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Health

Don’t stop testing: Advice for business leaders hoping to bring workers back amid new COVID rise

Some of Delaware’s top business leaders heard from experts about returning employees to the office as the state’s COVID cases continue to climb.

5 years ago

Hathorne restaurant owner John Stephenson holds a sign for a pop-up restaurant which will cover the Hathorne sign when that restaurant is open, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Stephenson hosts temporary restaurants, known as pop-ups which he lets use his space, in an effort to help them weather the pandemic. Most recently, Hathorne hosts the pop-up St. Vito Focacciaria pizza company, which sign he holds, every Sunday night. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Community

Pop-up restaurants may stick around as COVID sees resurgence

As re-openings across the country are threatened by a rise in COVID-19 cases, pop-up creators and hosts are asking, “What next?”

5 years ago

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Community

Advocates and industry like what they see of New Jersey’s cannabis rules … so far

People are still reviewing the 160 pages of initial rules for New Jersey’s adult cannabis market. Advocates and those in the industry like what they’ve seen so far.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia Business Journal

After 6 years of development, W Philadelphia hotel set to open Friday with plenty of local flavor

After more than six years of development, the long-awaited W Philadelphia hotel at 1439 Chestnut St. will open on Friday.

5 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in prescription bottles
Politics & Policy

N.J. approves first set of rules for recreational weed sales. Here’s what you need to know

Nearly a year after residents voted to legalize it, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission planted the seeds for recreational marijuana use.

5 years ago

Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Politics & Policy

N.J. commission to release rules for recreational weed businesses

Several months after voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana, potential businesses will learn the rules they have to follow to operate.

5 years ago

Saweetie speaks at Sprite's Live from the Label Virtual Concert Series in Los Angeles. The best-selling rapper recently became the latest celebrity to have her own branded meal at McDonald's. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Sprite)
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Community

As brands reach for diverse customers, McDonald’s launches a Saweetie celebrity meal

Multi-platinum rapper Saweetie, who rose to fame with her hit single "Icy Girl," is teaming up with McDonald's to bring a little twist to her favorite menu order for her fans.

5 years ago

Co-founders Jay Ortiz (left) and Darnell Schoolfield (right) outside Art From the Heart Gallery in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly’s first NFT gallery abruptly closing in Brewerytown, looking to reopen in Fishtown

There’s a final bash to raise funds for the unexpected move.

5 years ago

In this Monday, June 17, 2019, file photo, Joshua Ni, 24, and Fritz Ramirez, 23, vape from electronic cigarettes in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Samantha Maldonado, File)
Radio Times
Health

‘Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul’

Time Magazine's Jamie Ducharme on the rise and fall of Juul and how the e-cigarette company went from helping people quit smoking to hooking teens on vaping.

Air Date: August 12, 2021 10:00 am

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Saba Tedla is the owner of Booker’s Restaurant and Bar on Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘Less than adequate time’: Even supporters worry about Philly’s quick indoor mask mandate

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.

5 years ago

Diners eat and drink at the Hungry Rhino restaurant in Windsor Locks, Conn., Friday, March 19, 2021. Beginning today, limits have been lifted at Connecticut restaurants, non-theater indoor recreation centers, libraries, museums, aquariums, gyms and fitness centers, retail shops, offices, personal services establishments and houses of worship. Mask-wearing, distancing and cleaning protocols will still be required. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to restaurants requiring proof of vaccination

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philly to see how residents are feeling about the growing list of restaurants requiring proof of vaccination to dine indoors.

5 years ago

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This June 28, 2021 photo shows a dealer at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City NJ conducting a game of roulette. Figures released Aug. 10, 2021 by the American Gaming Association show the nation's commercial casinos had their best second quarter in history, with $13.6 billion in revenue, and are on pace to have their best year ever in 2021 as gamblers return to in-person casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Money

In-person gamblers lifting US casino market to its best year

America's casinos had their best second quarter in history, taking in $13.6 billion.

5 years ago

Uber and Lyft sign in windshield of car, Queens, New York. (Education Images/Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Lyft and Uber prices are high. Wait times are long and drivers are scarce

In some cities, Uber and Lyft prices are up 79% from pre-pandemic levels, according to analytics firm Gridwise Inc.

5 years ago

A United Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport last month. The carrier has become the first major U.S. airline to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. (David Zalubowski/AP)
NPR
Health

United becomes the 1st major U.S. airline to require employees be vaccinated

United Airlines has told its 67,000 U.S.-based employees that they will need to be inoculated against COVID-19 by late October to stay on the job.

5 years ago

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Community

Wawa recommends masking when you order that shorti, regardless of vaccination status

Wawa is joining other retailers in requiring workers to mask up as coronavirus cases rise again. The company recommends customers do the same.

5 years ago

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