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A mural created by artist Nile Livingston was installed at 17th and Vine streets along with a public hand washing station meant for people who are living with housing instability. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Housing
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Evictions could begin before Pa. rental assistance program can provide relief

The program will begin accepting applications July 6, but the state’s eviction moratorium expires just a few days later.

5 years ago

In this June 24, 2020 photo, Dean Loveland, a worker at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J., installs plexiglass barriers between player positions at a card table at the casino a week before it was to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. Smoking, drinking and eating will all be prohibited when Atlantic City's casinos reopen after being shut for three months due to the coronavirus outbreak under rules imposed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Business
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Public Health

No smoking, drinking or eating as Atlantic City casinos open

The late-night announcements from Gov. Phil Murphy landed like a one-two punch on Atlantic City's casino industry, already reeling from lost revenue during the pandemic

5 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘Breaking point’: Philly Free Library workers declare ‘no confidence’ in leadership

Workers want to see Philadelphia Free Library President and Director Siobhan Reardon step down and systemic changes put in place.

5 years ago

National Guard tends to COVID-19 patients
Aging
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly presses pause on reopening restaurants, gyms

COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide and regionally; that’s true in Philly as well, which is now averaging about 100 new cases a day.

5 years ago

Protesters calling for the release of families held at the Berks Detention Center used a projector to illuminate the outside of Berks County Commissioner Michael Rivera’s home on Monday, June 29, 2020. (Anthony Orozco / PA Post)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Social Justice
PA Post

Activists seeking closure of ICE detention facility turn focus to Berks County’s lone Latino commissioner

Shut Down Berks Coalition brings message to Commissioner Michael Rivera’s home during Monday night protest

5 years ago

Fireworks
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Health
Public Safety

Wildwood cancels July 4 fireworks due to disregard for coronavirus guidelines

A public disregard for pandemic safety guidelines has led to the cancelation of Independence Day fireworks in Wildwood, officials announced. 

5 years ago

Rehoboth Beach in Delaware
Delaware
Public Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Gov. Carney closes beach-area bars Friday to halt coastal outbreak

The governor says too many young people who live, work and socialize together are catching COVID-19. He also postponed Phase 3 of reopening indefinitely.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy signs budget extension

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill from the Assembly that extends the current budget year to the end of September.

5 years ago

Reddit
NPR
Media
Social Justice

Reddit bans the_donald, forum of nearly 800,000 Trump fans, over abusive posts

Reddit unveiled an update to its hate speech policies on Monday, including shutting down about 2,000 subreddits. It is the latest online platform cracking down on hate speech.

5 years ago

The Trevi Fountain in Rome
International
Travel

EU reopens its borders to 14 nations, but not to U.S. tourists

Most Americans have been refused entry into the European Union for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.

5 years ago

Students bike along Bartram’s Garden property (June Mansfield/Bartram’s Garden)
Environment
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity

Environmental groups say they’re committing to racial equity. What does that mean?

Land preservation and environmental advocacy nonprofits are largely white, despite the ties between racial injustice, economic inequity, environmental degradation.

5 years ago

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Shoppers flock to the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey, although many stores are not yet open. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Economy
New Jersey

‘Let’s just go to the mall and spend money’: Tired of being indoors, shoppers flock to reopened retail plazas

Even as national surveys find most people uncomfortable stepping inside a mall, plenty in the Philly region left home for deals and a change of scenery.

5 years ago

Fireworks seen from the Lincoln Memorial explode over the Potomac River for Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Community Events

July Fourth celebration will include East Coast flyovers

The exact timing of the flyovers is still being worked out, but they will begin in Boston and proceed to New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

5 years ago

AMC
Business
Movies
Public Health

AMC pushes back movie theater reopening by 2 weeks

The company said Monday that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.

5 years ago

The Ladybug Festival
Delaware
Performing Arts
Public Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Wilmington’s Ladybug Festival goes virtual as COVID cases climb

The Ladybug Festival in Wilmington, Del. is going virtual tonight to raise money for female artists facing financial hardship in the midst of COVID-19.

5 years ago

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