
Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a city native and calls South Philadelphia home.
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Philly to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor dining in 2022
The mandate will start on Jan. 3, 2022. Restaurant employees will also have to show that they are vaccinated.
3 years ago
With the help of a Vietnamese refugee, Afghan evacuees settle into a South Philly home
Ahn Tran welcomed a family of Afghan evacuees as tenants in one of his apartments, in part because of his experience as a Vietnamese refugee.
3 years ago
Philly Council votes yes on higher fines for illegal auto work on city streets and sidewalks
The bill expressly bars residents and auto businesses from using public sidewalks and streets to repair and sell cars.
3 years ago
Philly’s eviction diversion program takes step to outlast the pandemic that inspired it
Philadelphia City Council is one step closer to enacting legislation that would make permanent the city’s emergency eviction diversion program.
3 years ago
Salvation Army wants you to ring bells for its annual red kettle campaign
The Salvation Army of Eastern Pennsylvania usually collects donations at 100 locations around Philadelphia. It needs more people to help out this year.
3 years ago
Philly Council passes bill to legalize ‘streeteries’ permanently in some areas
City Council approved a bill that makes streeteries permanently legal in certain areas, including Center City, University City, and East Passyunk.
3 years ago
Philadelphia lawmakers are enlisting funeral homes to help solve a tangled title problem that affects real estate worth more than $1.1 billion.
3 years ago
Philly Council to consider limiting outside employment after Bobby Henon’s bribery conviction
Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez plans to introduce legislation that would limit outside employment options for city lawmakers.
3 years ago
‘Never Forgotten’: George Floyd mural returns bigger and better after offensive graffiti
Created in partnership with Mural Arts, the 110-foot artwork in Olney is a replacement for a smaller version that was defaced by white supremacist graffiti.
3 years ago
Bobby Henon quietly returns to City Council after his conviction in bribery trial
Councilmember Henon isn’t the only legislator who has kept quiet about the conviction. Just two out of 17 legislators released public statements.
3 years ago
After a Harrowgate firebombing, City Council is considering a bill that would allocate $500,000 to help people under threat of retaliatory violence.
3 years ago
1,700 units of housing are set to vanish in the next 5 years. There’s little Philly officials can do
Observers see a slow-moving storm set to destabilize a housing market that is already strained by unmet demand for decent, affordable options.
3 years ago
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