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Arts and Entertainment

COVID-19: Film Lovers Can Still Catch a Flick at Lehigh Valley Drive-In

August 7, 2020 Jarek Rutz

Shankweiler’s, a historic drive-in theater in Orefield, Pennsylvania, gives viewers a much-needed source of safe, socially distanced entertainment.

COVID-19

Mt. Airy: Lovett Librarian Shares Stories and Books with Community Despite Coronavirus

August 5, 2020 Megan Milligan

Quarantine hasn’t stopped some Philadelphia kids from spending time with their favorite librarian. Dana Giusti, the children’s librarian at Mt. Airy’s Lovett Library has hosted virtual story times over Facebook Live for children since the

COVID-19

COVID-19: Delaware Organizations Collaborate to Offer Services to Those In Need

August 3, 2020 Jarred Cruz

The Food Bank of Delaware and The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health team up to help Delawareans.

COVID-19

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

July 31, 2020 Adam Crognale

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.

Animals

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

July 29, 2020 Carolyn Potts

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.

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.

COVID-19

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

July 27, 2020 Jarred Cruz

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.

COVID-19

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

July 24, 2020 Benjamin Medland

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.

COVID-19

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

July 22, 2020 Nate Griesbaum

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.

COVID-19

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

July 20, 2020 Megan Milligan

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

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