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Month: July 2020

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COVID-19: Cherry Hill East High School Students Reflect on Milestones Canceled by Pandemic

July 31, 2020 Adam Crognale 0

For three seniors and their teachers, spring concerts and musicals were the culmination of four years’ worth of work, but the coronavirus meant a change in plans.
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Animals

COVID-19: Main Line Animal Rescue Continues to Shelter and Adopt Animals

July 29, 2020 Carolyn Potts 0

During the past several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way of dealing with the isolation of social distancing, some families have been welcoming new furry friends into their homes.
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Arts and Entertainment

COVID-19: Artists Remember Philadelphians Who Have Died Through Portraiture

July 27, 2020 Miles Wall 0

The Trouble I’ve Seen project strives to remember those lost to the pandemic through art. [continue reading…]

COVID-19

Education: Parents, Teachers Lambast School District Over Reopening Plan at Board of Education Meeting

July 27, 2020 Jarred Cruz 0

More than 100 Parents, teachers, principals, and students all spoke against the School District of Philadelphia’s hybrid learning plan for fall. The board voted to delay action on Superintendent Hite’s proposed plan until the next week. [continue reading…]

COVID-19

Podcast: Talking Mental Health, COVID-19 in Sports Media

July 24, 2020 Benjamin Medland 0

Matt Desmond and Alec Palmer have built a support network among sports media professionals, offering a safe space to talk about the professions stresses and uncertainties in the wake of coronavirus. [continue reading…]

COVID-19

COVID-19: Reading, PA Youth Program Changes Plans, Still Offers Mentorship

July 22, 2020 Nate Griesbaum 0

Reading High School graduate Tillman Sims began TLC Fore Reading five years ago with the goal of shaping the minds of young men and women from all walks of life. Using a shared interest in golf as a starting point, Sims’ program introduces inner city students to a larger world outside their neighborhoods. [continue reading…]

COVID-19

COVID-19: Artists and Musicians Kept the Music Going at Delaware County Quarantine Open Mic

July 20, 2020 Megan Milligan 0

Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia because many of our student journalists are now temporarily located outside of the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting [continue reading…]

COVID-19

COVID-19: How Philadelphia Nonprofits are Adjusting Operations to Offer Services Safely

July 17, 2020 Nicolette White 0

As food insecurity and financial precarity increase, demand for services are needed now more than ever. Several non-profit organizations have changed their operations so that clients, volunteers, and staff can operate safely and, when it matters, in person. [continue reading…]

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COVID-19: How One Delaware Barbershop is Managing its Reopening

July 13, 2020 Jarred Cruz 0

At The Unique Touch, haircuts now come with masks and temperature checks. [continue reading…]

Business

Tacony: Tool Library Launches, Offering Affordable Access to Home Improvement

July 10, 2020 Miles Wall 0

The library will make tools ranging from circular saws to spotlights borrowable for up to one week, for a small fee. [continue reading…]

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