Layla A. Jones
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Workers demand changes as Rittenhouse restaurant V Street closes for good
Former and current staff say they want fair pay and a culture shift.
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Started by a Quaker farmer, Bartram’s Garden is now embedded in the fabric of Southwest Philadelphia.
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Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival announces all-virtual lineup with more than 80 screenings
Organizers felt it was extra important for “the Black Sundance” to go on this year.
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Filled with stories of discrimination, ‘Black at’ Philly college pages get mixed results
Villanova’s president made immediate changes, while Penn says little.
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Why Free Library workers are calling for their director to resign
Allegations of discrimination have been piling up for years.
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This is how Philly decides what states land on its ‘self-quarantine’ list
The city has walked back its Delaware travel advisory, but is still urging extreme caution.
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Weekend of violence claims one of Philly’s hottest rising rappers at age 18
Aamir Johnson Daye, aka D4M Skiano, was loved by fans, friends, teachers and family.
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A whimsical typewriter garden in Mt. Airy boosts sales and spirits
Pam Rogow of W.P.M. Typewriter Shop creates custom exhibits for each appointment.
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‘Both sides’ were agitators, says Fishtown police captain at tense community meeting
Earlier in the day, neighborhood organizations attended a training on alternatives to policing.
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Mask vending machines launch in Suburban Station, with more PPE dispensers coming soon
You can get hand sanitizer and wipes too, and all cost $3 apiece.
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Three woman entrepreneurs say they’re thrilled with the trend — and hope it lasts.
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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.
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