Arts and Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment: What to do during Musikfest 2021
Musikfest is back in Bethlehem and these are some of the best things you can expect when you visit this August. [continue reading…]
Topics
City Hall
Environment: Officials Promise Ambitious Plan for City’s Trees at Public Meeting
The Philly Tree Plan seeks to address both environmental quality and inequality by finding where trees can have the most positive impact and then plant them there. [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Social Issues: The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund Posts Bail for Philadelphians in Need
The Philadelphia Community Bail Fund hopes that by posting bail and helping defendants as they await trial, they can show that he cash bail system is an unnecessary part of the justice system. [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Social Issues: New Leash On Life Gives Second Chance to Both Shelter Dogs and Incarcerated Individuals
New Leash on Life USA is a recidivism reduction program in Philadelphia that pairs at-risk dogs with individuals in the criminal justice system to provide both with an opportunity at a new life. [continue reading…]
Health
Health: Memory Cafes Provide Social Outlet and Engagement for Those With Dementia, Alzheimer’s
When diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, individuals can experience isolation and bouts of depression. With the establishment of memory cafes across the country, mental health and one’s sense of belonging may increase. [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
COVID-19: Restaurants, Bar Owners, and Musicians are Figuring Out When and How to Bring Live Music Back
Sprinkles is not a music venue, but owner Emily Reich was happy to hire jazz musicians to perform on weekends at her ice cream shop to help drum up business. [continue reading…]
Business
Business: The Welcoming Center Launches Engaging Immigrant Talent Toolkit
As businesses look to fill open jobs coming out of the pandemic, a new toolkit offers practical advice for hiring and keeping immigrant workers. [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Northwest: Chestnut Hill West Line Service Returns After Pandemic Disruption
As life begins to return to normal, commuting is too with the restoration of SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill West line. [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Social Issues: Running To Divert Students From Juvenile Justice System
Students Run Philly Style’s MileUp program hosts races and training for teens and youth interested in running as a way to bring them into a diversion program that helps keep them out of the juvenile justice system.
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Government
Health: After Health Commissioner’s Resignation, Harm Reduction Organizations Ask ‘What’s Next?’
With the resignation of health commissioner Thomas Farley, harm reduction organizations fighting the city’s opioid crisis wonder what this change in leadership means following another increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020. [continue reading…]