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Featured Stories

Health: Campaign Encourages Low-income Residents to Rely on Tap Water

June 22, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Philadelphia’s tap water is inexpensive and accessible. But resident surveys reveal close to 40 percent of Philadelphians report drinking bottled water as their primary water source at home, and low-income neighborhoods show higher percentages of bottled water usage.

Germantown
Education

Education: Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short

May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short

Fairhill Elementary
Crime

Education: Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?

May 11, 2023 Michala J Butler

Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?

Kristen Clark
Education

Education: The School Closures Were Traumatic

May 11, 2023 Ella Lathan

Kristen Clark said that the school closures of 2012 and 2013 were traumatic.

Mayfair

Energy: Can Green Solutions Reduce Energy Burdens?

February 10, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

205 low-to-moderate income residents have participated in PEA’s programs targeted toward expanding solar installations on city homes

Crime

Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source

November 28, 2022 Natalie Elizabeth Kerr

Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source

Animals

Point Breeze: Volunteers Pitch in for Cleanup Day at the Saved Me Dog Adoption Center

June 3, 2022 Josephina Abigail Lomorticello

Saved Me Adoption Center held their annual spring cleaning event on on Saturday, April 30.

Government

Wynnefield: How One Woman Works To End Gun Violence

May 16, 2022 Taylor Marie Carmichael

Movita Johnson-Harrell provides knowledge on how she takes the time to help individuals in her community while trying to make a difference.

COVID-19

COVID-19: Addiction Counselors Offer Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Despite Pandemic

May 4, 2021 Matthew Sweeten Bevan

At Livengrin, counseling staff have continued to reach out to patients, finding ways
to keep social distancing from being a barrier to recovery.

Business

COVID-19: Hourly Restaurant Workers Discuss Being Hit Hard by the Pandemic

August 14, 2020 Lauren Savana

Ten individuals share their personal experiences of losing their job during COVID-19. They talk about the difficulties applying for unemployment, their day-to-day lives without jobs, and the anxiety they felt when restaurants reopened for outdoor dining.

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