Philadelphia City Council is expected to pass items in a fast-tracked police reform package. Advocates and experts have reservations about if they’ll work.
6 years ago
Listen 3:38White urbanists: let’s use our privilege to advocate for anti-racist design
Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.
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PHDC streamlines public land sale system for those envisioning side yards, community gardens
The agency managing certain city land sales will launch new online platforms to allow formal applications to buy land for side yards or community gardens.
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