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Money
Broke in Philly

Comcast offers free WiFi, waives data cap and late fees, won’t disconnect service during coronavirus outbreak

With more people working and studying from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, Comcast is giving customers unlimited data for no additional charge.

6 years ago

Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘The calm before the storm’: Emergency departments brace for patient surge

Local health systems are rushing to stock supplies, clear patients out of emergency rooms to make room for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms.

6 years ago

Residents were required to register online for free COVID-19 testing at Temple University's Ambler Campus in Montgomery County, which began this weekend. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Health

Appointment-only COVID-19 test site opens in Montco at Temple Ambler campus

540 people had registered in advance by Saturday. The site will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as testing supplies allow.

6 years ago

Jamie Huot, a Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer and nurse, walks to the swabbing tent before the city's coronavirus testing site opened next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. governor orders, ‘Stay at home;’ Pa. reports 2nd death; Del. closes beaches

Temporarily suspended license expiration dates and some fee waivers are the steps being taken to free up more than 14,000 nurse practitioners.

6 years ago

Layla El Tannir is the Special Projects Director at Reading Terminal Market. She is charge of food donations. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Local food rescuers save tons of produce from going to waste

At the same time, business owners find themselves with food that will never be served, more children and adults find themselves in need of meals.

6 years ago

Jack McShea's is a small family run bar in Ardmore. It has been working with its employees to overcome the challenges businesses are facing due to the virus, Covid 19. March 20th 2020. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

‘If it works, it works’: Meet the new crop of Philly restaurants doing takeout and delivery to survive

With dine-in service now illegal, restaurants and bars are adapting to survive. Many have launched takeout businesses overnight.

6 years ago

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Judah is a high energy dog, who can't live in a household with other pets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Quarantine cute: ‘Everybody wants to adopt a dog right now’

There are dogs, cats, and even a few guinea pigs and gerbils immune to COVID-19 that are waiting to be matched with a temporary or forever home.

6 years ago

A screenshot from a 2018 viral video of bedbugs on a SEPTA bus. (Courtesy of Crystal Lopez)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Bedbug roulette’ comes to an end, as SEPTA removes buses with cloth seats

In an effort to maintain a clean and sanitized fleet of vehicles during the coronavirus pandemic, SEPTA has announced the removal of buses with fabric seats.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Advocates call on Pa. officials to reduce prison population amid coronavirus outbreak

Corrections leaders, along with advocates for incarcerated persons, believe the spread of COVID-19 inside prisons is imminent.

6 years ago

Spring break revelers party on the beach, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Health

Think you’re young and safe from COVID-19? Your immune system might disagree

In some cases, patients have been shown to develop an immune reaction called the cytokine storm. Youth can’t protect you from it.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Emma Ewing, a sophomore at Temple University, directs cars at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

City’s drive-thru coronavirus testing site opens in South Philly

The site will test those with the most common symptoms of COVID-19 — a cough and fever — and prioritize health care workers and those over 50.

6 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Difficult measures’: SEPTA cuts executive pay, takes other steps to stem revenue losses

As the coronavirus pandemic drains SEPTA of riders and revenue, the agency is implementing a range of emergency cost-cutting measures.

6 years ago

File photo: Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East construction shut down by governor’s order

An Energy Transfer spokesperson said that while product will continue to flow through the lines, the company is working to suspend construction on new sections of the pipe.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Challenges to Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandatory shutdown mount from businesses

A Harrisburg-based law firm is asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly
Health

Visualizing the curve: Philly leads Pa. in new COVID cases

Three data visualizations show how the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is growing in Pa. as Philly sees a surge.

6 years ago

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