Camille Bell’s search for the perfect shade to “rock a red lip” prompted her to launch her own Philly-based lipstick brand tailored to every lip color. The first batch sold out in just 48 hours. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
A leading expert says that the state, acting “erratically,” has become “an unreliable partner.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Prior to the clinic, Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the group, said that the goal was to vaccinate about 2,000 people — the group surpassed that number before midnight. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is going to be administering doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Friday until Saturday at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The research found an average of 46 people were shot in the city each week between March 16, 2020 and Nov. 20, 2020. Between Jan. 1, 2016 and March 16, 2020, an average of 25 people were shot each week. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Many students are obligated to pay rent under leases that run until August, even as many have lost their jobs and most aren’t eligible to receive the government stimulus aid. Some complexes have offered a month of rent forgiveness and payment plans, but students — and their parents who are listed as co-signers — are desperate to terminate their leases. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
How our anchor institutions spend money in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 could be the linchpin of an equitable post-pandemic economy — and to building a more resilient region for the future. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice released a report that noted housing and food insecurity among college students has increased since the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The city’s Office of Innovation and Technology awarded its 2019 grants to organizations using tech get hard-to-reach Philadelphians to fill out the online questionnaire. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Two student advocates launched Free Food @ Temple to decrease campus waste and help hungry students find a meal. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
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