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Bill Sandeen, dressed as Santa Claus, waits for the opening of a Santa drive-through selfie station in Las Vegas
NPR
Home & Family
Public Health

‘I vaccinated Santa Claus,’ Fauci tells kids

In a virtual town hall for kids on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he made a trip to the North Pole to get Santa vaccinated for COVID-19. "He is good to go."

5 years ago

A catered dish
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Catering workers describe maskless parties and high-risk gigs, as biz owners hope for a safer spring

Once alcohol starts flowing, COVID mitigation rules often go out the window, staffers said.

5 years ago

Housing activists erect a
NPR
Homelessness
Housing
National

Why the CDC eviction ban isn’t really a ban: ‘I have nowhere to go’

Families are getting put out on the street despite an order to block evictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advocates say the order needs to be extende

5 years ago

Girish Venkatesh with his family before he left India to study in Arizona. He is among the roughly 1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities. (Courtesy of Girish Venkatesh)
NPR
Home & Family
International
Public Health

Missing your loved ones over the holidays? International students offer a few lessons

For many people, this is the first year they'll spend holidays and other milestones apart from family due to COVID-19. That's something international students know all about.

5 years ago

Jacquie Jones believes that holiday cards can serve as a
Criminal Justice
Home & Family
Social Justice

A holiday card campaign gets more than 1,000 for Delco prisoners to send family

The aim of the Delaware County Coalition for Prison Reform’s drive is to help those who are incarcerated connect with family over the holidays.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia
Transportation
TV
Billy Penn

Tina Fey’s ‘I’m a SEPTA b*tch’ wouldn’t be a bad slogan, says transit agency GM

Before her recent car purchase, the Philly-area native comedian was a public transportation diehard, she told Jimmy Fallon.

5 years ago

Bob Schwartz, the director of marketing of the Trapp Family Lodge poses outside the lodge on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Stowe, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
Public Health
Travel

Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread

In the U.S., AAA predicts that about 85 million people will travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3, most of them by car.

5 years ago

Protesters exchange points of view outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes were being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health
America Amplified

Trump, Biden, COVID: Perfect recipe for a deeply divided family Christmas

As the pandemic surges and the hyper-polarization of the election has yet to wane, preparing for the holidays this year is causing many families to navigate deep divides.

5 years ago

Listen 5:46
The West Avenue Grille in Jenkintown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Economic Development
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

Montco announces new grant program ‘specifically for the restaurant industry’

Starting Dec. 30, restaurants and food service businesses can apply for $10,000 through the MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program.

5 years ago

doctor-stethoscope
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware groups get funding to combat root causes of poor health outcomes

New grant money from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield will help fight hunger, homelessness, substance use and other factors that lead to poor health.

5 years ago

An illustration of holiday activities
NPR
Home & Family
Public Health

‘Tis the season to celebrate. Here’s how to do it safely

Many favorite holiday traditions could be treacherous this year, because of the coronavirus surge. Here's how experts view the risks — and some creative, safer alternatives.

5 years ago

A sign reads
Homelessness
Housing
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Why Philly shut down its homeless COVID hotels, and why advocates are furious

A private prison company runs one of the temporary sites where residents are being relocated.

5 years ago

Neighbors gather in Liberty Lands Park in 2011.
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Artist Jesse Gardner, the force behind neighborhood hub Liberty Lands Park, dies of COVID-19

In the 1990s, he helped create Northern Liberties’ first modern green space.

5 years ago

Scuba Santa at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J. (Adventure Aquarium / youtube)
Things To Do
Community Events
December 17 - 23, 2020

Lighting up the Delaware Valley, socially distant Santa and drive-thru holiday cheer in this week’s Things To Do

Drive-thru light shows and drive-in holiday theater are among the seasonal options in the greater Philadelphia area this weekend.

5 years ago

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Negro Leagues baseball veteran Jim Robinson and ESPN/ABC correspondent Ryan Smith attend an event celebrating 100th anniversary of the league in New York in February. (Donald Traill/AP Photo)
NPR
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

MLB recognizes Negro Leagues as ‘Major League’ — correcting a ‘longtime oversight’

"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice."

5 years ago

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