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Regional Roundup – 04/06/20

Delaware Sec. of DHSS talks about the COVID situation, an update on Philly and New Jersey's attempts to stop the spread, and how to do a "social distancing" Passover.

Air Date: April 6, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
In the Kauffman household in Radnor, sister Shelby helps out brother Jake with his school work. (Courtesy of Carrie Kauffman)
Home & Family
Public Health

Never home alone: How parents are managing kids’ enforced togetherness

Even a roomy house can seem crowded these days, as parents and children spend every minute together. Lots of potential for sibling squabbles.

6 years ago

The author (center) with her parents at BlerdCon. Courtesy of Joycelin Farmer.
Home & Family
Public Health

How the coronavirus put me face-to-face with familial privilege

Howard University student Joycelin Farmer wrestled with gratitude and guilt after being evicted from campus and returning to a wonderful home life.

6 years ago

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz bags up food that was ordered ahead of time for pick up on April 3, 2020, at Mi Casa Su Casa cafe in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Pennsylvania

‘I have to keep it strong’: Pa.’s business owners, self-employed fight to weather the coronavirus shutdown

The unprecedented closure has forced owners and contractors to begin tapping deep emotional reserves, and seek out new financial options, to stay afloat.

6 years ago

Listen 4:38
The DEP wants a new environmental impact statement for both phases of the project. (Creative Commons)
Energy
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
NJ Spotlight

N.J., DRBC call on FERC for new environmental review of PennEast

PennEast’s decision to build pipeline in two phases has reignited objections to project, rekindled concerns that have been seething for years

6 years ago

(Courtesy Jeff Rubin)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Spreading the Philly love: 1,000 cheesesteaks donated to hospital workers around the region

Pat’s is sending sandwiches to medical staff in Philadelphia, Baltimore and NYC.

6 years ago

A rooming house on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Economy
Philadelphia
Public Health
Broke in Philly

Tenants fear eviction. Landlords fear bankruptcy. How can Philly balance the two?

Tenants' rights groups want to extend a moratorium on evictions, but landlords say they're feeling the financial burden too.

6 years ago

Remember when we could gather outside? (Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Take the virtual quiz: Test your Philly knowledge and beat the high score

Local trivia’s even more fun when you’re in lockdown.

6 years ago

What a Crock is one of several food, produce, meat and seafood stands open in the Terminal during the coronavirus lockdown 
(Mark Henninger/Imagic  Digital)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

As Philly supermarkets feel scary and sparse, Reading Terminal Market delivers

“Once people find out we have product, they’re coming here,” said a butcher at Giunta’s Prime.

6 years ago

Chicken hatcheries say they're seeing a spike in interest from people wanting to raise the birds at home. A poultry expert says that for the average person keeping half a dozen chickens in the summer,
NPR
Food & Drink
Public Health

‘We are swamped’: Coronavirus propels interest in raising backyard chickens for eggs

"We've never seen anything like this and I've been here since 1964," the owner of one hatchery says.

6 years ago

ShopRite manager John Coyle applies a sticker provided by Mural Arts. The stickers are intended as cheerful reminders to keep a safe distance in the store's crowded checkout aisles. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health

South Philly supermarket artfully measures social distancing

The ShopRite on Oregon Avenue partnered with Mural Arts to create floor decals to show customers where they can safely stand during the pandemic.

6 years ago

File photo of minor tidal flooding in Seaside Park. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

NWS: Minor to moderate tidal flooding likely Saturday

New Jersey coastal residents should take precautions in advance of minor to moderate tidal flooding likely to occur Saturday morning. 

6 years ago

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

Listen 3:01
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

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