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The owner of Nam Son Bakery behind the counter of the South Philadelphia shop. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
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New homes to replace one of South Philly’s pioneering Vietnamese shopping plazas

A residential development targeting young professionals is slated to replace a beloved Vietnamese bakery and other shops on the corner of Washington Avenue and 16th Street.

6 years ago

Senate President Steve Sweeney, (right), D-Gloucester, listens as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Tax on wealthy, business incentives emerging as top issues in N.J.

Raising taxes on the wealthy and renewing an expiring business incentive program are emerging as top fights as New Jersey's budget deadline approaches.

6 years ago

One of Wawa's newest Philly stores at 9th and South (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
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Billy Penn

Wawa threatening to disrupt 7-Eleven’s convenience store dominance in Philly

The brand with the most convenience stores in the city is 7-Eleven. It’s been the Philly market leader for over a decade — but Wawa is closing in.

6 years ago

Gaby Gemetti decided to leave the workforce after having her second child. In March she started a
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Lifestyle

Hot job market is wooing women into workforce faster than men

Women returning to jobs at higher rates since 2015 dramatically reverses the trend of the previous three years, when women were leaving the workforce at twice the rate of men.

6 years ago

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket, with a payload of 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 during a time exposure at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 23, 2019. (John Raoux/AP Photo)
Science

SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come

SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.

6 years ago

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Money
Billy Penn

Journalism job cuts: Philly Inquirer plans buyouts to reduce newsroom staff

Rumor was 10% of the workforce would be slashed. Management disputes that figure.

6 years ago

Atlantic City casino
Money

Atlantic City casino earnings way down amid more competition

More casinos have meant less profit in Atlantic City since two gambling halls reopened last summer.

6 years ago

Two Democrats in Congress have introduced bills that would bar brick-and-mortar businesses nationwide from rejecting cash. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
Money

U.S. may follow Philly and New Jersey to ban cashless businesses

Two Democrats in Congress have introduced bills that would bar brick-and-mortar businesses nationwide from rejecting cash.

6 years ago

Zakary Pashak started Detroit Bikes when he moved to Detroit in 2011, at a time when the city was reeling. (Courtesy of Melany Hallgren)
NPR
Money

For one U.S. bike-maker, tariffs are a mixed bag

Zakary Pashak is a rare breed. His company, Detroit Bikes, is one of the very few American bicycle makers. Most bikes come from China.

6 years ago

The U.S. is lifting tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel imports, nearly a year after imposing the duties. Here, a worker is seen at Bri-Steel Manufacturing, which makes seamless steel pipes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Candace Elliott/Reuters)
NPR
Money

U.S. will lift tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico

The tariffs will be lifted within two days, according to a joint U.S.-Canada statement posted by Canada's foreign ministry.

6 years ago

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio speaks in Camden Thursday about the controversial tax break some businesses have gotten to relocate to the city. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Camden boosters hold invite-only defense of tax breaks in county building

Camden is in the middle of a feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and South Jersey Democrats over how the state gives out lucrative tax breaks.

6 years ago

Martin Tower, the former headquarters of Bethlehem Steel, is shown days before a planned implosion. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Implosion of former Bethlehem Steel HQ highlights changing face of the Lehigh Valley

Bethlehem Steel built a skyscraper in the 1970s, just ahead of the industry's collapse. The tower sat mostly vacant for a decade, but the city found other ways to revitalize.

6 years ago

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Job seeking Philadelphians spoke with employers from around the region Thursday morning at the 13th annual Neighborhood Job Fair at Temple University. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

Unemployment is down in Philly. Is job hunting here any easier?

Hundreds headed to the 13th Annual Neighborhood Job Fair in North Philadelphia, billed as the city’s largest community job fair, looking for work.

6 years ago

Daniel Melhorn drives his combine through a field of soybeans in Danville, Pa., Wednesday afternoon Nov. 12, 2008 as three whitetail deer move from one section of corn to another behind the harvester. (Jimmy May/Associated Press/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Gov. Wolf derides ‘lack of strategy’ in Trump’s trade approach

Governor Tom Wolf is raising the alarm over the impact Chinese tariffs are having on Pennsylvania’s farmers.

6 years ago

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Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Ugly fruits and veggies delivered to your door — stoop thieves be damned

Watch out, Philly. More ugly fruits and veggies are coming to town.

6 years ago

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