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Nasir Holloman (left), Kyree Keels (center) and Kadir Douglass (right) opened a phone repair business at their school. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly teen tech entrepreneurs take matters into their own hands, or phones

Teens Do Tech is a group of three teenagers from North Philadelphia who have decided to repair phones in school for almost no cost.

6 years ago

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Camden mayor, Frank Moran, offers remarks at a community rally held in Camden to create a safer environment for children on Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
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Community

Camden Mayor: City can’t afford to go back to the days before tax breaks

An op-ed from Camden Mayor Frank Moran says the city can’t afford to go back to the days before tax breaks brought new businesses.

6 years ago

PQ Corporation, a chemical plant in Chester, Pa. was ordered to pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years’ worth of air quality violations (GoogleMaps)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delaware County chemical plant fined $750,000 for air pollution violations

A chemical plant in Chester, Pa. will pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years worth of air quality violations as part of a settlement reached with the DEP.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Hospital union wants city to rezone Hahnemann property so it can’t be flipped

District 1199C wants a zoning change that would require the hospital property to be used for health care, and prevent developers from building apartments.

6 years ago

Work on a new bridge connecting the Wilmington Riverfront to Rt. 13 is nearing completion. Gov. John Carney hopes new transportation funding to help businesses complete road projects will keep companies in Delaware. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware tries new funding formula to build better roads, attract businesses

Delaware is taking steps to speed up its response times to road construction needs of businesses that want to expand or move to the First State.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Many fear Hahnemann’s story will send a message: Buying a failing hospital pays

Because the hospital real estate is owned separately from its business, some worry that its for-profit owner will sell to developers and come out ahead.

6 years ago

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Rendering of Fashion District exterior (COURTESY FASHION DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA)
Community
Billy Penn

Fashion District Philadelphia: Everything that’ll be open at launch of the former Gallery Mall

More than 50 vendors are in the lineup, including a handful of locals.

6 years ago

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

90s hip hop mogul Chris Schwartz

The Philadelphia native was instrumental in the rise of some of the biggest names in 90s Hip Hop – Schoolly D, Kriss Kross, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and Lauryn Hill.

Air Date: July 30, 2019 10:00 am

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People listen as the New Jersey Assembly considers and votes on a half-dozen gun control bills Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.
Money

Companies bristle as New Jersey issues tax breaks more slowly

New Jersey is clamping down on tax break recipients, making sure companies are creating the promised number of jobs before it sends out their yearly credits.

6 years ago

Delaware Governor John Carney signs into law a partial plastic bag ban (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Community

Delaware bans plastic bags for large stores beginning in Jan. 2021

The new law bans plastic bags from stores with more than 7,000 square feet of retail space and chain stores with three or more locations with at least 3,000 square feet each.

6 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler (left) and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) visit Monroe refinery in Trainor, Pa., to discuss eliminating the federal regulation that requires blending ethanol with gasoline. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

At Delco refinery, Toomey pushes to reverse ethanol mandate

The Pa. Republican co-sponsored a bill with California Democrat Feinstein to dump the mandate that the fuel made from corn be mixed into transportation fuel.

6 years ago

Rahmi Halaby is the founder and CEO of Only Positives Co. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Only Positives Co. hopes to dispel negative Philly stereotypes through photography, streetwear

Only Positives Co. in West Philly wants to change the negative reputation of the city’s urban areas through streetwear and photography.

6 years ago

Listen 1:41
Darryl McCray, who under the name
Arts & Entertainment

Cornbread, the first graffiti artist, shows new work at Philadelphia gallery

Cornbread first started writing his name on walls while in juvenile detention. A half-century later, his iconic name is in simultaneous exhibitions, Philly and NYC.

6 years ago

Listen 1:46
Developments on the Camden waterfront, like the American Water corporate headquarters and the 18-story Camden Tower, receive substantial local tax breaks in addition to state tax incentives. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Camden rising? As deficit grows, new businesses won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years

Camden’s budget deficit could get worse despite a corporate-office building boom. Many companies won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years.

6 years ago

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Zara's parent company Inditex announced new sustainability goals this month. But can a fast-fashion brand built on growth truly become sustainable? (Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

Can fast fashion and sustainability be stitched together?

Spanish retailer Zara pledges to use nearly all sustainable materials by 2025. But is that possible for a fast-fashion brand?

6 years ago

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