In coordination with interfaith group members, SELF, Inc. allowed 23 formerly homeless Philadelphians a proper burial at Mount Peace Cemetery. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
SEPTA announced some changes to some bus and Market-Frankford Line schedules that will go into effect the week of Feb 27 along with the annual spring transit schedules and discounts for the month of March. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
In December 2020, Philadelphia City Council passed a bill that would guarantee laid-off hotel, stadium, and airport workers would have first dibs when their jobs returned. But during the pandemic, those jobs have changed, or not yet returned, and some hotels are still struggling to attract new workers. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The city’s indoor dining vaccine mandate is over. | Billy Penn (Read more.)
Along the Way is geared toward helping overnight and weekend shift workers, particularly people with hotel, retail, and restaurant jobs who were the first to lose their positions during the pandemic. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
For the last two years, understanding how to navigate the internet, log onto online schooling or use a device for a doctor’s appointment became a necessity, not a luxury. And through a survey and programs, the City’s Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) has narrowed down the data to understand who’s still left out. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
The city’s indoor dining vaccine mandate is over. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed an Executive Order calling for a narrowing of the digital divide, with a goal of broadband for every household in the city. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s freeze of residential water shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic has been extended until June 30, the city announced on Thursday.
The move is aimed to give more time for customers who are struggling to pay their utilities to apply for assistance. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia has been battered not just by remote work but also by “changes in the labor market, growth in online purchasing, and reduced business travel,” according to the report. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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