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Community

Philly police no longer welcome in Vision Zero as bicyclists reckon with racism

The Bicycle Coalition will no “longer advocate for armed police enforcement” of safer streets rules. Philly officials say city policy could shift as well.

6 years ago

Bartending amid the coronavirus pandemic
Health

Alarming rise in coronavirus cases as states roll back lockdowns

Coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half the U.S. states. And while many are chalked up to increased testing or to small, local outbreaks, others are more alarming.

6 years ago

Nice pharmacy on the 100 E block of Allegheny Avenue in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly pharmacies reeling, rebuilding after more than a third were looted

For independent pharmacies already struggling to compete with large chains, losses incurred by looting could force them to close in the weeks or months ahead.

6 years ago

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A growing homeless encampment at 22nd Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway is actually a protest against a law that prohibits camping on public property. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Tent encampment on the Parkway for affordable housing; City help for looted businesses

Roughly 30 tents have been set up on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway beneath a large sign reading, “HOUSING NOW!”

6 years ago

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni
Courts & Law

High court dismissals don’t bring close to ‘Bridgegate’ saga

A lawsuit filed in 2014 by residents and businesses in Fort Lee is progressing after being on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court last month tossed two related convictions.

6 years ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small speaks at a press conference, where he announced that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has filed plans to demolish the former Trump Plaza casino, in Atlantic City, N.J., Thursday, June 11, 2020, where pieces of the building have broken loose and crashed to the ground. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Urban Planning

Carl Icahn wants to raze a former Trump casino. But when?

Mayor Marty Small held a news conference to announce that Icahn's company has filed demolition plans with the city that call for both towers of the casino to be implode.

6 years ago

Coby Owens leads marchers through Wilmington during a protest that was peaceful from start to finish. (Courtesy of Coby Owens)
Politics & Policy

Protesters demand action and Delaware politicians jump to enact policing reforms

Demonstrators in Wilmington and across the state have made their demands clear. A slate of bills in the General Assembly aims to meet them and more.

6 years ago

Listen 1:57
Monmouth Beach
Down the Shore
Community

Annual N.J. beach water quality monitoring program gets underway

The state conducts water sampling at 188 ocean beaches, 20 bay beaches and eight river beaches weekly to determine bacteria levels.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Biden releases plan to reopen US economy amid coronavirus

He is promising to dramatically expand testing for the virus, guarantee federal paid leave for all who get sick and create a national task force to better track COVID's spread

6 years ago

Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen, in Los Angeles. (Chris Carlson/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
Philadelphia Business Journal

Comcast and Byron Allen settle long-running legal battle

Allen's company, Entertainment Studio Networks, said it reached an agreement with the media giant to carry three of ESN’s channels, Comedy.TV, Recipe.TV and JusticeCentral.TV.

6 years ago

Wine and Spirits store in Philadelphia
Community

23 more Fine Wine & Good Spirits to offer in-store access across Philadelphia area

Pennsylvania will open nearly two dozen of its state-owned liquor and wine stores Friday as it continues to loosen coronavirus-related restrictions.

6 years ago

Police and protesters in Philadelphi
Arts & Entertainment

More than 1,000 Philly artists, art administrators call for defunding the police department

In an open letter to Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council, artists and arts organizations called on the city to redistribute police funding to human services.

6 years ago

Sidewalk cafe at Cross Keys Cafe (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly continues slow slide toward reopening

City officials say they’re seeing continued, positive trends when it comes to new COVID-19 cases, but that doesn’t mean residents should throw caution to the wind.

6 years ago

'Store Closing' signs outside of a Sears retail store location in Livingston, New Jersey, on March 23, 2020. (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Workers can refuse to return over safety fears

“No one should be forced to choose between their livelihood and contracting COVID-19,” said N.J. Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo.

6 years ago

Two covers of Bon Appetit magazine
Community

Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity

A week of reckoning among the media has put a spotlight on the diversity of U.S. newsrooms, and the pace of efforts to make them more reflective of the communities they cover.

6 years ago

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