Careda’s Caribbean Cuisine is Philadelphia’s up-and-coming destination for Caribbean dishes. Founded by Jamaican native Careda Brown, this newly opened small business faced difficulty during COVID-19 but persevered and triumphed through hardship. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
ACT UP, Philly organizers demand solutions to affordable housing
Other retail businesses are still looking for relief, as landlords demand rent payments. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Trash intersects with environmental justice and systemic injustices in many ways, says Paige Scott-Cooper, a leader at Trash Academy. In Philadelphia, the highest concentration of litter is found in low-income communities and can be directly linked to environmental racism and redlining. | From: Next City (Read more.)
Philly Students Begin School Year Online but Not Every Child Has Laptop They Need
Though it looked different than in years past, not even the COVID-19 pandemic could stop the School District of Philadelphia’s annual free backpack giveaway. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
On Aug. 6, Philadelphia launched PHLConnectED, an massive collaboration between the city and some of its biggest private partners to connect those families to the internet ahead of the school year and also offer them digital skills training and tech support. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday postponed a decision on allowing utilities to resume shutoffs of nonpaying customers until Sept. 17, marking the third time the stalemated panel has been unable to agree about lifting a coronavirus moratorium on service terminations. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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