At a press briefing on April 12, state and local officials including Mayor Jim Kenney urged residents to apply for first-come-first-serve funds. [continue reading…]
A conversation with Robert D. Hicks, who led the development of the Mütter Museum’s Spit Spreads Death exhibit, about how the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic compares to COVID-19, and what we can learn from the past. [continue reading…]
In a hearing on Philadelphia’s path towards economic recovery, testimony from officials stressed plans to make the new economy more fair. [continue reading…]
The Trouble I’ve Seen project strives to remember those lost to the pandemic through art. [continue reading…]
The library will make tools ranging from circular saws to spotlights borrowable for up to one week, for a small fee. [continue reading…]
Measures include a lengthy extension of the city’s eviction moratorium and the waiving of all late fees on rent. [continue reading…]
Community activists and others gathered at City Hall on June 10 for a demonstration demanding funding cuts to the Philadelphia Police Department, joining dozens of similar municipal calls-to-action since the nation erupted in protest two [continue reading…]
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