Philadelphians were already financially strapped before the pandemic hit. The Chamber of Commerce CEO says it’s time for a public-private recovery plan to put people back to work | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Health commissioner Tom Farley says he expects Phase 1B vaccinations to conclude in April, Phase 1C to end in May, and for everyone else to be vaccinated by the end of July. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
We know that nothing can make up for that. But we also believe that keeping those final thoughts and sentiments bottled up can be an additional hardship. So we are offering anyone who couldn’t have that in-person goodbye a chance to share what you would have said if you’d had been able to be by their side. We call this effort: With Love: Messages to those lost to COVID. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
“We are offering anyone who couldn’t have that in-person goodbye a chance to share what you would have said if you’d had been able to be by their side,” says guest columnist Gene Sonn, referring to a project he’s spearheading for Resolve Philadelphia. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
As local health leaders work to open more mass coronavirus vaccination centers for the public this month, some independent pharmacies are speaking out, saying they’ve been ready to serve in the region’s rollout plan but are being left behind. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Paul Levy, president and CEO of the Center City District, said the campaign is designed to preserve restaurants in town, which make up about a third of the district’s business members and which are working hard to survive at a difficult time. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
They also urged resuming in-person instruction for targeted populations including English language learners and students in special education. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
The $900 billion package provides a $300-a-week subsidy to all workers receiving unemployment, on top of their regular benefits. It also renews two programs created in March by the CARES Act: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), which provides benefits for freelancers, the self-employed, and others who don’t qualify for traditional unemployment; and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which extends benefits to workers after state aid has run out. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Unemployment is above 10 percent. Tax revenue and transit ridership remain down. The newest COVID stimulus bill doesn’t include aid for restaurants or city governments. But people are still buying things, and the Center City real estate market is hot. Here’s a sector-by-sector look at how the city is faring. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Indonesian Lantern’s Indah Nuritasari and Generocity contributor Sabrina Emms talk to three restaurateurs about COVID’s ongoing impact on a sector that’s a key part of the community. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
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