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Margherita pizza at Medusa in Fishtown. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Why does Philly have so many pizzerias? Italian roots, neighborhood shops and a booming food scene

Philadelphia has more pizza per capita than Chicago or NYC, according to a recent study.

7 years ago

Samples of Silestone, a countertop material made of quartz. Cutting the material releases dangerous silica dust that can damage people's lungs if the exposure to the dust is not properly controlled. (Catie Dull/NPR)
NPR
Health

‘It’s going to get worse’: how U.S. countertop workers started getting sick

Ublester Rodriguez could not have anticipated that his life would be profoundly changed by kitchen and bathroom countertops.

7 years ago

An artist’s conception drawing shows the $36 million FinTech hub building planned for the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus in Newark. (Courtesy of the University of Delaware)
Money

Financial tech hub at the University of Delaware to blend academics, business

A new financial tech hub will soon be built at the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus in partnership with Discover Bank and the Delaware Technology Park.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau President Rick Ebert discusses the changing nature of agriculture during the organization's annual meeting in Hershey on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pennsylvania farmers must adapt to survive, advocates say

A major advocacy group for Pennsylvania farmers says many have had to change the way they do business to stay afloat financially.

7 years ago

The Christmas Village at LOVE Park (Russ Brown Photography/Christmas Village)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

12 fantastic holiday markets where you can shop local in Philly

From Christmas Village to the West Craft Fest.

7 years ago

Amazon says it has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras. The company said in a letter released Tuesday, Nov. 19 by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells

The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to coordinate that

7 years ago

A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Revamping N.J. labor law to protect workers in ‘gig economy,’ boost state taxes

Senate President Steve Sweeney is behind a bill that’s ‘all about protecting the rights of workers,’ but business interests have misgivings.

7 years ago

Low milk prices have made the past few years tough for Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers. (Carrie Antlfinger/AP Photo)
Education

Series of webinars aims to give Pa. dairy producers more tools for success

Low milk prices have made the past few years tough for Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers.

7 years ago

Ships carrying ethane from Pennsylvania sail the Firth of Forth, a river estuary emptying into the North Sea, to Grangemouth. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. fracking helps to push a global plastic boom

Despite Scotland’s fracking ban, imported American shale gas is key to the economy in one town. To some, it’s an uneasy state of affairs.

7 years ago

This June 20, 2019 photo shows a game of roulette underway at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Money

Should New Jersey limit the number of Atlantic City casinos?

Some New Jersey officials think the state should consider placing a limit on how many casinos would be allowed to operate in Atlantic City.

7 years ago

(Wikimedia Commons)
Money
Billy Penn

Planet Fitness and other gyms are violating Philly’s cashless ban

29 locations are breaking the rules — but there’s no enforcement till someone complains.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of Wawa)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City postpones ruling on Bart Blatstein’s Delaware River waterfront Wawa

The battle over Bart Blatstein’s Wawa on the waterfront will continue into 2020.

7 years ago

A closeup of a Wawa sign
Community
Billy Penn

$10,000 challenge: If Wawa gets more Twitter followers than Sheetz, Philabundance wins

A Philly-area businessman is putting his money where his convenience story loyalty is.

7 years ago

Mercedes Reyes (center), a live-in domestic worker and leader within the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance, cheers after City Council passed a bill expanding labor protections for domestic workers. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Paid time off for Uber drivers? How a Philly plan could be a model for millions of gig workers.

Maria Del Carmen Diaz works full time, often pulling 60-hour weeks cleaning houses across Philadelphia for more than two dozen families.

7 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digitgal)
Community
Billy Penn

This Parisian all-day cafe on North Broad is like a diner in France

Gabi is now serving lunch and dinner, with breakfast coming soon.

7 years ago

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