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Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Business Journal

Popular Broad and Walnut streets Wawa permanently closes

The Broad and Walnut streets Wawa, once the Delco-based convenience store chain's flagship when it opened in 2015, is permanently closing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

 Carol Marelli walks down her flooded street in March 2013, in Sea Bright, New Jersey, after an overnight storm. A new national poll finds that 70 percent of those surveyed believe climate change is an important issue that is affecting areas beyond the coast. (AP file photo)
Radio Times
Environment
Race & Ethnicity

Regional Roundup – 08/03/20

This week: Pa.'s coronavirus small business loans snub black owned businesses, NJ lawmakers call for suing Big Oil, and an update on the spike in quarantine pet adoptions.

Air Date: July 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
Justin Moore at Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books
Food & Drink
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Uncle Bobbie’s opened to build community. Now that community is helping it reopen

Marc Lamont Hill’s Germantown coffee shop and bookstore, which was designed to build community in the largely Black neighborhood, is set to reopen after multiple break-ins.

5 years ago

Listen 2:12
Keyssh Datts
Media
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘You have these stories’: Philly first to launch national program to diversify media industry

This summer, PhillyCAM became the first to launch a new national pre-apprenticeship program to create a pipeline of diverse talent in TV, film and news.

5 years ago

Women's March on Washington
National
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Protests in the long term: How is a lasting legacy cemented?

The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s achieved monumental changes over 15 years, including landmark federal laws. Yet racism and discrimination remain pervasive.

5 years ago

Free Library archives of Black American newspapers
Media
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Free Library adds searchable archives of 10 Black American newspapers

Interested Philadelphians can now access “a more complete story of American history.”

5 years ago

A journalist runs past federal officers after during a protest against racial injustice in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 30, 2020 in Portland, Ore.
NPR
National
Policing

DHS reassigns official following intelligence reports on journalists, protesters


Brian Murphy was removed from his post at the DHS’ Office of Intelligence and Analysis following news that his office compiled reports on protesters and journalists.

5 years ago

Another round of severe storms is expected Sunday evening
Outdoors
Philadelphia
NBC10

2nd round of powerful storms could bring more flooding, tornado threats

Heavy rain and winds look to be the biggest threat, but a tornado can't be ruled out.

5 years ago

Taking a note from caravans to celebrate graduations, U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans worked with census groups and community organizations to raise awareness about the count in some of the neighborhoods that have historically been undercounted. (Zachariah Hughes/WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Getting undercounted Philly neighborhoods to fill out the census relies on unconventional techniques

Northwest Philadelphia is traditionally undercounted in the census. Organizers took to the streets with a different approach to ask people to fill out the form.

5 years ago

Arts2Work lessons have gone digital thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Wendy Levy)
Media
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Arts2Work: New program aims to help people of color find media jobs

Arts2Work is the first federally-registered National Apprenticeship Program in Media Arts and Creative Technologies. The pre-apprenticeship program calls PhillyCAM home.

5 years ago

See-through face mask
Philadelphia
Public Health

Frustration and misunderstanding: For deaf folks, masking can cause communication barriers

Widespread mask usage curbs the transmission of coronavirus. But it can also hide faces, muffle sound, and derail communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

5 years ago

Crowds were sparse Thursday on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, where masks are required this summer. (Courtesy of Ken Heverin)
Business
Delaware

Rehoboth Beach area reeling from ‘jaw-dropping’ decline in visitors

Delaware’s beach towns normally overflow with weekly renters and other visitors who sunbathe, shop and party. Not this year.

5 years ago

Passengers boards a Casco Bay Lines ferry bound for Peaks Island, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Portland, Maine.  (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
National
Sports

Game On: NHL restart a small step toward return to normalcy

Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault hopes the return of hockey can represent one small step in a return to normalcy.

5 years ago

12th Annual Beer Summit takes place by Zoom. (Courtesy of Rev. David Brown)
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

The protests and the pandemic: Philly’s 12th annual Beer Summit tackles a country in crisis

Rev. David Brown, who moderated the 12th annual Beer Summit, reflects on the conversation that occurred hours after Congressman John Lewis was laid to rest.

5 years ago

The new Charles Library on Temple University's main campus in North Philadelphia. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Higher Education
Public Health
Billy Penn

Temple’s plan for on-campus learning puts North Philly neighbors at risk

Hygiene theater might make classrooms safer, but what about the community?

5 years ago

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