Featured Stories
Manayunk: Businesses Still Struggling to Recover One Month After Hurricane Ida
Business owners are dealing with millions of dollars in damages, as well as lost inventory and records. [continue reading…]
Year: 2021
Immigration
Social Issues: Organizations Team Up to Welcome Afghan Refugees to the City
Story by Adeena Syed As more Afghan refugees come to the city of Philadelphia in the wake of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations has [continue reading…]
Business
Chinatown: Grocery Business Stays Robust Despite Threat of COVID-19 Delta Variant
Story by Alan Lu Heng Fa Food Market, the largest grocery store in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, has remained financially successful despite increasing worries around the COVID-19 delta variant. The Chinatown Development Corporation estimated that the average [continue reading…]
Center City
Chinatown: Businesses and Shoppers React to Plastic Bag Ban
Story by Kent Kuo With the second phase of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban starting on Oct. 1, corner store staff and customers in Chinatown are preparing for the change. The bag ban prohibits stores from [continue reading…]
Community Meetings
Roxborough: Residents Organize Against Proposed Apartment Building
Story by Ryan Conway Roxborough residents have escalated an ongoing effort to stop local developer Designblendz from building a proposed apartment building at 4112 Pechin St. Members of the Central Roxborough Civic Association (CRCA) have [continue reading…]
City Hall
City Hall: Citizen Police Oversight Commission is Ready for Applications
Story by Janiece Scruggs A board made up of Philadelphia residents will soon be ready to investigate misconduct by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, thanks to recent legislation approved by City Council. “Our administration [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment: What to do during Musikfest 2021
Musikfest is back in Bethlehem and these are some of the best things you can expect when you visit this August. [continue reading…]
City Hall
Environment: Officials Promise Ambitious Plan for City’s Trees at Public Meeting
The Philly Tree Plan seeks to address both environmental quality and inequality by finding where trees can have the most positive impact and then plant them there. [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Social Issues: The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund Posts Bail for Philadelphians in Need
The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund hopes that by posting bail and helping defendants as they await trial, they can show that he cash bail system is an unnecessary part of the justice system. [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Social Issues: New Leash On Life Gives Second Chance to Both Shelter Dogs and Incarcerated Individuals
New Leash on Life USA is a recidivism reduction program in Philadelphia that pairs at-risk dogs with individuals in the criminal justice system to provide both with an opportunity at a new life. [continue reading…]