The mass shooting occurred in a period of increased gun violence in Philadelphia. Because of that, local government leaders hoped Friday’s news conference at the transportation center would be a springboard to rally support for tougher gun laws. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Katherine Gilmore Richardson plan to introduce an ordinance to transfer $1.3 million from the city’s special New Normal Budget into the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy to be distributed as grants. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Spearheaded by Philadelphia Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Katherine Gilmore Richardson, the Illuminate the Arts grant is a pending program that would provide $1 million in arts funding should City Council pass a transfer ordinance set to be introduced on Feb. 25, 2021. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Spearheaded by Philadelphia Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Katherine Gilmore Richardson, the Illuminate the Arts grant is a pending program that would provide $1 million in arts funding should City Council pass a transfer ordinance set to be introduced on Feb. 25, 2021. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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Of the $10 million, which was committed to the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey to lead the effort, $4.5 million was split among four community organizations as part of the first of several community challenges created by the Poverty Action Fund. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Designed to send resources to people rather than programs, the public-private partnership will experiment with strategies such as rent subsidies, property tax relief, job training stipends, and increased access to public benefits. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
In a clumsy bit of political theater, the Mayor danced around Philadelphia’s current existential crisis. It’s an insult to Jamal Johnson, the man whose hunger strike made the city pay attention. | From: Philly Mag (Read more.)
Revenue for the City of Philadelphia is only about $120 million off its pre-pandemic figure of $4.9 billion, but city budget officials blame fixed costs for the second year of a deficit in the ballpark of $500 million. | From: NBC10 Philadelphia (Read more.)
Team up, talk to your neighbors, practice self care and don’t judge, say folks who’ve joined the local movement. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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