Frankford House: New affordable housing for seniors in Philly
The facility is built on properties assembled by Philadelphia’s land bank in order to provide housing opportunities for people with low income. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The facility is built on properties assembled by Philadelphia’s land bank in order to provide housing opportunities for people with low income. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Comcast is awarding a total of $1 million in $10,000 grants to more than 100 Philly businesses owned by women and people of color. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
If you haven’t examined your monthly utility bill lately, brace for a shock when the cost of air-conditioning comes due in the next few weeks. If the AC bill doesn’t raise your pulse, your heating tab next January might, assuming that global energy markets remain unsettled. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia is slated to receive $11.8 million in additional funding for its touted Emergency Rental Assistance Program, an initiative launched more than two years ago to help renters and landlords financially burdened by the coronavirus pandemic. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
If you won’t shrink away from snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night, the U.S. Postal Service may just have a job for you. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
“My advice for gig workers is to actually do what you love and follow your path.” | From: FunTimes (Read more.)
Workers at a Starbucks in Center City who voted last month to unionize are set to conduct a 24-hour strike starting early Friday morning to protest what they allege are the company’s union-busting tactics. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Whether you are in the mood to swim laps or simply lay out and soak up the sun, Philadelphia’s public pools are an ideal summer destination for all.
They’re free, available in neighborhoods all across the city and offer an abundance of fun. Not to mention, they’re a great place to go to stay cool. This summer, 50 of the city’s 70 locations are open and ready for swimmers. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
IBID Associates is looking to remove residents and advocates protesting at the West Philadelphia housing complex. According to one supporter, none of the residents were served notices to appear in person. An attorney was not present for the defendants in Thursday’s hearing conducted via Zoom in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
If you live in Philadelphia, or in one of the five counties Peco supplies energy to (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and York), here is what you can do to help you pay your electricity bill. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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