A City Council bill designed to prevent unscrupulous contractors from receiving construction tax benefits sparked a debate about whether it could also open the door for a crackdown on undocumented workers in an unusually contentious committee hearing on Monday. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The funds are aimed at equipping Black and brown Philadelphians with tech skills that employers are increasingly seeking. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Comcast Corp. will charge more for heavy users of home internet in Northeast states — including Pennsylvania and New Jersey — angering customers who work and study online due to the pandemic. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The mediation-based program is designed for landlords and tenants to settle on an agreement without the involvement of a legal judgment that can stain a tenant’s credit and make finding another place to live difficult. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
The group, made up of 30-plus fitness studios and gyms in the region, is petitioning the city to change its latest coronavirus restrictions. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
The restrictions that went into effect at 5 p.m. Friday halted indoor dining and closed gyms, among other restrictions. The group of fitness business owners said their outdoor workout Tuesday was a demonstration to remind the city of the financial hit they would take from the closures. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Activist leaders on campus and across the city have called for a donation like this for a long time. They want Penn to pay payments in lieu of taxes, known as PILOTs, calling foul on the regulations that allow a nonprofit that owns $3.2 billion in city real estate to skip property taxes. Like the tax dollars contributed by other property owners in the city, their payments could go towards public schools and infrastructure. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Members of the coalition said Black charters have received an unfair amount of scrutiny from school district officials, who have the authority to close underperforming schools as part of a lengthy public process that includes a review of academic, financial and organizational health. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The farm also serves as a community commons — a nexus of artistic and entrepreneurial incubation in what neighbors call a “magical” space dotted by sheds and a pavilion used for public events. It offers safety, its organizers say, and a respite from “the ravages of systemic racism.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Philly homeowners were approved for CARES Act aid, only to get rejection letters from the bank — which then reversed its position (again). | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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