Wolf announced Thursday that he’s working with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to waive standard licensing fees through 2021 starting on January 1, 2021. Under the plan, more than 16,000 Pennsylvania restaurants and bars, clubs, catering clubs and hotels would see $20 million in relief. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The city’s Restore Kensington Action Plan aims to deter trash in the neighborhood, but residents want more effort. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The pandemic turned many neighborhoods into opportunity deserts. It laid bare the disparities between communities where people can afford to buy membership to private pools or make over backyards into kid play zones and those that rely on public options. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
While susu has been practiced by members of Southwest Philadelphia’s African community for years, business owners and community advocates say this system of mutual aid has taken on new importance during the pandemic. It has prevented many businesses from closing for good, they say, and helped others rebound swiftly. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
While it’s common knowledge that low-income families must apply for food stamps, stand in line at food pantries, and generally fight and fret to stay clothed, housed, and insured during the time of COVID-19, many Americans don’t realize how big a problem the lack of diapers poses. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Officials said Thursday that an additional $20 million in grants will soon be available to small businesses in Philadelphia through the federal CARES Act. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s anti-violence program has helped reduce shootings in Chicago’s South Side by 33 percent—while citywide, violence has spiked. The key? Economic opportunity. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
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Le preguntamos a más de 40 supervisores de Playstreet que lo que deseaban que la ciudad de Filadelfia supiera sobre sus bloques. ¿El resultado? Esta carta al Director Gerente Tumar Alexander, y la esperanza de que las cosas sigan mejorando. | Para: Resolve Philly (Read more.)
The largest hunger relief organization in the Delaware Valley debuted a state-of-the-art job training and meal prep facility in North Philadelphia. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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