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City Hall: Virtual Town Hall Discusses Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Crisis

April 9, 2021Iris Amanda Wexler

Councilmember Allan Domb hosted a virtual town hall to address the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Erica Atwood.

Chinatown: Lunar New Year Celebrations Continue Amid Pandemic

April 1, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

There might be less people in the streets this year in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, but the community still found ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in February amid the pandemic and the anti-Asian discrimination that

Chinatown: Supporting Philly’s AAPI Community During Rise in Anti-Asian Violence

March 7, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Cynthia Choi of Chinese for Affirmative Action said the COVID-19 surge in hate crimes has Asian people in America fearing for their lives. “The one thing you’ve been allowed to do in the last year is take

City Hall: Committee Hears Report on Racism Within First Judicial District

December 18, 2020Kamryn A Scrivens

Leaders of the subcommittee discuss the severity of discrimination at the workplace of the First Judicial District.

City Hall: Committee on Public Health and Human Services Evaluates Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine

December 16, 2020Kamryn A Scrivens

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

COVID-19: Christmas Comes to Dilworth Park Despite Pandemic

December 11, 2020Julia Ann Jablonski

Holiday festivities return to Center City, though in a socially distanced way.

City Hall: Council Committee Discusses Continued Eviction Relief for Philadelphia Renters

November 19, 2020Alexandra J Butz

A City Council committee recently amended a series of bills aimed at tenant relief for those facing eviction.

COVID-19: Veterinarian Offices Implement New Pandemic Policies and Practices

November 13, 2020Rachel Mae McQuiston

Doctors’ offices are not the only care facilities changing with the times. A trip to the veterinarian may look different than ever before.

COVID-19: Wedding Planning in the Midst of a Pandemic

October 21, 2020Julia Pacifico

COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines are making for a difficult time in the wedding industry.

COVID-19: Director of 1918 Influenza Exhibit Talks Coronavirus

August 31, 2020Miles 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.