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New Philly artist relief fund launched, as city releases $2M in aid to local nonprofits

Three weeks after announcing the PHL COVID-19 Fund, the city has released $2 million to frontline nonprofits.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

Some Philly gyms delay membership freeze, causing customer outrage

If you tried to cancel and you’re still being charged, you’re legally owed a refund.

6 years ago

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‘Still hopeful’: For Easter, Philly churches are coming together for virtual communion

Philadelphia churches have had three weeks to build their online chops for Holy Week, the biggest week of their calendar, during a pandemic.

6 years ago

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A large tree fell on a home in Neptune Township on April 9. No one was injured. (Courtesy of Neptune Township OEM)
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Severe thunderstorms blow through Jersey Shore; 70 mph wind gust in Barnegat Light

Some utility customers at the Jersey Shore were without power Thursday as severe thunderstorms moved through the state, knocking down trees and utility lines.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Jersey Shore town temporarily bans on-street parking to limit non-essential travel

A Monmouth County coastal municipality has prohibited on-street parking in an effort "to limit non-essential travel into town," the mayor announced. 

6 years ago

Land for the Boy Scouts' Victory Garden is being prepared for planting at the Akridge Scout Reservation near Dover, Delaware. (Boy Scouts of America, Del-Mar-Va Council)
Delaware
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Delaware Boy Scouts offering ‘victory gardens’ to help ease burden

‘Victory gardens’ are making a comeback as part of an effort to help people impacted by coronavirus.

6 years ago

A file photo of clouds associated with a severe thunderstorm passing over the Atlantic Ocean as seen from Seaside Park. (Ben Currie)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Severe thunderstorms possible Thursday at the Jersey Shore

Severe thunderstorms are possible at the Jersey Shore on Thursday, forecasters say.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Hip-hop world mourns Chynna, Philly rapper and model dead at 25

The West Philadelphia native’s cause of death is unconfirmed.

6 years ago

Easter Eggs
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April 9 - 15, 2020

More programming from The Roots, Philly Theater online and how to celebrate Easter in the virtual realm

Easter moves online, the Roots have more programming, and Philadelphia's theater community moves onto the web.

6 years ago

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After employee at the Shop Rite at 24th and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia tested positive for the coronavirus, Shop Rite disclosed it on social media. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Public Health

Grocery workers in Philadelphia are getting coronavirus. Will your store let you know?

One of the few public spaces open during business shutdowns, grocery stores are at an epicenter of disease anxiety.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteers (from left) Megan Boyle, Marina Spitkovskaya, Jamie Huot, and Stephen Bonett, all of whom are nurses, walk to the swabbing tent as the city's coronavirus testing site prepared to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Yo Philly! Can we get a nightly cheer for essential workers?

Show love for folks keeping the city going each day at 7 p.m.

6 years ago

Luanne Albertson (center) sews masks at Eric and Christopher, LLC in Perkasie, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Public Health

Rebels with a cause: ‘Outlaw’ Pa. businesses make coronavirus masks without state approval

Pa. manufacturers say they want to make coronavirus PPE, but some have been stymied by the state’s waiver process during the shutdown.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia

Photo essay: 6 quintessentially Philly ‘views from my window’

People all over the world are sharing photos of the view from their windows as they quarantine. Philadelphians are sharing views of rowhouses, roosters and more.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How ‘Fresh Air,’ ‘Radio Times’ and other WHYY shows are keeping sound tight during the pandemic

So far, barking dogs have only caused an interruption once.

6 years ago

Because of the coronavirus, mail volume is down, and the U.S. Postal Service says it may run out of money by this summer. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Economy
Government Accountability
Public Health

You’ve got less mail: The Postal Service is suffering amid the coronavirus

If you've checked your mail lately, you may have noticed there's just not much of it. The U.S. Postal Service could be another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

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