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Pennsylvania

Jeweler Bob Strehlau holds an ink drawing by Vincent Van Gogh
Arts & Entertainment

Original works by Picasso, van Gogh, and more on display in Kennett Square jewelry store

Hanging on the wall behind the glass cases are 48 pieces of art by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Salvador Dalí, and more.

6 years ago

Gilero employee Anne-Marie Dutch assembles a face shield in Pittsboro, N.C., as Gov. Roy Cooper tours the facility Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. The medical device manufacturer began producing face shields when the pandemic started and also produces swabs for rapid tests in addition to self contained oxygenated negative pressure environments. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania spent $35M on plastic face shields in early 2020

In part, the state spent so much money on face shields because that’s what was available amid the national rush to find medical equipment, officials said.

6 years ago

(Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Pa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act

Pa. tenants and homeowners missed out on roughly $108M of $175M in federal coronavirus relief because state programs distributing the funding made it too hard to access.

6 years ago

A health care worker wears personal protective equipment as she speaks with a patient at a mobile testing location
Health

Bucks County struggles to enforce new Pa. COVID-19 guidelines

Officials in Bucks County say they’re struggling to enforce new state COVID-19 guidelines as some businesses continue to flout the new restrictions.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/ Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

An incarcerated man died of the coronavirus, but Pa. corrections never told his family

State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family and advocates contend they could do more when prisoners get sick.

6 years ago

Fresh crayons and markers await preschool students.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa.’s free pre-K program provides a meaningful math and language boost, says new study

Those results were consistent across the state, in urban and rural areas alike. And they remained evident in the second half of kindergarten.

6 years ago

Protesters exchange points of view outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes were being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Keystone Crossroads
Community
America Amplified

Trump, Biden, COVID: Perfect recipe for a deeply divided family Christmas

As the pandemic surges and the hyper-polarization of the election has yet to wane, preparing for the holidays this year is causing many families to navigate deep divides.

6 years ago

Listen 5:46
Pre-k teacher Monica Alvarez cleans and disinfects teaching tools as she prepares her classroom
Education

Rural schools need help to make remote learning accessible to all

Countless children in small towns across are being robbed of their right to learn and develop, writes Edward Albert of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools.

6 years ago

Then-mayoral candidate Eddie Moran gives a speech to supporters gathered at Jet Set Restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania on Nov. 2, 2019. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Politics & Policy

This Pa. mayor’s trip to Puerto Rico during the pandemic drew criticism, attention to Latino health disparities

Trips like Mayor Eddie Moran’s are by no means prohibited by any law or mandate, but they cut against the new social norms brought about by the coronavirus.

6 years ago

The West Avenue Grille in Jenkintown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Montco announces new grant program ‘specifically for the restaurant industry’

Starting Dec. 30, restaurants and food service businesses can apply for $10,000 through the MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Dr. Shane Wilson performs rounds in a portion of Scotland County Hospital set up to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in Memphis, Mo.
Health

Montco officials on COVID-19: Vaccine offers hope, but public must continue to ‘hunker down’

Vaccines are not expected to be widely available to the public for months, according to health officials.

6 years ago

Ashley Dawson (left) and her daughter Shana Dawson at their home in Aldan, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

As the gap between students and teachers of color widens in Pa., Black families demand change

More than a fifth of Pa.’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years. Pa.'s student/teacher disparity is among the widest in the U.S.

6 years ago

Listen 4:49
Snow falls on Market Street during a snow storm on December 16, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather

Sleet, icing, snow: Parts of Pa. see biggest December snowfall in years, says state meteorologist

Pennsylvania’s top meteorologist says Wednesday’s winter storm is a big one for parts of the commonwealth.

6 years ago

A snow plow drives across a road in a heavy snowfall in Morrisville, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Weather

PennDOT, PA Turnpike: Road restrictions in response to winter snow storm

To keep up with the latest information as the storm progresses, follow 511PA via its traveler information website and mapping tool.

6 years ago

Torrance State Hospital in Pa.
Community
Spotlight PA

State-run psychiatric hospital can’t recruit enough workers as Pa. risks violating federal requirements

Staff is “running out of gas” at Torrance State Hospital, where federal inspectors said short-staffing created safety risks in 2018 and 2019.

6 years ago

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