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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)
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Home & Family
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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
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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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NPR
Music

In pandemic, the most wonderful time for Christmas songs turned out to be … in July

Stations have been playing Christmas music earlier than ever this year, as a way of luring in listeners during the pandemic. One Indiana station was doing it in July.

5 years ago

Cannoli from Termini Brothers.
Food & Drink
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Give the gift of Philly food: How to ship snacks, sandwiches and treats to friends and fam around the US

Options include iconic brands and newcomers on the scene.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer stands by a crime scene on Woodstock Street
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

New Philly initiative seeks to increase convictions for gun-related crimes

The city has struggled to secure convictions for non-fatal shootings and illegal gun possession. A new collaboration seeks to change that.

5 years ago

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