Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director dives into how deliberate and creative planning is helping regions around the country—including Philly’s 52nd Street business corridor—maximize federal recovery funds. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
Our current library budget is only 75% of what it was 15 years ago. This is unacceptable. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
It’s been dubbed the Great Resignation, but maybe the Great Job Swap is more accurate. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
El 3 de marzo, durante la reunión del Concejo Municipal de Filadelfia, la propuesta de Licencia por Enfermedad Pagada en casos de emergencia auspiciada por la concejal general Kendra Brooks fue aprobada con 12 votos a favor y 4 en contra. | Por: Philatinos Radio (Read more.)
The City of Philadelphia celebrated the success of its rental assistance program this week at City Hall. The event brought together city, state and federal officials to highlight how the program helped people survive the pandemic. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Many issues impact housing affordability in Philadelphia, but there is one that impacts more than 10,000 households in mostly low-income neighborhoods and is a huge barrier to equity and generational wealth. Unfortunately, many Philadelphians are at risk, and they don’t know it. This is the issue of tangled titles, or when the name on a home’s deed does not match its current owner. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
There are 19 characters in the new play “Childhoodslost Chronicles,” 15 of which are teenagers. But the central character is a gun. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
A few easy things can make it cheaper to drive right now. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The residents of University City Townhomes are still required to leave by July, when the property owner’s subsidized housing contract with HUD ends. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Consider a case study from Boston on improving the program. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
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