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Chris Newsome stands in front of Heart of Hustle at the Cumberland Mall
Money

Black-owned businesses are booming in New Jersey. But there’s a catch

Black-owned businesses are rebounding in the Garden State. But they still lack access to capital in a way their white counterparts do not.

3 years ago

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Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here casino workers union picket outside the Tropicana casino
Money

Union to vote on authorizing Atlantic City casino strike

Local 54 of the Unite Here union will decide whether to authorize union leadership to call a strike against any or all of the nine casinos.

3 years ago

Martin's potato rolls had become a popular item among chef-driven burger joints. (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Shapiro speaks out against boycott of Martin’s ‘damn good’ potato rolls

The Democrat running for Pa. governor noted the bakery provides hundreds of jobs, and its owners have the right to give his opponent money.

3 years ago

A rendering of what Filbert Street might look like this fall when the transformation is complete. (Courtesy of Ground Reconsidered)
Community
Billy Penn

The street next to Reading Terminal Market is becoming a ‘festival’ area with expanded sidewalks and outdoor dining

The project isn’t quite as ambitious as originally planned — no retractable bollards, for example — but it should all be done by fall.

3 years ago

People dance in Detroit as the sun sets behind the skyline in November 2020. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Community
Billy Penn

What can Philly learn from Detroit? Local leaders are heading to the Midwest to find out

The two cities have a lot in common, so organizers say this year’s GPLEX conference has a ton of potential.

3 years ago

Bottles of Gatorade are pictured, left, a 32 fluid ounce and 28 fluid ounce
Money

No, you’re not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking

Experts say shrinkflation proliferates in times of high inflation as companies grapple with rising costs for ingredients, packaging, and labor.

3 years ago

A burger from Shake Shack
Community
Billy Penn

Shake Shack declines to drop Martin’s, but says they’re in ‘active conversations’ about the bakery’s ties to Mastriano

Other food businesses, like Philly’s Federal Donuts, are seeking alternate potato roll vendors.

3 years ago

Pedestrians walk on Waterloo Bridge to cross over the River Thames
NPR
Politics & Policy

A big 32-hour workweek test is underway. Supporters think it could help productivity

A pilot in the U.K. is testing a theory about work. Can people in various industries remain as productive if they just work 32 hours a week with the same pay as 40 hours?

3 years ago

Bob Hayman has accumulated lots of thick reusable plastic bags that stores provided after they exploited a legal loophole. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

‘Anything to save the environment.’ Delaware’s revised plastic bag ban takes effect July 1

Big stores exploited a loophole in a law that took effect in January 2021 and gave away thicker plastic bags that many customers have stockpiled.

3 years ago

Jonathan Pruiett, a geospatial analyst with Cognizant, is part of a team that updates Google maps. They pushed back against a policy that would have required them to be in the office full-time and won a 90-day reprieve.
NPR
Lifestyle

The idea of working in the office, all day, every day? No thanks, say workers

Working from home isn't possible in many jobs, but in companies where it is, the return to office has become a point of tension between workers and their bosses.

3 years ago

The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Mich., is reopening, allowing supplies of baby formula to head to consumers starting later this month, the company said Saturday. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Abbott’s baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage

Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says.

3 years ago

File photo: In this photo provided by Gerber,  Ann Turner Cook, whose baby face launched the iconic Gerber logo, arrives at NBC's Today Show to announce the winner of the 2012 Gerber Generation Photo Search on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in New York City. ( (Amy Sussman/Gerber via AP, File)
Community

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, dies at 95

Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Black Restaurant Week kicks off across Philadelphia

Businesses across the city are participating in the week-long celebration of cultural cuisines.

3 years ago

Amazon workers participate in a walkout at the company's Bellmawr, N.J., facility.
Money

Why Amazon’s wish to reduce its footprint in N.J. will be challenging

A slowdown in online shopping prompts Amazon to rethink the space it has, including a facility it’s closing in South Jersey.

3 years ago

A silhouette of a person standing in an airport is visible, with a plane visible in the background, outside the window.
Money

Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend. They’re also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations.

3 years ago

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