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Month: May 2020

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COVID-19: Florida Community Members Help Feed Families Amidst Pandemic

May 29, 2020 Christopher Malo 0

Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia, as many of our student journalists are now located outside of the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting their [Read More]

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Riverfront: Along the Waterfront, a New Deal Era Tour Revisited

May 27, 2020 Maxwell Klemmer 0

As part of the stimulus of the New Deal, President Franklin Deleano Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed thousands of writers under the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP). One of the primary achievements of the FWP [Read More]

Business

COVID-19: How Philadelphia Restaurant Workers are Dealing With Unemployment

May 25, 2020 Claudia Estrada 0

Brian Chapman is a 34-year-old Chinatown resident, who used to work as a server at Double Knot, a popular sushi-based Schulson Collective restaurant located in Center City.  Like most restaurant employees, Chapman’s last day was [Read More]

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COVID-19: Amid Rising Unemployment and Economic Uncertainty, Career Coaches Offer Advice

May 22, 2020 Nicolette White 0

As Philadelphians remain under a statewide stay-at-home order and non-essential businesses keep their doors closed, questions surrounding how COVID-19 affects unemployment have taken center stage. Many Philadelphia residents are unable to work remotely and are [Read More]

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COVID-19: How Philadelphia Activists are Adjusting to Accommodate Social Distancing

May 20, 2020 Dyandra Harrison 0

Activism, in general, is a physical practice requiring public and face-to-face interaction. For some Philadelphia activists, COVID-19 has meant rethinking tactics. With social distancing measures restricting how much can be done in person, activists have [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Overbrook: High School Wrestler Reflects on Career, Friends, and Future

May 18, 2020 Jonathan Michalski and Winston Harris 0

With the help of Beat the Streets, Daishawn Tilghman found a passion that will carry him on to college. [Read More]

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COVID-19: Rural PA County Not Hit Hard, But Officials and Nonprofits Adjust and Prepare

May 15, 2020 Emma Goldhaber 0

Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia as many of our student journalists are no longer in the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting the their [Read More]

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Religion: Churches Embrace Online Technology Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

May 12, 2020 Christopher Malo 0

This time of year is usually one of the busiest times of year for churches. However, their daily operations and atmosphere have significantly changed as parishioners obey stay at home orders. Many churches moved toward [Read More]

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COVID-19: Nonprofits Face New Challenges Amid Coronavirus

May 6, 2020 Christopher Malo 0

Many local nonprofits struggle to keep the doors open due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with significant implications.  These nonprofits serve communities and readily provide resources, even during a public health crisis. But many face the uncertainty [Read More]

Cedar Park

Cedar Park: Folk Herbalist Helps Black and Brown Communities

May 4, 2020 Mydia Alonso 0

Folk herbalist and energy worker Desiree Thompson offers black and brown communities an opportunity at unconventional methods of healing. Clients go to Thompson’s shop, Nana Catherine’s Apothecary, for the array of services she can offer them that they otherwise not be able to get anywhere else in the city of Philadelphia. [Read More]

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