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Wine and Spirits store in Philadelphia
Community

Some Pa. wine and spirits stores to offer curbside pickup Monday

Pa. residents will have one more way to buy wine and liquor starting Monday. Here’s how to do it and a list of the new curbside pickup locations.

7 years ago

(Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community
Spotlight PA

The backlash against the quarantine has begun in Pennsylvania, with anti-shutdown rally Monday in Harrisburg

Everyone wants life to get back to normal, to have their hair cut or get a sunburn at a baseball game, to go to work, and walk shoulder-to-shoulder in a park.

7 years ago

A Barnegat Bay scene from 2012. (Courtesy of Jennifer Husar)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. marinas can operate only with ‘strict social distancing, sanitization’

As boating season nears in New Jersey, marinas, boatyards, and marine manufactures will be allowed to operate amid the ongoing pandemic.

7 years ago

The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia.
Health

‘Scared for their lives’: Inside the coronavirus outbreak in Philadelphia’s jails

People inside tell of dangerously cramped conditions, lack of cleaning supplies and lots of infighting.

7 years ago

No work, no service at this restaurant. (Credit: Daniel Case via Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Last week’s 140,000 unemployment claims ‘mercifully’ low, but total exceeds 700,000 since mid-March

New filings ramping up faster than even during Great Depression, as residents in all but a few industries stay at home as directed

7 years ago

Customers wearing face coverings to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, shop at a produce stand on South 9th Street in the Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Pa. enacts new protections for essential workers conducting business face to face

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine signed an order Wednesday to protect workers and customers at companies that are still permitted to conduct business in person.

7 years ago

Signs are posted throughout the conservatories and in all buildings at Longwood Gardens where essential staff are working during the coronavirus shutdown. (Courtesy of Longwood Gardens/Carol Gross)
Community

Small staff left to maintain Longwood Gardens during shutdown

In a typical year, a staff of hundreds work to keep plants and trees at Longwood Gardens looking beautiful. This year, a small crew is focused on just keeping them alive.

7 years ago

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A person wearing a protective face mask and gloves as a precaution against the coronavirus walks through Love Park, in Philadelphia, Monday, April 13, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. says more patients leaving hospitals than entering; Pa. opens benefits portal for gig workers

Pennsylvanians who meet the requirements — anyone not eligible for regular unemployment compensation — can now apply online.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Folk Festival founder Gene Shay tips his hat to an adoring audience. (Jonathan Wilson for NewsWorks)
Community

Philly folk giant, former radio DJ Gene Shay dies at 85 from the coronavirus

Co-founder of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Shay hosted a weekly show on several stations over a long career. WHYY-FM was his home for about 15 years.

7 years ago

Volunteers at Sandy Hook for Clean Ocean Action's Spring Beach Sweep in April 2019. (Courtesy of Clean Ocean Action)
Down the Shore
Community

Volunteers removed nearly 500,000 pieces of debris from N.J. beaches in 2019

According to the Sandy Hook-based organization’s 2019 Beach Sweeps annual report, 10,744 volunteers collected, tallied, and removed debris from New Jersey beaches.

7 years ago

Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Toomey named to panel that will oversee federal bailout efforts

Pa Senator Pat Toomey has been named to a Congressional panel charged with overseeing a half-trillion-dollar effort to shore up the American economy amid the coronavirus.

7 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

See the 6 keys to reopening Pennsylvania under Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan

Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday announced the broad outline of his plan for reopening Pennsylvania as the state continues to grapple with the coronavirus.

7 years ago

Vicki Simon at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Vicki Simon)
Health

Health care during COVID: Canceled screenings, postponed dental cleanings

In an attempt to maximize resources and keep patients safe, many elective procedures have been rescheduled or canceled. What does that mean for patients?

7 years ago

A rodent walks around a device with poisonous bait on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Monday, March 23, 2020. Complicating New Orleans' fight against the new coronavirus spread, rats and mice are abandoning their hiding places in walls and rafters of shuttered businesses and venturing outside. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Science

Humans stay home because of the coronavirus. Some rats follow

Those restaurant dumpsters aren’t full of food waste anymore, so opportunistic rodents are going the residential route to fill their bellies.

7 years ago

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First State Ballet Theatre company dancer and faculty member Jessi Eizember teaches a children's ballet class on Zoom. (Courtesy of Traci Eizember)
Community

Dance, fitness instructors help students adapt their homes to keep moving in quarantine

Dance, sports and fitness instructors are helping their students stay fit in quarantine with Zoom, dining room chairs and prizes to keep them motivated.

7 years ago

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