City Hall
City Hall: Committee Hears Report on Racism Within First Judicial District
Leaders of the subcommittee discuss the severity of discrimination at the workplace of the First Judicial District. [continue reading…]
Center City
City Hall
City Hall: Committee on Public Health and Human Services Evaluates Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine
A City Council subcommittee held a public hearing on Nov. 19 to discuss resolutions related to the plan for distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in Philadelphia. The Committee on Public Health and Human Services held a [continue reading…]
Business
COVID-19: Christmas Comes to Dilworth Park Despite Pandemic
Holiday festivities return to Center City, though in a socially distanced way. [continue reading…]
City Hall
City Hall: Council Committee Discusses Continued Eviction Relief for Philadelphia Renters
A City Council committee recently amended a series of bills aimed at tenant relief for those facing eviction. [continue reading…]
Animals
COVID-19: Veterinarian Offices Implement New Pandemic Policies and Practices
Doctors’ offices are not the only care facilities changing with the times. A trip to the veterinarian may look different than ever before. [continue reading…]
Business
COVID-19: Wedding Planning in the Midst of a Pandemic
COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines are making for a difficult time in the wedding industry. [continue reading…]
Center City
COVID-19: Director of 1918 Influenza Exhibit Talks Coronavirus
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. [continue reading…]
Education
Spring Garden: Students March to Protest Racism in Philadelphia Schools
Youth for Black Lives, an independent Philadelphia activist group, marched from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to City Hall on Sunday, Aug. 2 to protest racism in Philadelphia schools. [continue reading…]
City Hall
City Hall: Officials Say City’s Post-COVID Economy Must Be More Equitable
In a hearing on Philadelphia’s path towards economic recovery, testimony from officials stressed plans to make the new economy more fair. [continue reading…]
Center City
Spring Garden: Community Protests in Advance of Belarus Election
In anticipation of the presidential election on Aug. 9 in Belarus, protestors assembled at the Art Museum to protest the Belarusian government. [continue reading…]