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Following certification, Pa. restaurants can increase indoor dining capacity to 50%
Restaurants that want to move to 50% indoor capacity must first go through a self-certification process — which will be available starting Sept. 21.
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Philly’s changing union labor scene
In Philly, long known as a blue-collar "labor town," the kinds of workers organizing is changing — a shift that started before the pandemic gave workers' issues new urgency.
Air Date: September 17, 2020
Listen 15:24‘It leaves you speechless’: Incident at basketball court is Philly’s 21st mass shooting in 2020
At least five people were shot Wednesday night at Roberto Clemente Park in the Spring Garden section of the city, marking the 21st mass shooting this year.
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
The recovery remains fragile, imperiled by continuing COVID-19 cases and a failure to deliver another economic rescue package in Washington.
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Why a West Philly org is ‘putting everything on the line’ to buy a home of its own
The Black-led organization plans to use the space to expand their anti-violence work and train young people in conflict resolution.
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Philadelphia’s tree cover is vanishing. Here’s how you can help.
With the right policies, Philadelphia’s development boom could be our Johnny Appleseed moment.
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Delaware drive-in, digital orchestra and dining at a discount in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Some restaurants are reopening for indoor dining in Philly with promotional weeks and COVID-19 protocols to lure customers back.
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Listen 5:253 gunmen fire 55 shots, kill teen and man, injure 2 others at Philly playground
The shooting victims were on the basketball court at Roberto Clemente Park along 18th and Wallace streets in Spring Garden when multiple gunmen opened fire.
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Philly announces road closures to prevent tailgating at Eagles home games
The street closures will be in place to enforce the city’s tailgating ban, which was implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Pleading with young people to take COVID-19 seriously
The warning from officials comes as COVID-19 cases for young people are on the rise and after a “drop” well exceeded the state’s limit for outdoor gatherings.
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Haze spreads across US as wildfires continue to tear through the West
Scientists link an increasing prevalence and intensity of wildfires to climate change, and residents are grappling with the dread that severe fire seasons are the new normal.
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Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all
Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday.
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Whistleblower alleges ‘medical neglect,’ questionable hysterectomies of ICE detainees
Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocacy groups are calling for the DHS's inspector general to investigate the claims, centered on conditions at a facility in Georgia.
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182 cats seized from Del. property in suspected animal cruelty case; adopters sought
The BVSPCA is seeking adopters after nearly 200 cats were seized from a Camden property. The rescue is believed to be the largest single hoarding case seizure in Del. history.
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Remembering Sarah Pitts, the late Philly activist who ‘lived 4 or 5 different lives’
The 35-year-old lawyer was killed biking home on Labor Day.
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