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Firefighters assess the damage to the Bar(n) at 4901 Catharine St. in West Philadelphia
Community
Billy Penn

The Bar(n) is fundraising for staff after fire destroys popular West Philly dive

Called the Bar(n), it’s on a site with a history of safety violations, but the longtime owner says the blaze was unconnected.

2 years ago

Kaiser Permanente frontline healthcare workers picket outside the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
Health

Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike

The unions had said bargaining sessions had been scheduled for this week.

2 years ago

someone crosses an empty intersection
Money

Philadelphia ranks No. 5 in the nation for downtown foot traffic recovery since 2019

Philadelphia’s Center City District staff explored economic recovery metrics, such as foot traffic, in 26 cities nationwide.

2 years ago

Proprietor Youngnam Kwon (right) and staff at Mari Mari in Center City, which he opened three years after launching a stand in H Mart following decades training in restaurants in Korea and NYC.
Community
Billy Penn

After H Mart success, Mari Mari rolls into Center City with fusion sushi

The owner’s mantra for the dine-in restaurant at 13th and Chestnut: “It should be easy, it should be cheap, and it should be simple.”

2 years ago

File photo: Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg appears during his sentencing hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, Jan. 10, 2023, in New York.
Courts & Law

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand

Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trump’s annual financial statements.

2 years ago

A WGA support sign rests near SAG-AFTRA members picketing outside Warner Bros. Studio as the actors strike continues on September 26, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Writers union votes to ratify contract, ending one of Hollywood’s longest strikes

The deal delivers salary increases to writers, along with boosts to their health and pension funds, and the establishment of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence.

2 years ago

Allan Domb speaks at a Philly mayoral candidate forum
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Can Allan Domb move Philly forward through business instead of politics? He plans to try

The onetime mayoral candidate and ex-councilmember is worrying about schools, Kensington, and tax cuts — this time, as a private citizen.

2 years ago

Claudia Goldin speaks to a reporter on the phone in her home in Cambridge, Mass. after learning that she received the Nobel Prize in Economics, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
NPR
Community

Economics Nobel Prize goes to Claudia Goldin, an expert on women at work

Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.

2 years ago

Philadelphia's Center City skyline
Money

Men still control 73% of board seats of Philly region’s biggest publicly traded companies

There are only three women CEOs at the top 100 publicly traded companies in the Philadelphia region, according to a PwC analysis for the Forum of Executive Women.

2 years ago

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Former President Donald Trump listens during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
Courts & Law

Evidence at New York fraud trial shows that Trump’s financial statements were key to a loan deal

Trump said in pretrial testimony that he never thought the statements “would be taken very seriously.”

2 years ago

A rendering of a proposed Sixers arena
Studio 2

Sixers Arena on Market East, Madame Fromage, Flags and Vexillology

The ongoing debate surrounding the 76ers arena on Market East has reached a boiling point, with multiple stakeholders now entering the fray. We have the latest updates.

Air Date: October 5, 2023 12:00 pm

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York.
Courts & Law

After judge’s rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial

After Trump slammed the judge's principal law clerk on social media Tuesday, the judge ordered all participants in the trial not to hurl personal attacks at court staffers.

2 years ago

Philip Korshak holds up a bagel in one of his signature social media posts. The shop was the only independent cafe in Philly so far working under a ratified Local 80 union contract
Community
Billy Penn

What the Korshak Bagels shutdown means for Philly’s indie cafe union movement

The demise of the popular South Philadelphia shop was a blow to Local 80, but organizers are bullish on its future.

2 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters
Courts & Law

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

“No matter how powerful you are, and no matter how much money you think you have, no one is above the law," said AG Letitia James.

2 years ago

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, center, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, center right speak alongside SAG-AFTRA members during a press conference announcing a strike by The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Thursday, July, 13, 2023, in Los Angeles.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The Hollywood writers strike is over, but the actors strike could drag on. Here’s why

The actors union represents many types of performers — actors, dancers, stunt people — each with specific needs that need to be addressed.

2 years ago

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