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Amateur Sports

COVID-19: Track Coaches, Athletes Reflect on Lost Spring Season

November 4, 2020Donovan F Hugel

When the Penn Relays were cancelled in March, many high school athletes lost out on an opportunity to impress college recruiters, including the team at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey.

Mantua

Mantua: Community Celebrates Life of Miles Mack With Playground Renovation

October 30, 2020Victoria Lucas

City leaders and community residents come together to break ground on $2.2
million playground project

Business

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

Sports: Phandemic Crew Offers Solace and Unity for Phillies Fans

October 19, 2020Samiya Green and Mia Perlman

The Phandemic Krew spent the entire baseball season outside of Citizens Bank Park, helping baseball fans cope with COVID-19 and sporting events without spectators.

COVID-19

Roxborough: How The Schuylkill Nature Center has Adapted to Social Distancing

September 16, 2020Nicolette White

As COVID-19 continues to affect operations, The Schuylkill Nature Center in Roxborough has found ways to offer camps and programming in a safe way.

COVID-19

COVID-19: LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program Provides Assistance to Customers Struggling With Utility Bills

September 14, 2020Solmaira Valerio

LIHEAP is now open and accepting applications until Aug. 31, 2020 or until funds are exhausted

Center City

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.

Education

Spring Garden: Students March to Protest Racism in Philadelphia Schools

August 12, 2020Eden MacDougall

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.

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City Hall

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

August 11, 2020Miles Wall

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

Center City

Spring Garden: Community Protests in Advance of Belarus Election

August 6, 2020Jarek Rutz

In anticipation of the presidential election on Aug. 9 in Belarus, protestors assembled at the Art Museum to protest the Belarusian government.

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