Community
Rebuild the Block, started by two 23-year-olds, raises $200k for Black-owned businesses
Started at a moment’s notice in Philadelphia, the grassroots fundraiser has gone national.
6 years ago
Comcast offers Wells Fargo Center as polling place for November election
The Wells Fargo Center, home to both the Flyers and 76ers, will be available to the city for election activities as it deems appropriate.
6 years ago
Undocumented with COVID-19: Many face a long recovery, largely on their own
People can spend months recovering from COVID-19. That is especially hard for undocumented people, who often are in high-risk jobs without health insurance.
6 years ago
More than 300 people have been murdered in Philly so far in 2020
Community activists, nonprofits and young people have mobilized against the rising tide of gun violence.
6 years ago
EPA: Isaias flooding did not spread toxins from Eastwick landfill
Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.”
6 years ago
‘It’s a Petri dish’: AARP urges better handling of COVID-19 at Delaware nursing homes
Delaware’s nursing home death rate related to the coronavirus is well above the national average. AARP is urging state leaders to take action.
6 years ago
Call for nominations: Suggest your favorite Philly peeps for the 2020 Billy Penn Awards
Who deserves recognition at the Billies this year?
6 years ago
Philly issues new eviction notice to Parkway homeless-protest encampment
The notice says residents must leave by Sept. 9. It’s the first step toward evicting the group, following a judge’s ruling authorizing the city to do so.
6 years ago
Wolf won’t extend state’s eviction moratorium, office says
Gov. Tom Wolf will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from taking further action.
6 years ago
Black Americans worry postal changes could disrupt history of secure jobs
Unions say that could disrupt an important role the Postal Service has played in providing generations of African Americans secure middle-class employment.
6 years ago
Preventing college parties? Shame and blame don’t work, but beer pong outside might
With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?
6 years ago
Should Philly revamp its ‘beyond toothless’ police oversight commission? Your vote will decide
Critics have low expectations for the chronically underfunded watchdog group.
6 years ago
This week; the flaws in Pa's rental assistance program, how remote learning affects special education, and hiking into fiction.
Air Date: August 31, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:46N.J. coronavirus recovery: Restaurants may resume indoor dining Friday, with restrictions
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced that restaurants will be able to open for indoor dining beginning Sept. 4 at 25% capacity, with social distancing between tables.
6 years ago
Protesters seek restoration of high school sports in Delaware
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association voted 15-0 to postpone fall sports until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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