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Broke in Philly

City Council votes to move ‘fair workweek’ scheduling bill forward

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7 years ago

Wendell Whitlock is the Board Chairman Emeritus of Sullivan Progress Plaza. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Urban Planning

Nation’s first black-owned shopping center celebrates 50 years

The shopping center on Broad and Oxford Streets might not look out of the ordinary to the average passersby. But that hasn’t stopped po ...

7 years ago

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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry answers questions during a media availability following a tour of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden

Perry spoke at a water conference and toured the Holtec International plant on the Camden waterfront.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly

Philly Council bill would outlaw cashless businesses

Councilman William Greenlee thinks cashless businesses are classist.

7 years ago

The Magnolia home was one of the largest offered through the Sears catalog. Sears sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes between 1908 and 1940. Some enthusiasts estimate that about 70 percent of Sears houses are still standing today. (Sears Holdings Corp.)
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Money

Sears is fading, but memories of its mail-order homes endure

Now that its parent company has filed for bankruptcy, owners of some of those homes are lamenting the end of the Sears era.

7 years ago

Terry Egger, CEO of Philadelphia Media Network and Jim Friedlich, CEO of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, speak at a memorial service for the late H.F.
Money

‘Optimism, intuition, experience’: Philly remembers Gerry Lenfest

Lenfest's commitment to journalism may have been his greatest achievement, many suggested.

7 years ago

A sign announcing a store closing hangs above a Sears in Chicago. The bankruptcy filing could mark the end of the struggling retailer, which invented the mail-order catalog busines
NPR
Money

Sears, drowning in red ink, finally files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Sears — the iconic retailer that has sold everything from clothing and toys to refrigerators and socket wrenches over its more than 125-year history — may have reached the end

7 years ago

Macy’s worker Susan Hedman keeps a notebook of all her schedule changes so she can hold Macy’s accountable to Seattle’s secure scheduling law. (Juliana Reyes)
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Broke In Philly

Seattle is the leader in worker protection laws. What can Philly learn as it considers a ‘fair workweek’?

Susan Hedman knows her rights under Seattle's secure scheduling law.

7 years ago

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Hawa Hamadi serves up an order at Ivar's Fish Bar, the to-go section of Ivar's on the waterfront pier, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Ivar's is one of the local businesses affected by Seattle's Secure Scheduling Ordinance, which took effect in July 2017, aiming to establish more predictable work schedules for employees of large retail and food establishments. (Lindsey Wasson for the Inquirer)
Money
Broke In Philly

As Philly considers copying Seattle law making hourly workers’ schedules easier, here’s how it’s working there

If passed in Philadelphia, backers say it would help 130,000 employees — most of them part-time chain retail and fast-food workers — or 20 percent of the city's workforce.

7 years ago

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This Oct, 12, 2018 photo shows losing betting slips in Atlantic City, N.J. that had predicted the New York Yankees to either reach the World Series or win it. New Jersey gambling regulators were set to announce figures on Oct. 12 showing a
Money

Football helps N.J. sports bets nearly double to $184 million

Nevada's sports books handled $286.5 million in June; $244.6 million in July and $247.6 million in August.

7 years ago

State Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, says he wants to make sure the growing cannabis industry offers opportunity for all. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Money

Philly hosts conference to bolster minority participation in cannabis industry

Another focus of the conference will be on continuing to press for legalizing marijuana to end well-documented patterns of racially biased enforcement.

7 years ago

Scott Stephenson has been named president and CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution, replacing Michael C. Quinn, who stepped down in March. (Museum of the American Revolution)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Museum of American Revolution names CEO

A year and a half after opening, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia gets a new leader.

7 years ago

A photograph of Fred Trump on display in the Oval Office.
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

NYT uncovers Trump family tax schemes

Guests: Russell Buetner, Jennifer Bird-Pollan Donald Trump has long-bragged about being a self-made billionaire but a recent N ...

Air Date: October 9, 2018 10:00 am

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NPR
Money

China makes a big play in Silicon Valley

There is a serious concern in Washington that China could acquire too much sensitive U.S. technology and transfer it back home.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump accepts a hard hat from National Electrical Contractors Association President David Long. Trump closed the NECA convention in Philadelphia with a speech on job creation and training. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump touts environmental deregulation in Philadelphia

The president told a group of electrical contractors that fewer rules are good for business

7 years ago

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