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The morning Black Friday shopping crowd at King of Prussia Mall was much sparser than in past years. (Courtesy of Kenneth Cooper Sr.)
Business
Economy
Public Health

A peaking pandemic thins out the Black Friday crowd at the malls

A newly energized coronavirus largely kept the masses away from the big shopping meccas in suburban Philly.

5 years ago

Stacey Mei Yan Fong has been baking her way across the United States: Clockwise from upper left, a baked Alaska pie, Utah's funeral potato pie, Nevada's all you can eat buffet pie, South Carolina's peach pie, Ohio's buckeye pie, Iowa's s'mores pie, Missouri's frozen custard pie, and Minnesota's corn dog casserole pie. (Stacey Mei Yan Fong)
NPR
Food & Drink

An ode, à la mode: 1 baker savors America, creating 50 pies for 50 states

50 Pies / 50 States feels like a virtual road trip, with elaborate pies that reflect Fong's commitment to capturing the complexity of each state's cuisine.

5 years ago

Immigrant rights activists rally for drivers licenses in Boston. (Chris Burrell/GBH)
NPR
Immigration
Public Health

Pandemic renews debate over drivers licenses for undocumented workers

COVID-19 cases are surging and immigrant communities are experiencing disproportionately higher rates of deaths and jobs losses.

5 years ago

FILE - holiday lights are seen at Macy's in Philadelphia. The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, installed nearly 100 years ago in this location, is the largest operational pipe organ in the world. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Health

Macy’s Christmas Light Show returns Friday — virtually

Macy’s Christmas Light Show returns Friday but people will have to check it out online as the store takes coronavirus precautions.

5 years ago

Camden police officers Juan Torres, Sophia Grandinetti, and Lieutenant Gabriel Rodriguez. (Chantale Belefanti)
New Jersey
Policing

‘We are out of the car’: South Camden residents take notice of new police walkthrough strategy

Camden police this year began walking the waterfront neighborhoods by foot. Neighbors say they see the difference. Chantale Belefanti reports.

5 years ago

Holiday travelers crowd the ticketing area of terminal one Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 at MSP in Minneapolis. Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
Public Health
Travel

Thanksgiving travelers try to reach destinations, miss virus

Americans, millions of whom traveled against the advice of public health officials, tried to stay safe before they hunkered down with their families for Thanksgiving.

5 years ago

Steve Jamison of Blue Sole Shoes (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Business
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Local entrepreneurs look forward to Small Business Saturday

Steve Jamison recognizes the value of Small Business Saturday, a national day established to support small retailers across the country during the holiday shopping season.

5 years ago

Baker Joe Cacia roasts Thanksgiving turkeys for customers at Cacia's Bakery in South Philly. (Liz Tung / WHYY)
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

‘We wanted to keep it as normal as possible’: Cacia’s Bakery keeps up turkey-roasting tradition.

On Thanksgiving, South Philadelphians turn to Cacia’s Bakery for their perfectly roasted turkeys — a tradition that even COVID couldn’t stop.

5 years ago

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History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Eagles bounty, revenge arson and a jail escape: 7 headlines from Philly’s Thanksgiving Day past

The coronavirus has upended the holiday as we know it, but some things never change

5 years ago

Osayi Osunde
Business
Philadelphia

A pandemic ‘godsend’: Philly fitness studio owner among first to receive Comcast RISE award

Osayi Osunde, co-owner and co-founder of Fit Academy, is among the first recipients of the Comcast RISE award, a much-needed lift as gyms face down a second COVID shutdown.

5 years ago

Martha Rich sets up tables to share with her neighbors on her street in South Philly.
PlanPhilly
Home & Family
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Philly’s intimate rowhouse blocks perfectly suited to socially distant holiday rituals

The orange cones are coming out. But this time it's so neighbors can reserve street space for socially distanced holiday hangs.

5 years ago

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Things To Do
Community Events

Off to the (virtual races), streaming theater and holiday markets in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Things to do online and off include shopping, virtual theater and races.

5 years ago

Marchers perform a Stomp Dance in Pilgrim Memorial State Park
NPR
National
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Educators and Native leaders recommend bringing anti-racism to the Thanksgiving table

This year the holiday comes on the heels of a movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that "people want to resolve the burdens of our history."

5 years ago

Jayne Clauss pours servings of gravy at St. Robert Bellarmine Church
Income Inequality
Neighborhoods
Pennsylvania

`It’s heartbreaking’: On the eve of a pandemic Thanksgiving, FEAST distributes meals, coats to those without

The Warrington-based nonprofit, started in 2012, prepared 3,000 meals for Bucks and Montco residents, the most in its history.

5 years ago

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Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Chickenjoy! Filipino cult fave Jollibee is opening a Philly location

Known for its fried chicken and spaghetti meals, the chain is on a U.S. expansion tear.

5 years ago

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