With COVID-19 continuing to keep the country at a crawl, Philadelphia has given restaurant owners a chance to bounce back by increasing dining capacity if certain ventilation standards are met. For some…
Month: February 2021
Supply Chain Delays Continue to Affect Businesses, Consumers
Workers within the food supply chain industry say delays continue to affect product availability and are unable to meet consumers’ demands. As home delivery has spiked due to pandemic restrictions, manufacturers still…
Advocates call for increased vaccine doses in prisons, where outbreaks have been among the worst
Vaccines are rolling out to thousands of at-risk Philadelphians in group 1A, but advocates say prison populations merit increased priority in that group given how difficult it can be to reduce spread…
Philadelphians protest in solidarity over Monroe County police killing
About 40 protesters gathered at Dilworth Park on Feb. 12 to protest another police killing, this time of a 19-year-old man in the Poconos, that felt all too similar to a police…
Temple University to Host Art Exhibit, Virtual Events for Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Maddie, an art student at Temple University, says one symptom of her eating disorder is restricting food to only certain times of day. “But with my new schedule, I can’t do that,”…
Philadelphia Receives $35 million HUD Grant for Homeless Services
The Office of Homeless Services announced this month that the city has been awarded a $35,598,858 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund services and programs designed…
University of The Arts faculty union demands contract meeting, salary restoration after virtual town hall
In a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, University of the Arts (UArts) President David Yager announced that administrators and select faculty would have their salaries restored to pre-pandemic rates, but that members of the recently formed UArts Union…
Gov. Phil Murphy provides COVID-19, vaccinations update
In a briefing Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy extended the state’s public health emergency declaration for an additional 30 days, saying the extension allows vaccination efforts to continue apace. “The Department…
Temple has its way in the paint blows out Tulane
Mia Davis and Alexa Williamson set the Owls’ tone early against Tulsa (5-10, 4-10 The American Athletic Conference), scoring the first six points right around the basket and giving the Owls a…
Education groups call on Gov. Wolf to vaccinate school staff
Teachers and education advocates are increasing calls for Gov. Tom Wolf to prioritize vaccinating school staff throughout the state. A coalition of nine statewide education groups wrote a letter on Feb. 11…