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.)
According to recent filings from the company with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the layoffs affect 2,000 Aramark staff members in Philadelphia: 1,080 workers at Citizens Bank Park, 721 at Wells Fargo Center, and 199 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Hundreds of layoffs are extending beyond an originally anticipated six-month timeline in Greater Philadelphia for popular restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
How that testing will take place is not clear, but the district will work with the city’s health department and hospitals to possibly put together a framework, Superintendent William Hite said. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
A Pennsylvania moratorium on eviction actions expired Monday, clearing the way for nearly 1,800 evictions previously in progress to resume in a city that sees close to 20,000 annually. But an announcement late Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could put a federal hold through the end of the year on many of those evictions starting Friday. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
In an attempt to close the digital divide, the district has been handing out tens of thousands of Chromebooks to families and students to learn with from home. But, long lines at the administration building on Tuesday left parents and students frustrated and without the needed laptops. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Philadelphia students and their caregivers can pick up free meals amid virtual learning to start the school year. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Most of the “Access Centers” will serve around 22 students each and will require registration, with priority given to “students with the highest need who can’t safely stay at home during the school day,” Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration said in a news release. (Read more.)
With Congress negotiating another federal relief bill, it’s worth taking a moment to look at where the first 4.9 million loans went. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
WPPM Community Radio coverage of coronavirus in Philadelphia. | From: PhillyCam (Read more.)
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