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Articles by Miles Wall

COVID-19

COVID-19: Officials Urge PA Renters to Make Use of Renewed Assistance Program

May 3, 2021 Miles Wall

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.

Center City

COVID-19: Director of 1918 Influenza Exhibit Talks Coronavirus

August 31, 2020 Miles Wall

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.

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City Hall

City Hall: Officials Say City’s Post-COVID Economy Must Be More Equitable

August 11, 2020 Miles Wall

In a hearing on Philadelphia’s path towards economic recovery, testimony from officials stressed plans to make the new economy more fair.

Arts and Entertainment

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

July 27, 2020 Miles Wall

The Trouble I’ve Seen project strives to remember those lost to the pandemic through art.

Business

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

July 10, 2020 Miles Wall

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

City Hall

City Hall: Council Approves New Renter Protections

June 26, 2020 Miles Wall

Measures include a lengthy extension of the city’s eviction moratorium and the waiving of all late fees on rent.

Government

Social Issues: Activists, Demonstrators Call for Further PPD Cuts

June 12, 2020 Miles Wall

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

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