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Stanley Dawson, a dietary aid at a local nursing home is also a union representative with SEIU Pennsylvania. Dawson has been fighting for hazard pay and personal protective equipment for service workers like him at his facility since COVID-19 began. (Photo by Kerith Gabriel)
Health
Broke in Philly

‘They don’t care about us’: Nursing home staff fight for fair wage, PPE inside COVID-19 ravaged facilities

Union leaders say they have to fight for everything nursing home staff need to protect themselves from COVID-19, a virus that has been particularly deadly in nursing homes.

6 years ago

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An airwoman provides a COVID-19 test
Health

Philly is ‘yellow’ now. Is it ready?

City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says the numbers justify reopening as his department watches closely for signs of new outbreaks.

6 years ago

“Seven O’Clock Shout
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra to premiere new work written for the pandemic

“Seven O’Clock Shout,” written and performed in isolation, is a tribute to moments of humanity during strife.

6 years ago

Listen 2:23
Sherlyn Bailon (right) and Gloria Lumbrano-Torres are high school students learning remotely, while working full time at the DeKalb Supermarket in Norristown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Teens as ‘essential’ workers: How high schoolers stepped up for family during COVID-19

For thousands of Philadelphia-area teenagers, the end of the school year brings extra relief: a break from balancing being both a student and an essential worker.

6 years ago

Listen 4:32
A sign marking the entrance to ESPN's Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World is seen Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Community

NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan

The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s board approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month.

6 years ago

Joe Gale protest
Community

Hundreds rally in Montco to demand Commissioner Joe Gale’s resignation

In social media posts earlier this week, the Republican official referred to Black Lives Matter as a radical left-wing hate group.

6 years ago

Vince Fumo (left) and Jim Kenney (right). (AP Photo and Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘You betrayed the trust’: Vince Fumo attacks Mayor Jim Kenney for Rizzo removal

“Jimmy I thought that I had raised you politically better than to be a liar and a thief in the night,” wrote the former state senator.

6 years ago

George Floyd protest (Office of Gov. Wolf)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Wolf will appoint misconduct watchdog, establish commission to oversee Pa. State Police

The executive action comes in response to calls by legislative Democrats to adopt reforms in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis

6 years ago

USPS carrier Henrietta Dixon
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

I was a Philly judge in 2008. We need to act now to stop the next economic crisis

When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.

6 years ago

Demonstrators lie face down depicting George Floyd during his detention by police
Community

8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

The time span is how long prosecutors say George Floyd was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee before he died.

6 years ago

The campus at University of Delaware.
Education

‘We can do better’ on diversity, says University of Delaware president

UDel President Dennis Assanis says all students will have to take mandatory training as part of an effort to improve diversity and inclusion at the state’s largest university.

6 years ago

Chambersburg in entering a 20-year power purchase agreement with Virginia-based Sun Tribe on a solar facility like the one seen here. (Courtesy Sun Tribe)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

South-central Pennsylvania borough makes significant commitment to solar energy

The Borough of Chambersburg could soon generate a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy.

6 years ago

National Guard soldiers help with coronavirus response
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. Assembly approves $5 billion borrowing plan

Also, nonessential retail stores must follow new rules when they reopen June 15.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom at 801 Market St. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community

Inquirer journalists of color refuse to work Thursday, demand newsroom changes

A headline suggested equivalence between property destruction and violence against Black Americans. But staffers’ protest is about more than the headline.

6 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Community

Black bear spotted roaming in Jersey Shore town

A black bear was spotted roaming in an Ocean County township Thursday morning, authorities say.

6 years ago

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