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Weaving redevelopment at the Navy Yard
Industrial artists Numen/For Use spin a cocoon of suspended tunnels inside an unused warehouse.
7 years ago
Paid time off for Uber drivers? How a Philly plan could be a model for millions of gig workers.
Maria Del Carmen Diaz works full time, often pulling 60-hour weeks cleaning houses across Philadelphia for more than two dozen families.
7 years ago
Capturing your life, stitch by stitch: The art to wear movement on display at Philly art museum
“Off the Wall” shows 50 years of artists making work for the body.
7 years ago
Political gender gap still looms large in New Jersey
State Legislature’s female representation will drop to 30% at the start of 2020.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania’s liquor board is posting record profits. That worries some lawmakers.
Republicans in the state legislature have long pushed to privatize the commonwealth’s state-run liquor industry.
7 years ago
What a blue wave could mean for SEPTA’s board
Three of the five counties served by SEPTA have flipped red to blue, and the board that governs the authority is likely to flip right along with it.
7 years ago
Toomey takes preventative measures as Dems call for fracking bans
Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senator introduced a resolution he hopes will enable Congress to defeat future presidents’ fracking bans in court.
7 years ago
Chinatown welcomes ‘a new building and a new day’ with the Crane
The new community center at the Crane comes after years of fighting for recreational space in Chinatown.
7 years ago
Better prison oversight overdue, Delco Dems say, as superintendent faces accusations of misconduct
An Inquirer/The Caucus investigation detailed abuses of power by Superintendent John Reilly. A new oversight board hopes to prevent future impropriety.
7 years ago
New PBS documentary makes the case that people in prison deserve college access
A new documentary by Lynn Novick, "College Behind Bars," premieres on PBS Nov. 25. It depicts hope in a dark place.
7 years ago
Report: Racial inequity, gender pay gaps common at N.J. nonprofits
A Center for Non-Profits report says New Jersey’s nonprofits lack racial diversity and while women are running more and more organizations, they lag in pay compared to males.
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William Way opens new trans resource center
The Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center, a new hub providing services including health care and therapy referrals, job services and help enrolling in food programs.
7 years ago
Seven Pa. workers want their union dues back
The suit was filed by the same nonprofits who brought last year’s Janus case, in which SCOTUS ruled public sector unions can’t take dues from non-members.
7 years ago
7 solutions for Pennsylvania’s problems at the polls
Lessons from this year’s election in Pennsylvania could avoid a mess in 2020.
7 years ago
Feds say N.J. towns can use sand from offshore sites for beach replenishment
New Jersey municipalities can now dredge sand from nearby offshore sites for beach replenishment projects following a federal government rule reversal.
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