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Business

The in-progress storefront of the coming Aldi in early October 2020. (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Community

Aldi on North Broad sets December 3 opening next to Divine Lorraine

Philly’s pre-pandemic supermarket boom is slowly continuing to roll out.

5 years ago

Passers-by walk past a hiring sign as they enter a Target retail store location, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dept. of Labor shows small employment gains in October

In the month before Philadelphia and other Pa. cities entered a second coronavirus wave, the state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly.

5 years ago

Mike 'Scoats' Scotese (Left) holds the Philly Beer Week Hammer of Glory outside Grey Lodge Pub in 2015. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
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Grey Lodge and Bridgewater’s Pub closing for good as COVID restrictions strike key Philly beer bars

For both venues, the final blow was Philly’s latest ban on indoor dining.

5 years ago

Patrick Connaghan, owner at 717 Armory in Harrisburg, Pa., attributes the shortage to supply and demand, stating that their sales grew roughly 1400% in roughly 60 days. (Kate Landis/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Wolf gets bills to protect selling guns during disasters

Gov. Tom Wolf has not said whether he would sign or veto the bills.

5 years ago

A man wearing a face mask bicycles along Broad Street, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Money
Broke in Philly

$1 billion in relief aid is tied up in Harrisburg as Pa. businesses face more COVID-19 pain

Lawmakers are grappling with how to respond to the economic carnage of COVID-19: Should the government opt for robust stimulus spending or austerity?

5 years ago

The hands of five generations of women from a family that has worked on the same palm oil plantation since the early 1900s hold products made by iconic Western companies that source palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Money

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands

An AP investigation focuses on the brutal treatment of women in the production of palm oil, including the hidden scourge of sexual abuse.

5 years ago

The White House
Courts & Law

U.S. judge blocks Trump Administration rule inhibiting unions

The rule would have harmed the bargaining rights of more than 500,000 home healthcare workers in California and several hundred thousand additional workers across the nation.

5 years ago

(Steven Senne/AP)
NPR
Health

Amazon wants to sell you prescription medications

The retail giant barging in — its biggest foray into health care yet — reverberated through the industry on Tuesday.

5 years ago

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Politics & Policy

States plead for more federal help as COVID-19 outbreak worsens

“Every state ... every city is suffering," said one governor. "The federal government is really the only resource that we all have to turn to.”

5 years ago

A man wears a face shield while playing a slot machine at the Golden Nugget casino
Money

US casinos recovering from pandemic, but challenges remain

“People are looking for opportunities to escape what is happening around us. Coming to a casino is entertainment, and people still want to be entertained.”

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at Parc on Rittenhouse Square
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Adapt or die’: Small businesses brace for Philly’s new COVID-19 restrictions

Restaurants will no longer be allowed to serve diners indoors. Outdoor dining will now be limited to four people from the same household per table.

5 years ago

Julianna, 3, and Dylan, 5, Lasczak visit with Santa through a transparent barrier
Community

Here comes Santa Claus — with face masks and plexiglass

Despite the pandemic — and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19 — mall owners plan to bring him back this year.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at Parc on Rittenhouse Square
Community

Philly bans indoor gatherings, broadens restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Already-leaked restrictions become official. Starting Friday through Jan. 1, indoor dining is prohibited, gyms must close and outdoor events are limited.

5 years ago

Patrons enjoy food and drink at The Brass Rail in Hoboken, N.J.
Community

Murphy tightens N.J. coronavirus gathering restrictions to slow second wave

New Jersey's coronavirus levels have been spiking, which Murphy has said amounts to a “second wave.”

5 years ago

Staff in protective equipment prepare to test people at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J.
Health

Trenton to implement stricter COVID-19 restrictions Monday

New Jersey’s capital city will take advantage of a new order from Gov. Phil Murphy allowing it to implement stricter rules to mitigate COVID-19 spread as cases rise.

5 years ago

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