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Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Coronavirus has no race or nationality. Stop using it to fuel hate.

Asians, Jews and other immigrants face a surge of harassment and violence as false, discriminatory rhetoric is used to describe coronavirus’ spread.

6 years ago

Sam Samuel delivers school lunches out of her van to families in West Philly's Mantua neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Philadelphia
Public Health

When coronavirus struck, she stepped up: Meet the food fairy of West Philly

Sam Samuel was worried that kids in her neighborhood wouldn’t have access to free meals when school was out. So she started delivering them herself.

6 years ago

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A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003.
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Forecasters predict an active hurricane season

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will possibly feature "above-average" activity, according to a prediction by atmospheric scientists.

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Home & Family
Public Health
Sex & Relationships
Billy Penn

How not to hate your partner: 7 tips to help your relationship survive Philly’s lockdown

If your partner loads the dishwasher, thank them. Seriously.

6 years ago

Boarded up storefronts are proliferating around Philadelphia. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Business
Economic Development
Public Health

7 emergency relief options for Philly small businesses

A guide to the landscape of loans, grants and other funding options.

6 years ago

With much of the country ordered to stay at home, countless businesses have shut down and millions are out of work. (Mark Thiessen/AP)
NPR
Economy
Income Inequality
Public Health

6.6 million file for unemployment, another dismal record

The number of new people claiming unemployment benefits totaled a staggering 6.648 million last week — doubling the record set a week earlier

6 years ago

El Merkury owner Sofia Deleon holds taquitos, fried and rolled corn tortillas, and condiments. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Food & Drink
Race & Ethnicity

Do something good for Philly: Order #LatinoTakeout this weekend

Latinx workers and businesses are projected to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. A Philly group wants to help by helping you eat well.

6 years ago

This Nov. 19, 2019 photo shows Questlove posing for a portrait in New York to promote his cookbook “Mixtape Potluck.” (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
April 2 - 8, 2020

Streaming Montreux, Passover online, virtual Disney and Questlove at home in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Streaming Montreux, Passover online, virtual Disney and Questlove at home in this week’s “Things to Do”

6 years ago

City sanitation workers did not make their usual stop on this Kensington block on April 1, 2020. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Sustainability

Your trash didn’t get picked up? Expect some delays in Philadelphia

Add trash pickup to your growing list of things disrupted by COVID-19. Philadelphia sanitation workers are calling out of work, creating service delays.

6 years ago

(Courtesy of Marnie Johnson)
Home & Family
Public Safety

Coronavirus: What keeps me inspired during my time at home.

Marnie Johnson loves to look out her kitchen window. And it’s what she sees in her yard that keeps her productive and inspired.

6 years ago

Some Pennsylvania short-term rental owners are advertising their spaces as respite from coronavirus. Officials in the Poconos want to shut down the market. (screenshot)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Travel

‘Corona discount’: Gov. Wolf to ban Airbnb after Poconos become per-capita COVID leader

As of Wednesday morning, Monroe County had 236 confirmed cases, the most per capita in Pa., leading the five-county Philadelphia area.

6 years ago

More than 830,000 Pennsylvanians have abruptly found themselves without a job or income following the statewide shutdown of schools and all but “life-sustaining” businesses — decisions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

Laid off workers battle outages, jammed phone lines as Pa. unemployment system buckles from coronavirus surge

Some of the dysfunction stems from a 2016 political spat that led to major layoffs in the division that handles unemployment claims, staffing levels never fully recovered.

6 years ago

Though Monkey and the Elephant in Brewerytown is closed, foster youth are still relying on the program during the lockdown MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
Home & Family
Kids
Technology
Billy Penn

Can videoconferencing replace family visits? Philly foster kids seek comfort, support and housing amid pandemic

The coronavirus shutdown is creating challenges across the child welfare system, with no past practices to review for advice.

6 years ago

DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly skyline lights up with giant heart shape

Four Seasons engineers orchestrated most of the design remotely.

6 years ago

Thomas Duliban working on his laptop. (courtesy of author)
Economy
Home & Family
Public Health

How an extrovert is making the best of the coronavirus lockdown

Thomas Duliban is an extrovert who would rather be traveling than stuck at home. And yet, he’s finding that life indoors isn’t all bad.

6 years ago

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