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Community

Music tells the story of our ‘shared connection’: Why arts education is crucial in times of crisis

We must continue to sing and dance, and we must continue to play, for every chord from our pianos and every note from our strings tells the story of our shared connection. 

7 years ago

A man walks past a large banner promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes Canada saying it won't send a team to the games this year and the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the games, also calling for a delay. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Community

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021

The IOC said the games will be held “not later than summer 2021” but they will still be called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

7 years ago

Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

DIYers and fashion designers in Philly region sew face masks for health care workers

Facing a shortage of face masks, health care workers go to DIYers and designers for help. Philadelphia launches task force to set mask-making standards.

7 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Virtual field trips: A guide to Philly area online offerings for kids

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations are putting out a schedule of live, streaming content. Many update offerings daily.

7 years ago

Delaware state Senate candidate Sarah McBride says not being able to campaign door-to-door presents a significant challenge. (Courtesy Sarah McBride)
Politics & Policy

‘We’re in a new world’ – Campaigning in the quarantine era

Coronavirus restrictions are forcing lots of us to rethink how we do things. Political candidates are no different.

7 years ago

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The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

It was like living at the edge of chaos: The day coronavirus came home

The day coronavirus came home was unremarkable except for one fact. It was my wife’s birthday.

7 years ago

The City of Philadelphia cleared the encampments of people living in tunnels beneath the Pennsylvania Convention Center Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health
Broke in Philly

Philadelphia to open a quarantine facility for people who can’t go home

The news came hours after local officials moved forward with a long-planned effort to clear a homeless encampment in the tunnels beneath the Center City convention center.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Community

Seaside Heights closes beaches in support of N.J. ‘stay at home’ order

An Ocean County municipality has closed its ocean and bay beaches as coronavirus cases increase in New Jersey. 

7 years ago

Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf issues stay-at-home order for Philly suburbs, extends school closures

Pennsylvania reported 165 new patients diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday, the largest single-day jump since the coronavirus outbreak began.

7 years ago

A notice is displayed above the lightly traveled Garden State Parkway in Ocean View, N.J., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. promises crackdown on ‘stay-at-home’ scofflaws

Stiff penalties await individuals and businesses who violate New Jersey’s strict social distancing mandates, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said.

7 years ago

Berks County Residential Center. Oct. 6, 2016. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Lawsuit: ICE family detention in Pa. is a ‘tinderbox’ due to COVID-19

According to immigration attorneys, conditions in family detention centers create “a crisis that threatens the lives of women, men and children.”

7 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks outside her office on Capitol Hill, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Another attempt to move ahead on virus aid package snags

At the Capitol, tempers flared and emotions were raw as senators wrangled over critically needed aid.

7 years ago

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

Justices toss decision in media mogul’s discrimination case

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling in favor of a black media mogul and comedian who’s suing cable giant Comcast alleging racial discrimination.

7 years ago

The University of Delaware is donating supplies of personal protection equipment from shuttered research labs to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

‘Community spread’ in Del. as cases jump to 87, Gov. Carney declares public health emergency and school closure extended to May 15

The state’s latest directive expands the pool of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and mental health providers to treat patients until the emergency ends.

7 years ago

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, and President Donald Trump listen as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Health

Fauci says he can’t stop Trump from talking at briefings

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he can't jump in front of the microphone to stop President Donald Trump from speaking at daily White House briefings on the coronavirus outbreak.

7 years ago

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