The two-bedroom house in Strawberry Mansion is one of seven vacants the Philadelphia Housing Authority rehabilitated on the 2900 block of Westmont Street under an agreement it reached last October with members of a homeless encampment that occupied a vacant lot in nearby Sharswood, including Nowell. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
During a briefing on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday morning, Bettigole said cases are on the rise and are reaching peaks seen in the spring. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Over the past few months, a bold new wave of the worker solidarity movement, led by low-wage frontline service persons and retail employees who kept cities like Philadelphia running throughout the pandemic, has spread across the region. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s eviction diversion program that gained national attention during the pandemic is set to continue through 2022. | From: NBC10 /Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Philadelphia business owners in 2021 have experienced a drip in staffing, loss of annual income, and inconsistent masking requirements. Even so, many have powered through and are starting to see signs of hope. | From AL DÍA (Read more.)
Since March, we have provided support and a public space for those who wanted to share messages to loved ones lost to COVID-19. After witnessing just how meaningful this feels to those who are grieving, we are relaunching With Love to feature the messages of those grieving a friend or family member killed by gun violence. | From: With Love Philly (Read more.)
Amid an economic recovery that’s slowed after a summer boom, prices have been rising rapidly. The Consumer Price Index, a measure of the average change in prices, showed the cost of goods rising by 6.2% between October 2020 to October 2021, with energy and used car prices going up most. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s overall public school enrollment has dipped by about 4,300 students compared to the 2020-21 school year, falling from 202,944 last school year to 198,645 this year. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
The pandemic scrambled the economy, dumped workers from their jobs, and upended child care arrangements. But it also led to the United States’ first stab at a nearly universal child allowance. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Incarcerated people warn of inhumane conditions at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. One man said he lost 20 pounds due to lack of food. Another said he had been outdoors once in six months. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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