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Business

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Arts & Entertainment

Philly museums begin reopening after city eases COVID-19 restrictions

Museums were forced to temporarily shut down in November amid the city’s rising coronavirus cases.

6 years ago

Ashwani Sheoran, 37, stands for a portrait near a Walmart in Elkton
NPR
Community

Former Walmart pharmacists say company ignored red flags as opioid sales boomed

An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

6 years ago

A sign warns patrons to wear a mask in the Ironbound section of Newark
Health

N.J. gets more than 1,000 workplace COVID-19 safety complaints after Murphy order

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order in November imposing new coronavirus rules on public and private employers.

6 years ago

Mike Grafenstine works in the kitchen of his restaurant in Abington, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

As Pa. cracks down on business defying shutdown, hundreds appear on scofflaw list

“There is nothing political with me whatsoever,” said one restaurant owner in the Philadelphia suburbs. “I’m just trying to survive.”

6 years ago

Gary Royster of Atlantic City holds up cash he used to gamble at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City on July 2, 2020, the day the casino reopened after being shut down for months amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

Virus is the wild card in how Atlantic City fares in 2021

When and how thoroughly Atlantic City bounces back is likely to depend on how quickly and effectively the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control in 2021.

6 years ago

Reading Terminal Market in April. Some stands were open, but customers were few. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Money
Billy Penn

With relief hard to access, GoFundMe was a small biz lifeline. That probably won’t continue.

2020 was a pinnacle year for crowdfunding.

6 years ago

A man walks past a restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., with a sign in the window that reminds people to wear a mask
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: State restrictions on restaurants, gyms to lift Monday

Gov. Tom Wolf said the tighter rules imposed Dec. 12 had done their job to lower the positivity rate and slow spread of the virus during the holidays.

6 years ago

Sean Salm, talent buyer and general manager, of Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia
Keystone Crossroads
Arts & Entertainment

New stimulus gives Philly’s struggling music scene its own shot in the arm

The stimulus earmarks $15 billion for independent venues. It’s a lifeline for roughly 225 businesses in Pa. — many of which have been in a coma since spring.

6 years ago

A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Community

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

An AP investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the vegetable oil.

6 years ago

Netta Yerushalmy speaks to the other participants on her computer during a Zoom meeting dance rehearsal in her living room
Money

From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

When it comes to technology, 2020 was a year like no other. Here are the year’s tech winners and losers.

6 years ago

Philly restauranteur Tamekah Bost (Courtesy of Tamekah Bost)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

From Band-Aid to lifeline: Pa. biz owners’ fund helps 1,000 entrepreneurs cut off from government aid

Conceived as a short-term program, the 30 Day Fund has proven invaluable to those with limited access to other programs.

6 years ago

This Wednesday, May 13, 2020 file photo shows work stations in the Ford Rawsonville plant in Ypsilanti Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Money

US plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat

Manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the country is vaccinated because the coronavirus continues to surge.

6 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Restaurants lose court bid against Pa. indoor dining ban

The decision Wednesday came as Wolf asks state lawmakers to approve $145 million for hard-hit businesses, restaurants and bars in particular.

6 years ago

Nick Lukow waits in line to enter Ocassionate gift shop in South Philly. (Miles Bryan/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Be patient and buy ‘with purpose’: How to be a good last-minute shopper in Philly

How customers can make shopping smooth and stress-free during the pandemic as COVID-19 cases remain high and businesses adapt to restrictions.

6 years ago

The interior of a restaurant, with stools overturned on tables
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf calls for $145 million in small-business relief

The governor said he wants the legislature to prioritize the funding to businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

6 years ago

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