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Lifestyle

Joseph and Sherika Pierce were one of the few Philly couples to get awarded an emergency wedding license during the pandemic. (Courtesy of Joseph and Sherika Pierce)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

3,000 Philadelphians applied for emergency weddings, only 20% got approved

The city limited pandemic licenses to frontline workers and others at risk.

5 years ago

Signs posted along Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail caution users to keep six feet away from others to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces

As fitness studios discover Philly parks, city urges them to play fair

The pandemic has made working out in public parks an appealing option for many Philadelphians. But are fitness studios playing by the rules?

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Devil's Den)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly restaurant owners on tropical storm: ‘It’ll only get worse’ as seasons grow cold

Open for outdoor dining and risk the elements, or stay closed and lose essential revenue?

5 years ago

A cyclist wearing a coronavirus protective mask is reflected in a wedding dresses store window where mannequins also wear masks, in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The store is closed because of Covid-19 lockdown. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Business
Public Health

No masks, no distance: Pandemic wedding horrors for vendors

Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting state and local restrictions, horror stories from vendors are rolling in.

5 years ago

(Big Stock)
Radio Times
Home & Family
Sex & Relationships

Sex, love and COVID-19

We discuss the strains that the coronavirus has put on our romantic relationships -- dating with masks, sex and physical distancing, and marriages under quarantine.

Air Date: July 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:27
Radio Times
Outdoors
Travel

Vacationing in the summer of COVID

Today we're going to talk about the smart and safe ways to get out of town this summer.

Air Date: July 17, 2020

Listen 48:58
Malcolm Jenkins
The Why
Business
National
Philadelphia

What’s up with pro sports and the pandemic

With the NFL season looming, a lot of Eagles fans are wondering why pro leagues are adjusting to COVID-19 so differently, and why some players are sounding the alarm.

Air Date: July 16, 2020

Listen 18:20
An employee sews a miniature dress in Dior's sewing workshop in Paris on July 4. This year Dior created a miniature collection for its haute couture show and presented it as a film. (Francois Guillot/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International

You may be in sweatpants, but COVID-19 hasn’t stopped haute couture

In a fashion first, this season's collections were presented digitally, rather than in-person, in-Paris. It was an opportunity for designers to experiment in an online space.

5 years ago

Before you visit, make sure tables are a safe distance apart — and wear your masks unless eating or drinking (INSTAGRAM / @ROSEGARDENPHL)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

11 new Philly restaurants that opened despite the pandemic

If you’re looking for seafood or sweets, you’re in luck.

5 years ago

Radio Times
History
Music

The Radio Times Pre-Independence Day Special

Today, we listen to Marty's interviews with Leslie Odom Jr. of the musical Hamilton, Imani Perry on "The Black National Anthem," and Sarah Vowell discusses Lafayette.

Air Date: July 3, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Last Minute Nails has been one of the only salons open throughout the pandemic FACEBOOK / SIMONE COLLUCCI; LAST MINUTE NAILS
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

She turned a bus into a luxe mobile nail salon, and Philly customers are loving it

As a Black woman business owner, Keesha Brown said, the surge of support is not the norm.

5 years ago

Michael Prell, who works in IT, working from home in his living room (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Radio Times
Business
Home & Family

The future of the office: remote work after the pandemic

Half of U.S. workers are telecommuting and many want to continue after the pandemic. Many employers are also warming to the idea. So what's the future of the office work?

Air Date: June 17, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
Morgan's Pier in 2015 (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Philly restaurants must hold off on outdoor dining when city enters yellow phase

Despite getting the green light from Gov. Tom Wolf, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney says restaurants must wait on outdoor dining until the city has protocols in place.

5 years ago

Ocean Oasis Water Park and Beach Club in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Health

In Wildwood, Morey’s Piers plans to keep one waterpark closed for 2020

The water park joins an undisclosed pier as the second amusement facility that Morey's Piers will keep closed for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

National Historic Landmark Lucy the Elephant is closed to visitors and the parking lot is empty in Margate, New Jersey, during the coronavirus pandemic while a flag flies at half staff on April 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
The Why
New Jersey

Tall tale: Lucy the Elephant

At 139, Lucy the Elephant is still a hit. Here's the story of how the six-story wooden pachyderm came to be and avoided demolition to become a Jersey Shore icon.

Air Date: May 25, 2020

Listen 12:36
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