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City Hall: Virtual Town Hall Discusses Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Crisis

April 9, 2021 Iris Amanda Wexler 0

Councilmember Allan Domb hosted a virtual town hall to address the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Erica Atwood. […]

Chinatown

Chinatown: Lunar New Year Celebrations Continue Amid Pandemic

April 1, 2021 Philadelphia Neighborhoods 0

There might be less people in the streets this year in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, but the community still found ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in February amid the pandemic and the anti-Asian discrimination that […]

City Hall

City Hall: Committee Hears Report on Racism Within First Judicial District

December 18, 2020 Kamryn A Scrivens 0

Leaders of the subcommittee discuss the severity of discrimination at the workplace of the First Judicial District. […]

City Hall

City Hall: Committee on Public Health and Human Services Evaluates Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine

December 16, 2020 Kamryn A Scrivens 0

A City Council subcommittee held a public hearing on Nov. 19 to discuss resolutions related to the plan for distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in Philadelphia.  The Committee on Public Health and Human Services held a […]

Business

COVID-19: Christmas Comes to Dilworth Park Despite Pandemic

December 11, 2020 Julia Ann Jablonski 1

Holiday festivities return to Center City, though in a socially distanced way. […]

City Hall

City Hall: Council Committee Discusses Continued Eviction Relief for Philadelphia Renters

November 19, 2020 Alexandra J Butz 0

A City Council committee recently amended a series of bills aimed at tenant relief for those facing eviction. […]

Animals

COVID-19: Veterinarian Offices Implement New Pandemic Policies and Practices

November 13, 2020 Rachel Mae McQuiston 0

Doctors’ offices are not the only care facilities changing with the times. A trip to the veterinarian may look different than ever before. […]

Business

COVID-19: Wedding Planning in the Midst of a Pandemic

October 21, 2020 Julia Pacifico 0

COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines are making for a difficult time in the wedding industry. […]

Center City

COVID-19: Director of 1918 Influenza Exhibit Talks Coronavirus

August 31, 2020 Miles Wall 0

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. […]

Education

Spring Garden: Students March to Protest Racism in Philadelphia Schools

August 12, 2020 Eden MacDougall 0

Youth for Black Lives, an independent Philadelphia activist group, marched from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to City Hall on Sunday, Aug. 2 to protest racism in Philadelphia schools. […]

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