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Pennsylvania

PA Court: Special wine, liquor orders can be sent directly

The PLCB can’t ignore a 2016 state law that permits the direct shipping of wines and spirits not sold in state-run stores, the Commonwealth Court ruling said.

5 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance and Councilmember Helen Gym gathered inside City Council chambers on Oct. 31 prior to the Law and Government Committee’s passage of the Philadelphia Domestic Workers Bill of Rights which goes into effect May 1, 2020. (AL DÍA News)

Invisible no longer: I’m a nanny and finally, I have the protections I need

I am proud to be one of 16,000 house cleaners, caregivers, and nannies in Philadelphia who, starting May 1, have the protections they need.

5 years ago

Family takes walk in Philadelphia amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Billy Penn

Springtime vignettes from West Philly: Finding beauty in the April that never was

A photo essay reflects that hope springs eternal — and gives us a chance to reflect on the need for resilience as we edge toward recovery.

5 years ago

Folding chairs at an outside cafe
Down the Shore
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New Jersey
Public Health

Jersey Shore municipalities adopt restaurant regulations for summer season

Masked employees, more alfresco dining and continued curbside pick-up. Those are just some aspects of how dining might function at the Jersey Shore this summer.

5 years ago

The Salem Harbor Marina
Outdoors
Public Health
Public Spaces

Want to go fishing or boating as restrictions lift? Here’s what you need to know

Starting this weekend, marinas in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania all will be allowed to open. Other water-access points will follow next week.

5 years ago

Construction at 1324 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown.
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Economy
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Construction workers report to job sites with masks under hard hats as slowdown looms

An estimated 12,000 people work construction in Philadelphia. These workers returned to new rules and a changed economic landscape on Friday.

5 years ago

Raeanne Auber, of McCandless, Pa. (Photo provided by Auber)
Keystone Crossroads

Unemployed in a ‘black hole’: Pa.’s jobless wait for benefits as pressure, bills mount

More than 1.6 million Pennsylvanians have filed unemployment compensation requests since mid-March. Many say they are stuck in limbo waiting for benefits as bills pile up.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Philly public pools will not open this summer, because of budget cuts — and virus worries

Residents will have to go without neighborhood swim spots this year.

5 years ago

Chesapeake had a large presence in Bradford County. A billboard touts the gas company’s support of a local hospital. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chesapeake Energy plans to file for bankruptcy, Reuters reports

The company led the land rush into Northeast Pennsylvania at the start of the fracking boom.

5 years ago

A street sweeper works along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Public Health
Streets & Roads

Coronavirus kills Philly street sweeping expansion

Mayor Kenney has canceled a long-awaited street sweeping program that would have reinstated regular cleaning in neighborhoods. Litter is one of city residents’ top complaints.

5 years ago

Urban Bike Project executive director Laura Wilburn says the newly renovated facility will help the group serve the community better. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Health
Transportation

Wilmington free bike project sees big spike during quarantine

With bus service limited in Delaware under COVID-19 restrictions, Wilmington’s Urban Bike Project has seen a 60% surge in interest for its free program.

5 years ago

Seaside Heighs boardwalk (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Health

How the ‘new normal’ might look at a Jersey Shore amusement park this summer

Maria Saltzman, a spokesperson for the Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach in Seaside Heights, offers a glimpse into how boardwalk amusement parks might operate.

5 years ago

wind farm offshore
Down the Shore
Energy
New Jersey
Sustainability

Surveys set to begin for second wind farm off N.J.

Ocean floor surveying will be getting underway off the southern New Jersey coast as part of a second major offshore wind project planned for New Jersey.

5 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

NWS: Widespread power outages possible at the Jersey Shore with strong wind gusts

Widespread power outages are possible Thursday amid a storm system that will generate strong wind gusts, forecasters warn.

5 years ago

Philadanco
Things To Do
Community Events
April 30 - May 6, 2020

Museum music, Morris Arboretum at home and dance for all in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

The Delaware Valley’s cultural institutions offer new online content including music and dance.

5 years ago

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